World Cup 1

What a fantastic start to the 2009 World Cup circuit! The French organising committee did a wonderful job and definately thought of everything...Unfortunately they couldn't control the rain during the opening ceremony, however there was still a brilliant turn out. After leading the way during heats and semis I wasn't able to hold on during the finals and I was awarded a 50 second penalty on gate 19 - however I still managed to finish with bronze. Ros Lawrence also of AUS claimed the silver.
We are now on the road to Bratislava (1700km road trip! Ouch) to the destination of the 2nd World Cup.

New Boat

My new Lady Lizard finally arrived in Seu two days before leaving which left me just enough time to fit it out to paddle in Pau where the first World Cup will be held this weekend. The course in Pau is amazing with fast whitewater and an incredible club house. C1 has proved tricky on this course due to the speed of the water but hopefully a few more sessions before the race will help.

New Guestbook

We have recently added a guestbook feature to the Team Guinea website so please feel free to drop us a line or say hello.
You will find the link in the right hand column of the site under upcoming events.

Off to Europe

One third of Team Guinea (Leanne) has left for Europe to start her 3 month tour and is currently in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain training on the site where the 2009 World Championships will be held in September. The team will train in Seu for the next week before starting the world cup tour kicking off in Pau, France. For more information on the World Cups see the following links. 

World Cup 1 - Pau 27th - 28th June

World Cup 2 - Bratislava  4th - 5th July

World Cup 3 - Augsburg 11th - 12th July 

World Championships - La Seu d'Urgell 9th - 13th September