Hi all,
The time is almost here for the 2009 Paddlesurf league to start.
And even more excitingly the World Championship Team selections will be on at the same time.
Saturday the 14th of March will be the first of two events which will be used for the team selections.
This years Surf Kayak World Championships is looking bigger than ever as its being run as part of the OceanSpirit Festival in Santa Cruz Portugal. This huge multi water sports festival is going to be a highlight in the biannual Worlds Events.
There are positions on the Irish Team for womens long and short boat, mens long and short boat, juniors (uni sex,18 years of age or younger on 31.12.09) long and short boat, and masters (uni sex, 40 years or older on 1.1.09) So, if you think you've the skill, willingness and time to travel to Portugal be in Clare on Saturday the 14th March at 9.30am in Spanish Point car park. A location close to there will be decided on that morning.
Also there are six places for the Waveski World Champs in Australia up for graps too.
This event will run in any conditions (unless unsafe) as the worlds events will run on the set dates irrelevant of conditions and so paddlers need to show an ability to be versatile.
Contact numbers for the event are - 086 2414922 and 086 2288182
