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Bring Olympic canoeing in Cardiff - WalesOnline
WalesOnline, United Kingdom - Nov 15, 2008
Up to 50000 people a year are expected to visit Cardiff’s 250m-long slalom white water venue which can host every ability from beginners to Olympic ...
Crane starts £13m canoe centre - BBC News
BBC News
BBC News, UK - Nov 13, 2008
A giant crane is to start building work on an Olympic-standard pumped canoe slalom centre - the first of its kind in the UK.
If the Kayaking thing doesn’t work out.....
I was forwarded this link this morning from comrade Ian Mortimer today...check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shE9fxcp9s8&feature=related
For those of you slalom enthusiasts...does this course look familiar? Yep, that’s right, it’s Tacen! Unreal. Word on the street is that this event, Whitewater Wakeboarding, will be a sanctioned ICF discipline making its debut at the 2010 World Championships in Tacen, Slovenia. I can now legitimately log all of the time I spent wakeboarding in September (and from now on) as training.
Bonjour friends,
John
Sandbanks 9-Nov-08
This past weekend we took one last trip to sandbanks for some kiteboarding. It was super cold out, and even snowed for a short time, but I was warm and toasty in my new level six drysuit! I’m the guy in the bright red, if you couldn’t tell:) Thanks to mike for shooting some great video. I think we had 9 riders total from ottawa (the majority on iTOMCO boards!!). Enjoy.
Where I’ve been...
In the background, that there is Oregon. A beautiful state. pleasant in most ways, great wine, great folks, great gas prices, and most of all, great colors. I drove through the majority of the interior of the state, and then took 138 out from I-5 to 38 where I got to Reedsport, and then took the 101 down the coast all the way to San Francisco. Oregon Rules, I could end up there quite happily. Now back in Charlotte, training, and feeling good about it. I am getting work done, this is nice. The course has a fun configuration to it, and everything is going swimmingly, without swimming. I have been enjoying the local customs more lately, with increased frequency to my shooting, and looking at things longer with no real intention behind the stare. I have done a ton of laundry, literally i weighed it all out, and i have done 2,000 lbs of laundry. I have been lifting three times a week for as long as I can remember, and I can finally see a difference, not in myself, but on the numbers of the weights I use. That is exciting. Well, until something else Earth-Shattering happens, out._ids
Revisiting My Inner Roadie
Last Saturday I revisited my inner roadie. For over a year now, this was one side of athletic identity left largely untouched. Although five years old now, my carbon fiber Kestrel Talon is still a great road bike, a joy to ride. Today, I again exercised my bike. These were both actually scheduled days on my training plan for rest.
New bid for Olympic Watersports Centre on track says group - Portadown Today
Portadown Today, UK - Nov 7, 2008
Portadown 2000 and the design team are investigating the addition of a whitewater canoe slalom feature which would not only add to the sporting provision ...
Grace's amazing climb to top - Derbyshire Times
Derbyshire Times, UK - Nov 6, 2008
The race took palce at Llangollen Town Falls in Wales on what is considered to be the most challenging white water course in the country.
Team work in Canoeing
go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOt3VOmgBr0 for a perspective on the importance of teamwork and possible options for team building
video study project: Outrigger Canoe Surfing
go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVFSEsD2OHo for some video of another type of canoe paddling
Conflict of Interest
I am very proud to be a Clean Air Champion. I strongly believe that we, as a global society, need to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions to stifle the effects of global warming. However, I find myself at a bit of juncture. You see this past week was unseasonably warm for November. We had temperatures ranging from 15 - 22 Celcius! Since we are still training on the water, this warm weather was very much welcome, I loved it. Although I am no climatologist or environmentalist, I was informed that this warm weather was/is a result of global warming. So, where do I stand?Well, since I am more of a big-picture kind of individual, this weather worries me. In fact, two weeks ago, it was snowing. There was a winter-storm watch issued for most of eastern Ontario! Thus, these erratic weather patterns clearly demonstrate that an imminent change in our behaviour is needed. Among other things, we need to make a conscious effort to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions as Global warming is a definite, clear reality!
Anyways, I do not consider myself to be a Debbie-Downer, so, enjoy the warm climate while it lasts. I know I will!
Seize the day.
John
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Whats going on with iTOMCO? Update 31-OCT-08
Hi everyone,
As most people have noticed, I haven’t updated the website in ages, so I thought it was about time. Alot of people have been asking me about if iTOMCO is still up and running.
The short answer is yes. I am still building boats, but in a much different way.
After building many boats over the last 2 years, I have come to the realization that building slalom boats in general is not profitable. This is a combination of factors: no cheap quality labor is available in north america, the market for slalom boats in north america is very small, and boats must be redesigned every year or two adding huge capital costs every year.
That being said, I enjoy building boats and get great satisfaction seeing them compete all over the world. As such, I will continue to design and build boats as long as there are great athletes like Benn Fraker and Nathan Davis that enjoy pushing the limits of slalom boat design as much as I do. I will however be cutting back on the number of boats, and concentrating on achieving the highest quality in every boat, as well as pushing the limits on boat manufacturing methods.
Thank you to everyone who has supported iTOMCO the last few years. Paddle hard, train smart, and see you on the water!
Tom
usnwcwater: Cutting water off 10/30 at 8pm, not 9pm.
usnwcwater: Water update...Monday Oct. 27 9:30a.m.-3pm.
usnwcwater: Water will cut off early again today 10/21 at 6pm.
usnwcwater: Update for water on Wednesday Oct. 22...water on at 9:30-6pm.
usnwcwater: Monday 10/20 water cutting off early. 6pm.
snap- a cold one
Well, I thought last night when I was paddling back home after my whitewater loops session that I had worked harder then I had thought - I was getting cold in my short sleeve top. Impossible, I concl
