MYLLYKOSKI BIG WATER FESTIVAL, FINLAND, APRIL 2023

Tuisku Äänismaa

The 18th annual Myllykoski Bigwater Festival was held on April 22nd, 2023, bringing close battles, a few gnarly swims, and big smiles. The Myllykoski Bigwater Festival is the biggest extreme kayaking race in Finland. The competition occurs soon after the ice melts from the rivers in the south. It's the first event of the season, so kayakers are always excited to be on the water. For many, it is their first kayaking session of the year. The racecourse is a 150-meter-long stretch of Class IV-V Whitewater with 10 meters of drop. The main features include an entry slide, a one-meter drop with a stout “pot-eddy,” followed by a technical entry into a sticky hole. The racecourse works with a wide window of different water levels. The lowest competition levels have…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, Summer 2023

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