Thanks to guest-blogger, Allen Yip from Aquabatics Calgary for his thoughts on the recent Toby Creek Race in Panorama, BC and his paddle of choice, the Werner Paddles Odachi.
I was super stoked to compete in the Toby
Creek Race. This year, thousands of
dollars was up for grabs thanks to the sponsors and organizer. $1000 CAD for 1st Place in Elite
Men’s division! Needless to say that
this attracted plenty of dirt bag kayakers in search of the next bag of loot
for their next paddling adventure.
With the money up for grabs, I was excited
to get my hands on the new Werner Odachi.
I knew I need the extra edge to beat the other competitors. And so the Odachi became my weapon of choice
for the summer. I made good use of it
instructing on flat water to running steep creeks. Including taking the Odachi
down some good ol’ British Colombia classics such as Kicking Horse, 7 Canyons
of the Toby, St Leon, Callaghan and the Cheakamus.
Even though I didn’t place in the race this
year’s race, I couldn’t be happier with the Odachi. Certainly made crushing every stroke easier J
If you’re interested to seeing some more
photos and footage of the Odachi in action, please check out my page: https://www.facebook.com/watchallencharge/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
Thanks for reading this blog post,
Allen Yip
Age: 26
Height: 5’ 7’’
Weight: 158
lbs.
Country: New Zealand
Kayaking Experience: 8-9 years of Creek Boating
Kayaks: Dagger RPM and Pyrahna 9R
Current Paddles: Werner Shogun and WernerOdachi
Home Run: Kaituna (NZ)
