Here is the second movie long version ! ;)
Enjoy !
vendredi 21 octobre 2011
Charnay Beach Contest 2011
After a voluntary absence last year, the Charnay Beach Contest 2011 will remain in the people's minds for a while!
Few months ago, I was not thinking about organizing the CBC this year! Red Bull, the main partner of the event really gave me the motivation, arguments and help to do it : I am really thankful for it. In this process, Mathieu Dumoulin convinced me a little bit more when together we had the idea (in front of a beer in Germany) to modified the rules race in order to give a new life and entertainment to freestyle events. We had in mind to join young and former paddlers to come and have fun on a kayak event without rules like professional competition.
Five nations were represented this year in Charnay (France, Italy, Spain, Belgium and Holland). It seems that all paddlers and spectators really enjoyed the new rules, even if few things can be improved. Only three categories in the program, the riders are registered in the category of their choice, Open, Pro (Junior Senior all together) and Mini-Moi (under age 16).
Ten Mini-moi was advised and judged by French professional kayakers like Mathieu Dumoulin. Young Spanish girl Nuria won the Mini-Moi category, just ahead from the Belgium guy Lane (15 year old) who has been really impressive by his charisma, style and technical in the hole. For those reasons we allowed Lane to join the Pro final. On the third step was Alexandre who, like all young competitors has got a really nice presents from our partners.
For the Open category, the goal was to paddle as much as possible, as soon as the wave was open and whenever they want. All the riders made a vote for his favourite paddler during the weekend without specific indication. The winner of this category is also able participate to the Pro-final at night. The “champion” was Didier Gregory who starts paddling few months ago: big thanks to all kayakers who voted for this guy who is learning freestyle :)
Then the Pro category:
First stage: We create couples of riders in the start list, by any hazard process.
The two paddlers have to make a battle, based on a 1 minute ride, judged with the "classic rules". The best rider goes to the next stage.
Second stage: The winners of battles 1 and 2 meet each other in this stage, like in any tournament. A “rock/paper/scissors” game determines who will start the heat. The first who goes in the wave, does a trick then goes out. The other goes in the wave, and he has to make exactly the same trick (same move/same hand), with at least the same “bonus”. He's got 3 tries: if he missed it 3 times, or flushes out of the wave, he looses. If he sticks the move, he makes a second one. The first riders goes back then in the feature, and has to stick this second move.
It goes like this until one of the guys miss a move.
The winner reaches the finale.
Finales: We made battles until you've got about 5 paddlers. We prepared a box with all the "big moves" written on small papers. The head judge takes one paper, and says on the mike which move is written on. All the paddlers go one by one in the wave, and have to stick that move, any way the hand they do it. The one who flushes or miss the move more than 3 times is out. The judge takes another paper, tells the trick in the mike. Riders have to do the first move then the second one. They always have 3 tries for all the moves. The game goes one until just one rider is able to stick the run, built move by move, stage by stage.
Many thanks for all competitors, volunteers, Dj and speaker!
More photos here :
See ya
Stefun
After a voluntary absence last year, the Charnay Beach Contest 2011 will remain in the people's minds for a while!
Few months ago, I was not thinking about organizing the CBC this year! Red Bull, the main partner of the event really gave me the motivation, arguments and help to do it : I am really thankful for it. In this process, Mathieu Dumoulin convinced me a little bit more when together we had the idea (in front of a beer in Germany) to modified the rules race in order to give a new life and entertainment to freestyle events. We had in mind to join young and former paddlers to come and have fun on a kayak event without rules like professional competition.
Five nations were represented this year in Charnay (France, Italy, Spain, Belgium and Holland). It seems that all paddlers and spectators really enjoyed the new rules, even if few things can be improved. Only three categories in the program, the riders are registered in the category of their choice, Open, Pro (Junior Senior all together) and Mini-Moi (under age 16).
Ten Mini-moi was advised and judged by French professional kayakers like Mathieu Dumoulin. Young Spanish girl Nuria won the Mini-Moi category, just ahead from the Belgium guy Lane (15 year old) who has been really impressive by his charisma, style and technical in the hole. For those reasons we allowed Lane to join the Pro final. On the third step was Alexandre who, like all young competitors has got a really nice presents from our partners.
For the Open category, the goal was to paddle as much as possible, as soon as the wave was open and whenever they want. All the riders made a vote for his favourite paddler during the weekend without specific indication. The winner of this category is also able participate to the Pro-final at night. The “champion” was Didier Gregory who starts paddling few months ago: big thanks to all kayakers who voted for this guy who is learning freestyle :)
Then the Pro category:
First stage: We create couples of riders in the start list, by any hazard process.
