When my babyblue Veloc arrived from the Czech bakery directly to Slovenia, I was all but eager to finally try it out in the emerald rapids of Soča river. Well, this is the outcome in form of my first feelings about this new boat for girls and lighter boaters. Already after the first few strokes, it is quite obvious that speed won't be a problem for Veloc. This becomes evident also while surfing on a smaller waves (guess it applies to a big ones too:) The boat is stable on one hand, so that one feels pretty safe, however it is really lively and playful on the other hand. For instance, catching eddies is one great joy with Veloc. In comparison with Raptor it has a more rocker, which makes it stay on the surface while running through holes and allows the paddler smoothly escape even from a rather tight spots. The shape of Veloc is nicely balanced, which means that when the seat is well adjusted, it is not tail funky. Thanks to its hull and front edges the boat keeps the intended direction on a big water, although it's nimble and easily managable even with lighter strokes on narrow creeks. The same counts for boofing that is sound and sweet with Veloc. The proof might be admiring smiles on the faces of slovenian spectators after every drop I've ran so far. After all, I'd say we're gonna be a good team together with Veloc:)
Photo courtesy of Jakub Šedívý and Gregor Zadravec
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