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Finally, after almost 2 months i little update here on my website. I have been busy studying a lot so it took me some time to actually find time to edit a video of all the Norway footage. We didn’t film nearly as many different rivers as we paddled but .. read more

Just got back from a trip to Austria where the focus was not paddling, but more relaxing and doing other sports. The group was quite big with Lieke, Bas, Lizzy, Merel Sjon and me. Although paddling was not the focus, we did paddle some rivers with everybody.<.. read more

To follow up on yesterdays here is a story on the last week which we spend in Hedmark, the region bordering to Sweden on the east of Norway. The region is known (or actually unknown) for its easy paddling perfect for the whitewater 3-4 paddler. To paddle with.. read more

So I break up the last two stories on Norway, Cause it really felt like two trips and it would otherwise be one boring long blog. Saying ‘Blog’ I have to think about a scene in Californication: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWyprN5W6sI . Probabl.. read more

The Sjoa River Festival 2011 is over and it was yet another perfect event! Friday we saw the finals of the Ula Extreme Race with strong competitors fighting for the win. In the end it was Honza Lasko from Czech Republic to paddle his way down to slides and wa.. read more

Just a quick little update here from Sjoa, Norway about the Sjoa River Festival 2011. Yesterday the competition took off with the Freestyle competition with three categories for the scoring system: classic tricks, biggest trick and best ride. I loved to be co.. read more

I have been in norway for a week now, together with Bas Horstink and Lizzy in my parenst Lancia Y. Though not spacious the car is doing well in bringing us to the rivers which on their turn treat us with lots of water. After two days we teamed up with Emiel, .. read more

As usual I was too lazy, busy and simply having too much fun to write something on my blog. But here it is, a little wrap-up from the World Championships 2011. The opening ceremony was held in Bavarian style showing gun fire to wake the crowds and start the .. read more

Last week I went to France to coach the juniors and get them ready for the Worlds which start in little more then a week. Kanoshop.nl was kind to lend us the bus if we would bring a Big Bang to Valentine Grollemond and two more LiquidLogics for another team p.. read more

Last weekend the annual Kajakfestival took place and 4 National Championships were held at the whitewater course here. The event combines four whitewater disciplines with some flatwater canoeing, making it a festival for lots of Dutch paddlers. I competed in .. read more