The two paddlers have to make a battle, based on a 1 minute ride, judged with the "classic rules". The best rider goes to the next stage.
Second stage: The winners of battles 1 and 2 meet each other in this stage, like in any tournament. A “rock/paper/scissors” game determines who will start the heat. The first who goes in the wave, does a trick then goes out. The other goes in the wave, and he has to make exactly the same trick (same move/same hand), with at least the same “bonus”. He's got 3 tries: if he missed it 3 times, or flushes out of the wave, he looses. If he sticks the move, he makes a second one. The first riders goes back then in the feature, and has to stick this second move.
It goes like this until one of the guys miss a move.
The winner reaches the finale.
Finales: We made battles until you've got about 5 paddlers. We prepared a box with all the "big moves" written on small papers. The head judge takes one paper, and says on the mike which move is written on. All the paddlers go one by one in the wave, and have to stick that move, any way the hand they do it. The one who flushes or miss the move more than 3 times is out. The judge takes another paper, tells the trick in the mike. Riders have to do the first move then the second one. They always have 3 tries for all the moves. The game goes one until just one rider is able to stick the run, built move by move, stage by stage.
Many thanks for all competitors, volunteers, Dj and speaker!
More photos here :
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See ya
Stefun
mardi 28 juin 2011
Charnay Beach Contest 2011Event Infos :
Registration : 20€ (with registration, camping, food on saturday evening, breakfast and DJ)
This year some new rules will be trying on this event !!
Many awards to be won and Price money too !
This year some new rules will be trying on this event !!
Many awards to be won and Price money too !
Registration :
pre-registration, By e-mail: charnaybeachcontest@gmail.com
Information to be supplied:
Name:
first name:
category: Minimoi (-16) / Open / Pro
Information to be supplied:
Name:
first name:
category: Minimoi (-16) / Open / Pro
Program :
The program will be based on the water levels, so we will see on the spot ...
It's best to come friday evening.
Semi-final and final saturday night ;)
mercredi 16 septembre 2009
Charnay Beach Contest 2009
The motto of this year: sleep during the day and paddle at night !!
A new successful edition of Charnay Beach Contest !! I think this freestyle kayak competition
will stayed in every one’s mind. This event by night saw the biggest frequenting of his short history.
With the presence of the best kayakers in france as Mathieu Dumoulin, Sebastien Devred and the nice coming of the two brand new world champion Nick Trouman and Emily Jackson, the show went on!
The last year, because the too high flood on the Saone river, I had to cancel the event. This year, the water levels were low but I was sure this wave would work for the competition, I just didn’t know when...
I checked the water level in the web site all the week and I can saw that the wave often worked the night and morning. So, I decided to make the first Charnay Beach Contest “By Night”.
The competitors arrived all the day long on friday. The wave was not working yet. Just the time for the organisers to confirm the registration and at 11 p.m. the water began to grow. The first paddlers could start training while the judges where preparing their eyes to obscurity and high scores. Around midnight, in the windy and cold atmosphere, fafa launched the first Free Kayak Tour (French kayak freestyle championship) 2010…
Each participant came in a free order and controlled mess at the start and jumped from the ramp directly to the wave for their first ride. All this until 4 am… after few hours sleeping it was on for another session of qualification from 10h until 12h because the water was running out to form the wave.
So, An afternoon of rest was well deserved for everyone. Some people played football, other guys learned slackline, the world champions learned to play bowls (in french : Pétanque ;-)) while the others were having a nap.
At 9 p.m. the music band took place for a friendly and funny concert in a awesome atmosphere!
Once the concert ended, the water level went back, the contest could resume with the semi-finals and finals.
We've got a superb performance throughout the weekend, big aerials and combos, and some new moves like the wavemonkey!
A big thanks at the principal partners Adidas and Sandiline, the Comité départemental de bourgogne, Kayak sesion and the local cheese Hervé poulet from Jura.
A big thanks as well at all the guys who helped me throughtout the week and the judges who
no cracked up face at the french mess ;-).
And a special thanks at Mr Dupond Vincent from Canada who motived me to redo the wooden sidewalls ;-) without whom we would not have such a nice holl with a small water level.
You can check some photos here
See you soon
Have fun
Stefun
mardi 7 juillet 2009
Event Infos
Registration : 15€ (with registration, camping and concert)
don't forget your meat !! some barbecue will be it's for disposal.
And test boats.
lundi 9 juin 2008
Compulsory pre-registration
pre-registration, By e-mail: charnaybeachcontest@gmail.com
Information to be supplied:
Name:
first name:
category:
Information to be supplied:
Name:
first name:
category:
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