{"id":16471,"date":"2014-05-27T11:08:46","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T11:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=16471"},"modified":"2014-06-27T12:14:59","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T12:14:59","slug":"pyranha-euro-tour-2014-augsburg-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/pyranha-euro-tour-2014-augsburg-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Pyranha Team Tour – On a mission – Augsburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the next stage of the Pyrahna Euro Team Tour 2014. \u00a0Our next stop on the tour took us to the famous Eiskanal Slalom course in Augsburg, which was host to the Olympic slalom event at the Munich Games. \u00a0We had a nice opportunity to set up our stand and show off our fleet of kayaks.<\/p>\n

\"Our<\/a>

Our stand with Wolfgang Bolg<\/p><\/div>\n

We were kindly put up in our friend Thomas Funke\u2019s house that belongs to his wife\u2019s Sylvia\u2019s family where they operate enormous water turbines with a river running under the house.\u00a0 There was a way to kayak under the house in higher water.\u00a0 What a place to live.\u00a0 This was to be our base of operations for the next week whilst we caught up on work and did some Rockie\u2013based training around the grounds of the house and at the slalom course.<\/p>\n

\"Turbine<\/a>

Turbine winch pull-ups<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Ronja<\/a>

Ronja C1 Jed<\/p><\/div>\n

The WW course itself was built of an innovative design with far more gradient than seen in other artificial courses.\u00a0 Built around the cities park system it is surrounded by forest and locals walking dogs and exercising \u00a0\u00a0As well as being host to major slalom events since its construction, it is also extremely popular for white water and freestyle boaters alike with the legendary Augsburg rodeos held there in the past. \u00a0It has many different features to practice your skills. \u00a0If you are from the UK and planning a trip to Austria, it is a superb warm up for the bigger water and is directly on your way.<\/p>\n

\"club<\/a>

Club paddler Burn 3 loop<\/p><\/div>\n

Our event, that was held on Wednesday evening kicked off with demos, coaching and some music.\u00a0 We had a great afternoon with many local club paddlers coming along to enjoy the water. \u00a0We hosted a BBQ after the show with Wolfgang Bolg from Kanu Treff and Thomas Funke from Kober paddles who are the go-to guys in the area if you require any white water kayaking gear.<\/p>\n

\"Matt<\/a>

Matt and Thomas preparing the BBQ<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Evening<\/a>

Evening BBQ after the show<\/p><\/div>\n

It was great to see such a thriving kayaking community having fun on a course that runs 24 hours a day for the majority of the year.\u00a0 There were a plethora of new and old school kayaks along with new and old school paddlers.\u00a0 When the sun comes out (luckily it did for us) it is an extremely pleasant place to be.\u00a0 We hope to improve the event for next year so if you\u2019re in the area please stop by.<\/p>\n

\"Matt,<\/a>

Matt, David, Thomas doing electricity<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

www.eiskanal-augsburg.de<\/a>\u00a0White water course<\/p>\n

www.kanu-treff.de<\/a>\u00a0Wolfgang Bolg –\u00a0Local Pyranha Dealer for Augsburg<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more action at our next stop of the tour which will be at: http:\/\/www.espaceeauxvives.com<\/p>\n

Pyranha Team Van – On a mission \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Video link –\u00a0http:\/\/vimeo.com\/96585980<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the next stage of the Pyrahna Euro Team Tour 2014. \u00a0Our next stop on the tour took us to the famous Eiskanal Slalom course in Augsburg, which was host to the Olympic slalom event at the Munich Games. \u00a0We had a nice opportunity to set up our stand and show off our fleet … <\/p>\n

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