František Valík, former kayaker and member of the Czechoslovak white water team, he has been a long time the coach at home, he was a state trainer in former Yougoslavia with headquarter in Slovenian Ljubljana, where he spend 3 years (1979 – 1981). For 5 years (1990 – 1994) he was the coordinator for the Austrian ÖKV, coach of the Austrian down river national team and the Austrian olympic slalom team. In the 1999, he and his colleagues from Pilsen started up a new company “CAIMAN boats and composites”. Already on Olympic games in Sydney 2000, three of the CAIMAN competition boats were starting !

The core business of CAIMAN is the boat production not only for slalom, down river and sprint, but also for tourism and other water sports. The firm also laminates industrial parts and luxury auto parts. We work with only very high quality materials. Most of the competition boats are of the sandwich construction with the use of vacuum technology. We also deal with graphic designes and printing incl. on all textile materials too.

Our customers appreciate top racing boats, paddles and wear, superior fabrication, optimal delivery terms and suitable prices.

Are you looking for a top  coaching? Contact us on the address: caiman@caiman.cz or on phone +420 776 327 337.

We supply very effective and clean sport nutrition products of the Italian front company the GENSAN again! Please send your orders and questions by e-mail, thank you.

Our most successful riders as far were:

World champion 1999, silver at the World's 2003 in Augsburg and winner the World cup 2004 Canadian David FORD, European champion 23 Dariusz POPIELA (POL), World and European champion Marcela SADILOVA (CZE), World champion Jasmin SCHORNBERG (GER), World champion Mathilde PICHERY (FRA), Jingjing LI (CHN), Yingying ZOU (CHN), European champion Peter KAUZER (SLO), 3rd at Worlds 2005 Peter CIBÁK (SVK), medallists from Worlds and EURO Daniele MOLMENTI, Diego PAOLINI, Luca COSTA and Matteo PONTAROLLO (ITA), junior world champion 2004 Alex GRIMM (GER), Sam LYONS (AUS), Nadine KURT, Mike KURT (SUI), olympian Jan SAJBIDOR (SVK), Rich HOUNSLOW, Dan GODDARD (GBR), A.L. PONCET, Olivier LALLIET and Pierre BOURLIAUD (FRA), Taro ANDO, Shunpei SATO and Yuriko TAKESHITA (JPN), Scott MANN (USA), Marten HELLBERG (SWE) and other excellent athletes.

Greetings to everyone, do not hesitate

      to contact us – we are here for you!

  for Caiman: Franta Valík 

CONTACTS:

Czech republic and other countries:
František Valík, Krahulovská 411, 252 16 Nučice, CZE
e-mail: caiman@caiman.cz, tel. +420 776327337

USA and Canada: HASTINGS John
e-mail: j_hastings@sympatico.ca

Japan: Taro ANDO
e-mail: hanage1@hotmail.com