Pyranha Team Tour – On a mission – Huningue
After a wonderful few days in Austria, we once again set off on our travels towards Hunigune, France. We made a short detour to the beautiful old town of Bremgarten just outside of Zurich, Switzerland. This was a fantastic place to surf and practice our freestyle skills. The water was 21 degrees that made a welcoming change from the chilling glacial waters of Austria and made it a perfect place for an evening session.
Can Can Shop
On our arrival to Huningue, we met Norbert, our local dealer at Canadian Canoe Shop. The shop was our base for the weekend whilst we worked on the artificial White Water Course just a stone throw from our location. Our mission was to support Norbert by providing demos and coaching clinics for a wide range of abilities, mainly covering play boating and river skills. With a large team presence on this year’s tour, it really allowed us to reach a maximum number of paddlers over the weekend.
Barney at the van
Freestyle students
By arriving on the Thursday before the event it allowed us to plan a small mission on the Friday over to the Rues River in Central Switzerland. This was just a day mission that provided wide a range of excitement for the team. We arrived back in time for diner at the shop and catch up with our host.
Barney Prees
Norbert has become somewhat of a celebrity in the local area due to his well-stocked shop and his Canadian can-do attitude. His shop and courses have done much to foster the development for many local and visiting kayakers. We always have lots of fun staying onsite due to the welcoming atmosphere, facilities and friendly service.
Norbert and Son
Huningue is an artificial white water course situated on the boarders of Germany, Switzerland and France just outside of Basel and is easily accessible by all modes of transport. The none-intimidating features on the course allow all river users to comfortably develop their skills.
Hole ride
Matt teaching
After the very successful weekend with Norbert, it was time to head south for the student boater x in L’argentiere. A great weekend was had by all.
Pyranha Team Tour – On a mission – Huningue
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Next stop, L’argentiere La Bessee 🙂