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Calling all Canadian Paddlers, boaters and floaters

Your right to paddle, boat and float Canadian waterways is under threat and we can help to stop this. please visit www.canadianrivers.net and see what you can do to help. There are adresses there that you can e-mail to to voice your feelings against what they are trying to do. Visit the site and get all the details and then get busy helping to stop this. Call your MLA write to the Minister of Transport, write to the Prime Minsiter and voice your complaints. Sincerely, Greg Continue

Posted by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on July 19, 2008 at 1:30am — No Comments

InBetween Swims returns! The Days Worth Living....

(photo of Monica Gokey during Great Falls race) The mid-summer update from InBetween Swims.... Tracy Clapp swims the Green; Anna Levesque and Steve Fisher talk about FEAR; Dr. Jack Ditty reviews shoulder injuries for paddlers; I give a brief mid-race report on the Great Falls Race;… Continue

Posted by InBetween Swims on July 17, 2008 at 6:41pm — No Comments

Bliss-Stick Smoothy on Hurricane Bertha Swell...

Not much, but not to bad for July!… Continue

Posted by WakaWai on July 16, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Bike Raffle draw date getting very close

I would like to thank all the folks that ahave been helping with the tickets and we have sold almost all of them. Looks like we will draw on July 27th regardless of where we stand. It is time for someone to win this bike and put her on the street. Gene in Hay River and Kelly as well have been doing a wonderful job and have sold almost ten percent of the tickets to folks in Hay River. The folks in Hay river stand a pretty good chance of winning the price. I know the folks at the Centre for Northe… Continue

Posted by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on July 14, 2008 at 11:18am — No Comments

Whitewater Kayaking – How to Get Started, Choosing a Boat

So you’ve always dreamed of paddling one of those small plastic boats down a steep creek choked with waterfalls or down some huge, remote river. Or maybe you want to get into a surf kayak and rip up the wave in a carving machine or bust some aerial moves at a river wave or hole. Whatever you want to ultimately do, starting off on the right foot is extremely important. Getting the right boat, paddle, advice, training etc. is all very important in making the learning curve as gentle as possible, b… Continue

Posted by Adrian Tregoning on July 12, 2008 at 11:46am — No Comments

DIY - Replacing Latex Gaskets

You’ve just put your hand through the gasket and as you’re about to climb onto another cold river you realise that latex seal is torn. The top is ruined and you’re about to toss it away when you remember that it can easily be fixed! All is not last, except for a guaranteed freezing cold day on the river... [Warning: All advice offered in this article is to be used at your own risk. If in doubt, take the dry top/dry pants/dry suit to a professional, a friend, a scuba diving shop that deals with… Continue

Posted by Adrian Tregoning on July 12, 2008 at 11:43am — No Comments

Dwars River – An Ultra Low Flow Scouting Mission

I had heard a lot of things about the Dwars but had never seen it myself. There are almost no photos of this river anywhere on the net except for one site which belongs to a professional photographer. As I had just moved to Cape Town I thought I would scout this river and see what all the fuss was about. I left early that morning and stopped past the put in for another great creek, the Wit. Or Witte as it is also and probably more correctly known. I’d hiked the section above the normally run st… Continue

Posted by Adrian Tregoning on July 12, 2008 at 11:40am — No Comments

Blyde X-Fest 2008

The following morning we got up and gathered our gear for the day ahead. Some people struggled to shake off the effects of the previous nights’ booze but eventually everyone clambered onto the truck that would take us on the long but beautiful drive to the put in. The format of the event was simple and the same as the year before. We would paddle down the roughly 8 km section of river and have three races down three different rapids. There is no other option as one cannot access the gorge in any… Continue

Posted by Adrian Tregoning on July 12, 2008 at 11:38am — No Comments

Mutale River – Crocodiles, Hot Weather & Huge Baobabs in the Remote Northern Region

Wednesday morning 12 March 2008 and Luke Longridge and I were back in his car and on our way up north again. Our journey through South Africa’s northern most regions wouldn’t take us to the Zambezi this time, but to a little known and rarely paddled gem in the furthest corner of the Limpopo province. The Mutale River has only been paddled a handful of times and the majority of kayakers have never even heard of it. That is probably because it exists in a low rainfall region that is very remote an… Continue

Posted by Adrian Tregoning on July 12, 2008 at 11:36am — No Comments

Steelpoort – Getting Too Cocky?

