It is my pleasure to inform You that at long last the DVD of Võhandu Marathon is completed. It is a compilation of camera shots from land, water as well as air. There are great scenes of passing the dams, awesome shots of capsizing, aerial overviews, commentaries from competitors and spectators.

Võhandu Marathon was a serious challenge for the competitors and I hope that after all the hard toil, tears and sweat it were the sweet memories of a beautiful river and one of the most adventurous canoeing marathons in Europe that prevailed. What could be better than reliving these memories with the help of the DVD. And this time You will be cozy, warm and dry in front of Your TV.

After You have inserted the DVD into the DVD player You will be able to choose between a movie and a slideshow. The movie runs 30 minutes, gives a thorough overview of the marathon and includes juicy commentaries from the competitors as well as spectators. The score was specially composed for this movie and no doubt belongs to the best movie soundtracks in the world. This slightly ethnic and very gripping music helps to understand all the situations that happened at the marathon. The slideshow contains more than a hundred photographs.

If You want to be the owner of this DVD:
1. Fill in the subscription form on our home page http://www.vohandumaraton.ee/video2010.php
2. Make a payment (the fee includes postal fees)

I will mail the DVD as soon as the money transfer has been completed.

The money transfer is to be made to Hillar Irves' bank account at Swedbank

Beneficiary: Hillar Irves
Beneficiary account (IBAN): EE022200221050395007
Bank: Swedbank
Bank adress: Swedbank AS, 8 Liivalaia Street, 15040, Tallinn Estonia
SWIFT/BIC code: HABAEE2X
Sum: 150 EEK/9,58 EUR
Explanation of the payment: DVD and the name of the receiver

Full crew:
Cinematography: Veiko Kuusk, Paap Kõlar, Jüri Kuusk, Guido Agar
Reporter: Mart Parind
Music: Viljar Olesk
Photographs: Jüri Kuusk, Frederik Punga
Film editing: Veiko Kuusk


Enjoy the movie!

Dear canoeing friend! We would like to invite you to an international canoeing marathon. One of Europe's toughest and most beautiful canoeing marathon will start on the early morning of 22th April 2011. If you wish to see wild and virgin nature and spend an active day canoeing, this marathon is for you. Võhandu Marathon is an excellent opportunity for a canoeing experience in Estonia. In one day you have to cross 100 kilometres of interesting and at times extreme river. It's an awe-inspiring challenge for all canoeing friends. After leaving Lake Tamula in Võru, the riverbanks are low, but they rise gradually until after some hours of canoeing the river enters a primeval valley. The steep and forested riverbanks of the primeval valley are interspersed with adjoining valleys and numerous sandstone outcrops. There are many springs and caves in the sandstone cliffs and adjoining valleys. In the last part of the marathon the riverbanks are low again. The primeval and more interesting part of the river is about 45 kilometres long and is in the middle part of the marathon. In this section there is a 12 kilometres long protection area that includes 300 metres of landscape on both sides of the river. It is the most quick-flowing part of the river and there are many water mill dams. In average, the river descends 1,7 metres per kilometre in this section. There are great views from the river of wild forests, meadows and sandstone outcrops that our ancestors used to call walls. Seven water mills have been built on the river, only ruins are left of some of them - passing the dams of these water mills should get your adrenaline going. Come and bring a friend! Take part as a competitor on the river or as a spectator on the riverbank - it's worth it! It is possible to follow the competition live on the Internet. Further information and registration at:   www.vohandumaraton.ee

Spordiühing Ekstreempark is a member of the Estonian Canoeing Federation
and the main organiser of the marathon.