Jakub Sedivy

Name: Jakub Sedivy

Location: all over the world, but still live in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic

Age: 24

Supported by: Ophion paddles, Kokatat Watersports wear, Snap Dragon Sprayskirts, Bliss Stick Kayaks and Cascade Raft and Kayak Company

Years of kayaking: started on the canoes when I was 9 and had my first kayak at the age of 13, so around 10 years

Places paddled: all over Europe, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and Chile

Favorite rivers: North Fork of the Payette (ID), Myrkdalselva (NOR), Nevados (CHL), Waitaha and Kawarau (NZL) and many more

Favorite drop: Double Drop ,Teigdalen (NOR), Demshitz drop, Nevados (CHL)



I love to kayak since I got into a boat for the first time when I was 9 years old. Most of my best friends were hanging around the paddling scene and so it was almost natural to get into it. I used to race rafts for few years but the biggest turn was my high school exchange to NZ. Being able to paddle few times a week with better paddlers was a great opportunity, which I am very glad for. After coming back from NZ, I was just trying to get on the river as much as possible. I was paddling mostly around Europe and Norway and also worked for the Cascade Raft and Kayak Company in Idaho during my summer breaks from college. This had been amazing experience and since then I had been trying to travel around the world as much as possible with my kayak and try to enjoy as many possible rivers. Kayaking has taken me to some of the most amazing places on the Earth as well as introduced me to many amazing friends who are still helping me shaping my view of life. Pretty much a day on the river with a bunch of good friends is hard to beat.

Website: http://www.jakubsedivy.blogspot.com