Eurochallenge Surfski: first race to be followed live by GPS in Spain

A new small step will happen tomorrow in following races live in Elite Kayak's homeland, Spain. It is well known that, unless a helicopter or good bunch of motorboats is taken, it is very difficult to broadcast a race in open sea. But technology comes to the rescue with a very valid method to fill the gap left by the lack of images. Starting tomorrow, the Eurochallenge of Surfski held in Villajoyosa (Alicante, Spain) can be followed live through the movements of each paddler on their onboard GPS. If it work properly, hopefully we can enjoy some great days of surfski. In the frame below should be visible the coloured lines live. About the schedule, we must be vigilant, because the races are subject to wait for the best possible weather conditions for a downwind, which can happen at any time over the weekend.

On the other hand, the race is Spanish National trial to set the team to wear the ESP colors at the World Champs to be held in October in Tahiti (French Polynesia). Along with the best national paddlers, they will be top stars at the starting line like the current world champion Sean Rice (RSA).

European Sprint Championships in Racice (CZE)

This Friday starts in Racice (Czech Republic) European Championship Speed. All start lists are already published on the event webpage that also will be uploading live results:

http://europecanoeevents.com/live-results/time-table

We will try our best to cover this championships through our twitter account: https://twitter.com/EliteKayak

This is the gorgeous look that had this morning the venue. We wish I could stay like that for the days of the competition, we would all enjoy it.

(Picture by Anne Dickins, from Paracanoe GB Team:Annedickins24.blogspot.com )

Livestream of the Slalom World Championships Junior & U23

Livestream of the Slalom World Championships Junior & U23 which are being held at Foz do Iguazu (Brasil)