There had been some rain at home but not a great amount. Not certainly within the last few days, although several localised thunderstorms should have done the trick. I was desperate for a paddle and so Luke Longridge and I drove down early that Sunday morning and met up with Neil O’Leary and Chris Barichievy. Having our usual breakfast of Steers was great, like always, and after that we hit the road to the put-in. Luke had just got his medium Fluid Solo and desperately wanted to test it out and… Continue

Posted by Adrian Tregoning on July 12, 2008 at 11:34am — No Comments

Upper Olifants – A Two Day, 50 km Trip

This unknown section of the Olifants is not paddled very often. It was paddled on the odd occasion in the past but now the people who own the land at the Bobbejaan Hiking Trail will not allow us kayakers to use their land to take out on. Karl Martin phoned them up and they refused us. Quite weird actually, perhaps somebody, somewhere along the line pissed them off. Karl is a very friendly and diplomatic person but he couldn’t get them to change their minds. So we didn’t have a choice and would h… Continue

Posted by Adrian Tregoning on July 12, 2008 at 11:31am — No Comments

Thrombi X-Fest 2008

At last year’s X-Fest we ended up not racing at all and just tripping the section twice on the Saturday and once on the Sunday. This year we had a similar plan and already Luke Longridge, Ernest Vosloo and I had agreed that the three of us would do this as last year’s sessions had been absolutely amazingly fun! Marius du Preez would also be joining us and we waited for him to join. Once he had, Marius and Ernie ran the shuttle while Luke and I watched the change over at the event grounds from t… Continue

Posted by Adrian Tregoning on July 12, 2008 at 11:26am — No Comments

"Sociable Affair "Number 5

The Paddlers for Parts Association based in Yellowknife,NWT, Canada is pleased to annouce their upcoming "Sociable Affair". This is the fifth year they will be hosting this 3 day event and we invited everyone that may be in the area to drop buy for a quick paddle and whatever else we may get up to. The location is the Yellowknife River Bridge Day use area and the dates are July 25/26/27/2008. We will have roughly ten paddle craft including canoes and kayaks… Continue

Posted by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on July 5, 2008 at 12:00am — 2 Comments

Esplanade Trail Penticton BC

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Posted by GuyThaLizard on July 3, 2008 at 3:04am — No Comments

Canada Day, only hours away from Yellowknife and we are ready.

July One the Big day for Canada and I really hope our weather improves for the Parade tomorrow. The wind is up and we are totally clouded over but the rain has yet to appear. I'm hoping that this will blow over during the night and that sunny skies will grace the parade. Parades in Yellowknife are great fun and although small to some places we make up for size with spirit. The folks at Harleys are running a float in the parade this year and they are great at tossing out the candies to the kids.… Continue

Posted by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on July 1, 2008 at 6:04am — 1 Comment

First Descent on Green River Narrows. Saluda, NC

http://trentthib.blogspot.com/2008/06/green-river-narrows-day-1.html I just didn't feel like coping and pasting and link photos again so just click or copy and paste the link above. To view the full set of photos from this trip go to http://picasaweb.google.com/trentthib/GreenRiverNarrows Hope you enjoy thanks trent thibodeaux Continue

Posted by Trent Thibodeaux on June 19, 2008 at 8:17pm — No Comments

8 Ball Photos from Teva Mtn Games 2008

What a great event! Take a look.… Continue

Posted by WakaWai on June 18, 2008 at 4:58pm — No Comments

Updates on Fluid Kayaks @ WakaWai

Our demo's are on the way and should be here by the weeks end! Here is an update on the 2 new models to…

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Posted by WakaWai on June 18, 2008 at 3:04pm — No Comments

Women's Freestyle @ Teva Mtn Games

Here are a few shots from some of the women's rides. Women paddlers are Nikki Kelly, Tanya Faux,… Continue

Posted by WakaWai on June 17, 2008 at 5:46pm — No Comments

Raffel draw date, unfortunately needs to be extended

I would like to apolgise to the ticket holders but we have no choice. We have extended the draw date for the raffle and are now planning to draw on July27/08. Should it be possible to draw sooner we will, just a matter of paying the fee and amending the date. Some one is going to win this bike and we hope that they keep and ride it. Greg Continue

Posted by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on June 17, 2008 at 10:56am — 1 Comment

Bliss-Stick Team Paddlers Anthony Yap and Matt Fithian on Homestake Creek

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Posted by WakaWai on June 16, 2008 at 9:18pm — No Comments

Boulder Creek (II-III), Boulder, Colorado

After driving 26 hours straight from Weaverville, NC to Boulder CO we managed to get some rest and wake the next morning to a rippin little creek right in the heart of Boulder. The water was up due to several days of warm weather prior to us getting there. Being from the southeast, we are not use to having whitewater parks within our city parks, much less whitewater parks at all. Except USNWC.

