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The Big lebowskie's

The Thames in the winter has always been a top playboating destination.
This year we have seen exceptionally high water levels with the river running at 1,253 million gallons a day we have blessed us with some of the best playboating we have ever had. The 3 main play spots consist of the classic Hurley weir, Shepperton weir and the all new and improved Sunbury. These spots can provide a huge variety of play features, from world class holes to epic waves. Some of the best wave action we have seen has been at Sunbury weir, 7 gates spanning across 30+ metres, when these gates are open the weir forms one of the best waves going, but with the different combination of gates open comes a different feature, the variety is endless. This place has only really been discover after it was completely re renovated in 06, you don’t find many people paddling at Sunbury as it is so new, it truly is a gem.





Shepperton weir has been many peoples favourite play spot for a long time the only problem has been the low water levels over the past few years. Recently we have seen the weir at its best. When all 10 gates are open the weir forms an awesome wave with a very retentive pile, all wave moves in the book can be done, it’s fast, powerful and never fails to excite.

posted by Jon Best @ 5:26 AM