I get on the water at 10:00 for an hour long session. The hole is tricky and will take some time to get used to.
I get on again at 3pm with all the Irish team as we swamp the hole to have a team training session. I finally get a spin in the feature and try a loop - which failed.
Most of the team seem to be getting to grips with the hole which is good.
It starts raining very heavy, so I'm heading to bed for an early night - I need it.
About Me
- Kevin McCabe
- Born and based in Belfast, I paddle anything anywhere. I used to paddle only kayaks, but in recent years I have moved into open boats, C1 and OC1 playboats, and even some squirt boating. I can normally be found on some stretch of water somewhere, as I believe it's always a good time to paddle. I run rivers from grades 1-5 in a kayak, and so far to grade 3 in a traditional open boat and grade 4 in C1 and OC1. I have been on the Irish freestyle team for C1 and OC1 and I travelled to Lienz in Austria for the 2010 European Championships. I compete in many disciplines all over Ireland, including freestyle, boaterx, wild-water racing, marathon canoeing, canoe polo, squirt-boating and slalom. Typically when taking part in wildwater races or marathon races I paddle a tandom open boat with my friend Sonya. At the Liffey Descent 2009 we finished 18th out of 109 finishers and in 2010 we were the first mixed crew home - 12th overall. As well as competing all over Ireland, north and south, I also attend numerous recreation paddles organised by CANI - these are typically done in my open boat with my dog - luckily she still likes the boat when I take it down some whitewater
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