Having picked up our boats last weekend, Alby and I were keen to test them out on some classic white water. We headed to the beach in Devon for a spot of picturesque outfiting on the sand, before a quick surf over lunch at high tide in Saunton. Early indications were good, both boats fairing well and fitting their new owners like very expensive gloves, but a real river was needed to challenge the boats! With plenty of sunlight and plenty of rain in the middle of June, of we went to paddle the East Lyn with some of the club. Whilst this may be the first Imperial club trip on the East Lyn, Alby and I put the nomad and mamba through their paces in the gorge section - the new small mamba fairing well on all the drops (so responsive!) whilst the nomad suffered it's first cosmetic damage in the form of a dent in the nose... Emerging out of the gorge we slowly met up with the rest of the team, then paddled out to sea to the sound of the nearby Llama festival's jungle beats with sunset not far behind. A perfect end to Derf and the mamba's first outfitting!* Almost as perfect for Alby and the nomad. Photo's to follow.
*(except for that short OBE and immediate self rescue...)
Here is a short edit of some of Tom Haywood's GoPro footage from the gorge:
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