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14 Apr 2010

Corsica Easter Sessions – Part 1

Jedes Jahr zu Ostern beginnt die Korsika-Wallfahrt vieler europäischer Kajakfahrer. Schon auf der Fähre beginnt das Meet & Greet und erste Infos über die Pegel werden ausgetauscht. Bevor wir jedoch auf die Fähre fahren durften, mussten wir noch die Höhenkontrolle des Fährpersonals passieren. Mit etwas Kreativität beim Laden der Boote :-D war auch das kein Problem.

Special loading tactics to save money ;-)

Gegen 13 Uhr liefen wir in den Hafen von Bastia ein, ohne weiteren Stopp fuhren wir zum Standard-Run für den ersten Tag, den mittleren Golo. Ein wunderbarer Bach um sich nach einer langen Autofahrt einzupaddeln.

Am Tag drauf, fuhren wir in einer großen Gruppe den unteren Vecchio und die Tavignano-Schlucht. Ebenfalls leichte Wildwasser-Abschnitte, welche aber landschaftlich überzeugen und auch zum Pflichtprogramm auf Korsika gehören.

Lower Golo, The Hoover / Staubsauger - Max Eberl

Der mittlere Vecchio stand für Sonntag auf dem Programm. Ein echter Klassiker welcher den typischen Charakter korsischer Flüsse verkörpert. Viele enge Passagen die nicht einzusehen sind und häufig ein intensives Scouten erfordern, da einige Siphone auf den unvorsichtigen Kajaker warten. Alles in allem lohnt sicher der Bach dank vieler toller Abfälle und Katarakte absolut und sollte bei jedem Besuch auf der Insel zum Pflichtprogramm gehören.


Every year at Easter many European kayakers start their Corsica-pilgrimage. The Meet & Greet already starts on the ferry and first information about the levels make the circuit. But before joining the others kayakers on the ferry we had to pass the height control while going on the ferry, with a little bit of creativity there were no problems ;-)

About 1 p.m. we arrived at Bastia, without a break we made it to the Middle Golo, one of the standard runs on Corsica. It’s a good section to start kayaking after a long car trip.

The second day we did the lower Vecchio and the Tavignano gorge, also easy whitewater sections which offer a beautiful landscape and are absolutly a must run on Corsica.

Team Liquidlogic Kober Ophion FluidMax Eberl (Team Liquidlogic & Ophion Paddles), Philipp Bauer, Lisa Schimanski,

Fredl Fölkl (Team Kober), Jan Torge (Team Audi :-D ),

Julian Mihé (Team Kober & Fluid Kayaks)

The next day the Middle Vecchio was on our agenda. This section is typical Corsican whitewater. Many narrow passages which have to be scouted intensely because many siphons are waiting for careless kayakers. All in all this section is a vision for kayakers with many cool drops and challenging cataracts.

Special loading tactics to save money ;-)
Though the ferry, hoping the playboat is well fixed
Narrow slots on the ferry

Arriving at Bastia harbour with Corsica Ferries
France, Corsica, Bastia seaside view
Put-in of the Middle Golo

Lower Golo, The Hoover / Staubsauger - Max Eberl
Compilation of the hoover on the Middle Golo - Jan Torge
Phil on the chickenline of the "Staubsauger" of the Middle Golo

Nice rapids on the Middle Golo - Max Eberl
On the Middle Golo - Max Eberl
Lower Golo - Max Eberl

Put-out of the Middle Golo
Lower Golo - Waiting for the shuttle
Put-In of the Lower Vecchio

Lower Vecchio - Max Eberl
Corsica, Lower Vecchio - Max Eberl
Lower Vecchio - Max Eberl

Put-in of the Middle Vecchio - Phil is posing :-D
Team Liquidlogic Kober Ophion Fluid
Middle Vecchio - Julian Mihé

Middle Vecchio on Corsica - Julian Mihé with Team Liquidlogic
Middle Vecchio - Max Eberl / Liquidlogic Jefe
Trash at the banks of the Middle Vecchio

Low level (145cm) at Middle Vecchio - Max Eberl
Middle Vecchio - Max Eberl
Middle Vecchio - Max Eberl & Philipp Bauer

Autoboof on Middle Vecchio - Julian Mihé
Middle Vecchio - Nice Boof by Jan with his Jefe
Middle Vecchio - Scouting the siphon on the top of the image

Middle Vecchio - Before the huge siphon
Nice drop and pool on Middle Vecchio - Max Eberl
Middle Vecchio Creeking - Jan Torge

Middle Vecchio - Max Eberl
A nice table drop on the Middle Vecchio - Jan Torge
It's getting dark and foggy at the take out of the Middle Vecchio


14 April, 2010 at 14:11 by Max Eberl

Tags: Corsica, France, Golo, Jefe, Tavignano, Vecchio
Posted in Creeking, Paddler Lifestyle Articles | 3 Comments »

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