{"id":18252,"date":"2015-10-31T10:45:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T10:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=18252"},"modified":"2015-10-31T10:45:40","modified_gmt":"2015-10-31T10:45:40","slug":"going-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/going-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

I learnt to paddle in the middle of London, perhaps not where most people consider the most auspicious start to a career in whitewater\u2026 The youth club I started at, Islington Boat Club, was based in the middle of town, on the Regents Canal. It was there I spent a long time just messing about in boats, and also started my coaching career, teaching younger paddlers.<\/p>\n

\"Mayor<\/a><\/p>\n

They have recently had a kayak kicker ramp installed, and I saw the launch party as an ideal opportunity to head back down south and see how the club was getting along (and to have a few goes on the ramp!).<\/p>\n

\"Dan<\/a><\/p>\n

What a cool feature to find in the centre of London, 5 minutes from the Angel tube station, looking more like it belonged at the start of the Sickline course. Pyranha were kind enough to provide a few prizes so we had an impromptu slopejam, with various categories (after the local mayor had declared the kicker ramp open).<\/p>\n

\"Kid<\/a><\/p>\n

A big up to all those who have worked so hard to keep the club going, and who are developing the next generation of paddlers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I learnt to paddle in the middle of London, perhaps not where most people consider the most auspicious start to a career in whitewater\u2026 The youth club I started at, Islington Boat Club, was based in the middle of town, on the Regents Canal. It was there I spent a long time just messing about … <\/p>\n

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