Kayaking CV

Notable Achievements

2014 Descent Grand Canyon of the Stikine
2012 “Professional Coach of the Year 2012” CanoeKayak UK Magazine
2011 “Valsesia River Festival” Founded the first Valsesia River Festival, Italy
2009 “Genotype 2” Fourth Instructional DVD, the Fundamental Core
2008 “Team Dagger Europe Promo”, Principal Videographer
2005 “Neva Foreva” Action Documentary exploring a WW kayakers motivations Producer
2005 “Genes” third instructional DVD, Advanced WW Producer
2004 “Sjoa & Oppland Guide Map” Graphical Map & WW Guide Author
2003 “Genetic” second instructional DVD; Intermediate WW Producer
2002 “Destination Nowhere” Euro Action Movie Producer
2002 “Genotype” first instructional video; Beginner WW Producer
2001 Sjoa Extreme Race Winner
2001 “Adventures in Loonerland” Best of British Action Video Producer
2000 “Big Boat Invitational” Zambezi Head to Head Winner
2000 Euro Cup Freestyle & European Champion Runner Up
1999 Freestyle Worlds GBP Junior Team Coach, 3 in top 5 places, plus Winner
1999 Euro Cup Freestyle Winner
1998 European Freestyle Champion
1998 UK K1 Rodeo Freestyle Ranked Number 1

2002 to present enterprise and projects

Extreme Racing Successes, including 2010 Sweet Rumbe Time Trial, 1st Place, 2009 Ulla Extreme Race 3rd Place, 2006 Sjoa BoaterX 3rd and 2006 & 2008, 2007 & 2006 G17K Dart Race Team Winner, 2005 & 2004 Wicklow Team Winner, 2005 Coruh Extreme Slalom 2nd & 2003 Easkey Race Winner
2011 north Norway, Hatfjelldal and north in to the Arctic circle
2010 & 2011 Greece, Arta, Road Trip to Deep Canyons of Greece
2009 BC, Road Trip incl. First Decent Atnako
2009 Uganda, a playboating trip to the White Nile
2008 Gauley Season, East Coast US Festival
2008 Grand Canyon, USA lead large exped on World Class trip
2008 Portugal, exploratory Steep Creeking trip to North Portugal
2007 Nepal, DoE Gold Exped to the Tamur in Eastern Nepal
2007 Montenegro, a Summer trip to this small Karst rock nation to paddle the famed Tara River Gorge
2006 Ticino, an extensive search for the hidden gems found in the deep gorges of this granite area
2005 Uganda, a playboating trip to the White Nile
2005 Northern Norway Tour, paddling in the sub Artic region
2005 Corsica, an amazing month at this home of Steep Creeking
2005 Turkey, High Water Coruh River
2004 Bosnia & Croatia tour, searching for new waterfalls
2003 Nepal, a tour de force of best in nepali rivers
2003 Start up of Gene17kayaking; a top end kayak trip provider to the WW core destinations, Slovenia, Italy & Norway
2002-current, Devon, every Winter spent on the granite plateau of Dartmoor hoping for rain

1997 to 2002 the Pro Paddling Years

Freestyle Competition Successes, including 1998 & 1999 Hurley Rodeo, 1998 Nottingham, 1999, 2000 & 2001 Sjoa Rodeo, Winner, plus some 50 or so top 3 placings in events throughout the world.
2002 Northern Norway Trip to Mori Rana in the sub artic
2002 Making an Expresso, developed in Ireland and tested in Portugal a new Surf kayak design
2001 Greece and Balkin Trip, a long tour in the Balkins
2000 Latin America trip to Ecuador & Peru
2000 “Big Boat Invitational” Zambezi Head to Head Winner
2000 Euro Cup Freestyle & European Champion Runner Up
2000-2002 Sweet Protection Euro Sales Rep
1999-current Euro Tour, an annual circuit through the Alps and Norway, with extensive expereince in Piemonte, the Ticino & Norway, with personal noteable runs like the Storna, Soana, Verzasca, Skjeli, Rana & Plym
1999-2003 Dagger Europe Technical & Field Marketing Rep
1999-2003 Team Dagger Europe Manager
1999-2001 Dagger assisting in Shaping Ultrafuge, Outlaw series, CFS & Ego Kayaks
1999-present Sweet Protection Team Paddler
1999 Euro Cup Freestyle Winner
1998 European Freestyle Champion
1998 UK K1 Rodeo Freestyle Ranked Number 1
1997 Ottawa International Rodeo 5th
1996-present Dagger & Palm Equipment Team Paddler

Pre 1997

Freestyle Competition Successes, including 1995 Kananakis Winner & 1997 Sjoa Rodeo
WW Raft Guide, Canada 1995, Norway 1996 & 1997, with extensive paddling in Western North America & Norway
French Alps, extensive paddling 1992, 1993 & 1994
UK Uni WWR Winner 1994
University of Plymouth, Vice Chairperson & Training Officer 1992-94
WW Raft Guide, Canadian Rockies 1991, extensive paddling including first descents on Great Slave
UK Finalist Polo Championships 1988
UK Div 1 Slalomist 1986-1988