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Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop is a L4 kayak coach who started his paddling career in K1 racing on the Coventry canal 33 years ago! After a few years abroad Matt became a qualified BCU instructor in 1995, worked freelance on the 100 Mile Canoe Test for a few years & took up full time teaching in the paddling industry in 2001. He is also a L3 Open Canoe & Sea Kayak coach & enjoys whitewater river running, teaching youngsters how to freestyle properly, coastal touring & generally mucking about in the sea.
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| How did you get into paddling? |
I grew up in a street where some of the kids had been expellled & sent to the naughty boy school... one of the teachers there was Robin Belcher soon to be World Champion K1 marathon... he chucked us in boats & off we went, At age 11 the game was try to keep up with Robin! up & down coventry canal. At the time it was something a bit different to do but deep down the water was luring me... (even a radioactive canal!)... so i began in K1 & raced for 2 years...i didnt come back to it seriously until after travelling abroad i did instructor training. Have been coaching profesionally since 1996. |
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| Favourite Disciplines of paddling? |
River running, sea kayaking, playboating |
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| Best Paddling Moment? |
Guardian Angel Gorge, French Alps. |
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| Favourite Paddling Venue in the UK? |
River Dart |
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| Favourite Paddling Venue Abroad? |
French Alps, California |
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| Paddling Qualifications? |
L4 kayak coach, L3 sea kayak, L3 open canoe |
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| Current Boats? |
Pyranha shiva, Pyranha Burn, Jackson Rockstar M |
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| Thermals? |
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| Favourite Paddling Product? |
My new nookie thermals |
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