Events

Gene17 not only provides coaching courses, teaching trips and paddling adventures, we also organise and host a number of popular white water kayaking events across Europe. These include the likes of the long established Adventure Paddler’s Weekend in Devon held every year in December, to helping re-establish and now running the Ula Extreme Race in Norway. In 2011 we launched a new event, the Valsesia River Festival in Italy, and in 2012 we’ll add another… the River’s Source – a White Water Symposium

G17 APWE the end of year gathering

Gene17 Adventure Paddlers Weekend

A white water kayaker’s meet point in the middle of the English paddling season. Located at the highly popular River Dart, on Dartmoor. On the Friday Night, it’s Movie Night in the River Dart Country Park Ballroom. And on Saturday Gene17 hosts an open evening of new films, recent expedition seminars and DJ sounds to see the night through. We leave the days free for yourselves to go paddle with your friends, catch up on old times and have your our adventure.

So rest assure we’re always in for an ace weekend in Devon on first weekend of December every year.
Matt Tidy enjoying a sunny Egua

Valsesia River Festival

A white water kayaking festival in Valsesia, with a team race, BoaterX & Freeride event, guided descents, Gene17 Coaching clinics, films & more.

Every last weekend of May annually in Campertogno, Valsesia, Piemonte, Italy
Team Raptor on the Sesia Alpin Sprint

Sesia Alpin Sprint

A Team & Individual Race down the famed Alpin(e) Sprint section of the Upper Sesia River in Valsesia, Italy. 8Km of prefect boulder garden Class IV white water to keep any paddler busy enough

Every last Sunday of May annually in Campertogno, Valsesia, Piemonte, Italy
Ed Cornfield surfin' on Sjoa

Sjoa River Festival

The festival brings together kayakers from all over the world and of all abilities to enjoy the white water gems around the Sjoa valley in Norway. A long established festival and a must in the calendar for the northern Summer.

Every third week of July annually in Sjoa, Norway
Simon Westgarth on the final drop at Ula

Gene17 Ula Extreme Race

The famed Ula Extreme Race is to be hosted by Gene17, as part of the Sjoa River Festival, in Norway. This event, one of the main stays of of the Sjoa Festival, is set on the renowned Ula Slides section, with competitors sprinting down a series of slides and drops.

Every third Friday of July annually at the Sjoa River Festival, Sjoa, Norway
Upper East Lyn

the River’s Source

The River’s Source, a gathering for White Water Paddlers. There is a Coaching Symposium offering a wide range of clinics, an invitation for Community Action & a Kayak & Gear Test event. We’ll invite all the leading providers, industry suppliers and experts from far ranging fields. Work shops on white water kayak design, or a Q&A session about the legal position of a coach or club leader, starting a club or developing a competition/coaching programme, the list will be extensive and inviting.

Every Autumn annually on Dartmoor, in Devon, England