Ty Warp Teamrider Florian Dillier (SUI) sent some pics from Isel/Austria. He is attending the European Kayak Freestyle Champs as Swiss team coach (haha)...can you believe it? Anyhow, enjoy his first impressions on a flooded river Isel.

Hier stehe ich nun im Flughafen von Auckland, Neuseelands größter Stadt, und warte auf mein Gepäck. Nach 30 Stunden Flugmarathon bin ich endlich angekommen, es ist 8 Uhr morgens und ich bin todmüde. Fünf Monate lange habe ich für meinen Traum vom ´Endless Summer´ gespart und kreischende Touris die Imster Schlucht runtergeschippert. Nun bin ich in Neuseeland, dem Paddelmekka, von dem jeder schwärmt, der einmal hier war. Auf mich warten viereinhalb Monate paddeln, surfen, baden, wandern und Sonne tanken. New Zealand here i come...

Howdy! So, its been a while since Ive written anything for the website or blogged anything and I would love to tell you its because I have been on the water everyday and not had time to deal with technology but nothing could be further from the truth! Ive started University at Nottingham Trent University and have been really engrossed in my “studies”. All jokes a side, I have been paddling a fair bit and been helping Holger develop the new beam series paddle which were launched at the Kanumesse in Germany at the end of last year. They are now in production and I have just started using my first production set are paddling with the already great proto types! The first thing that hit me when I opened the wrapper was damn, are these tywarps! The new graphics and finish is totally different to the old models and they looked super sweet, I immediately planned a hurley session for the next day.