FKT Flip Flap Party

El fin de semana pasado fuímos al FKT de Flip Flap, cerac de Lourdes, Francia. Devido a las lluvias de los últimos días la ola estaba muy bien de agua, y aguantó durante todo el fin de semana.

Las preliminares se disputaron el viernes, y el sábado las semis y las finales. La competición estuvo muy bien, buena organización, un sitio increíble, cena, fiesta... El domingo se disputó una competición N2 de slalom en el campo de St Pé (200 m río abajo).

Aunque mis mangas fueron bastante malas, ya que perdía mucho tiempo en colocarme, etc fuí pasando de ronda, hasta que finalmente acabé 6º. Destacar el buen nivel de los palistas franceses en ola, Jules, Leo, Mat's, Quentin, Yoann, Max... con muy buenas mangas y buenos aéreos!!
Después de remar bastantes horas durante el finde y estar rebentados, el domingo al mediodía volvímos para Girona.

Last weekend we went to the 3r FKT of the season in Flip Flap, Lourdes, France. The Flip Flap is a great wave near St Pé de Bigorre. The waterlevel was really high cause of the rain from the week, so the wave was at it's perfect level! Prelims took place on Friday and semis and finals on Saturday. There was also an slalom competition on Sunday, just 200 m downstream on St Pe slalom course. It looked great with so much water!!

The competition was great fun, nice organization, awesome place, good friends, good food, party... After a few not so good rides, losing klots of time to set up, I end up 6th. Really good level from French paddlers surfing waves; Jules, Leo, Mat's, Quentin, Yoann, Max...they were all having really nice rides and throwing big moves!! Gotta train a lot!!
After paddling a lot during all the weekend, we were pretty exhausted so decided to start our way back home.



Muy buen finde, gracias a los organizadores (Fred, Marco, Fafa...), a Quim y al Salt-ter por llevarnos a la competi y a todos los gavachos wena tela!!

It was a really nice event, thanks a lot to the organizers (Fred, Marco, Fafa...), Quim and the Salt-ter to let us go there, and all the Frenchies that are so cool and make you feel like home! See you on the next one!!

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Thanks for the photos to Val Grollemund, Jo Suc, Romain...