Traveling with an 11 month old on a paddling trip is hard when we both want to paddle. With t…

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Posted by WakaWai on June 14, 2008 at 9:36pm — No Comments

Colorado Road Trip June 2008

We just got back from a two week Colorado road trip. We could not have picked a better year to explore the rivers of Colorado. It was and…

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Posted by WakaWai on June 14, 2008 at 8:32pm — No Comments

June 12th 2008 "The Best Place On Earth"

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Posted by GuyThaLizard on June 13, 2008 at 4:30am — 2 Comments

Custom Chopper Raffle

I spend the day on the sidewalk selling Raffle tickets on the bike. We had the chopper on the sidewalk and got plenty of exposure and even sold a few tickets. Draw date is getting closer than we like to think and we still have heaps of tickets. Still every sale brings us closer and we ae hoping to draw on the scheduled date. However we will get an extension if we have to. The show and shine is the perfect spot to draw the grand prize and we really do not want to disapoint anyone. Greg Continue

Posted by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on June 12, 2008 at 7:08am — No Comments

Troja 30.5.-1.6.08

Akce: Raftové závody Obtížnost WW III. Zúčastnění účastníci výletu: Míra, Kopáč, Švejk, Ička, Tarzán Počasí: Bylo super, až dusno a občas jsme museli hopnout do Vltavy aby se nám nepřehřáli hlavy. V noci bouřka. Nedostatek tréninku v brankách na divoké vodě nás donutil vyrazit do Prahy už v pátek odpoledne. Plánovaná druhá hodina se nestihla, ale už po třetí mě nabírali kamarádi na sjezdu do Ejpovic. Marťa mě tam ochotně dovezl. Vzal jsem sebou skejt na převážení raftu a tak jsem se ani nenudil… Continue

Posted by Vraník on June 12, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

KUANTAN RIVER in Westsumatra / Indonesia

In the heart of Sumatra, a few km south of the Equator lies the KUANTAN river in some of wildest Jungles of Indonesia. The upper part of it's valley is of incredible beauty with several hundred meter high limestone cliffs, caves and picturebook rainforest.… Continue

Posted by HALIM on June 11, 2008 at 3:30pm — 8 Comments

NEW RIVER ACADEMY (HUGE)

to all teen kayakers/ parents: love kayaking? want to get better and travel the world but school gets in the way? the solution is New River Academy. it is a kayaking highschool that is credited. you do school during the day, paddle all afternoons and weekdays. travel all over the US and to places like New Zealand and Chile. speaking from experience, it is the chance of a lifetime. for more information go to www.kayakschool.org there are only a few spots left... Continue

Posted by Tracy on June 11, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

Jarní Rakousko 8.-11.5.08

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Posted by Vraník on June 9, 2008 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Sad news on Ben Earle

Friends and Paddling community. As I'm sure many of you are now already aware. Ben Earle, drowned while kayaking down a creek in BC - Canada. On Sunday Ben and I put on Finn creek, Within the first 1km Ben was sucked underneath a log that was not visible from the waters surface and unable to pull his skirt. Many attempts to rescue him failed and after 30mins i had to leave to call 911. After 2 full days rescue crews from around BC are still working to pull him and his boat out. They have made… Continue

Posted by Skippy Films on June 5, 2008 at 3:50am — 1 Comment

Skirt is here, let the outfitting begin.

I got the spray skirt for the "Asylum" the other day and it fits perfectly, so tight I can barely get it on the cockpit coaming. My last attempt with the squirt was fun but pointless as my regular skirt sealed it as well as no skirt at all. Spend alot of time floating with the bow pointing skyward and unable to do anything about it. However it was fun and I am starting to get an idea of what I have gotten myself into. Cathy gave it a bash and fare just a little better as she could get far enough… Continue

Posted by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on May 30, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

WakaWai to be Fluid Kayak Dealer in North Carolina!

We got the green light from Gavin Rains, that WakaWai is going to be the Fluid Kayak Dealer for North Carolina. We are super excited to have them on board and look forward to our future together.

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Posted by WakaWai on May 30, 2008 at 7:01am — No Comments

Kamenice 26.-27.4.08

Zúčastnění účastníci výletu: Ička, Švejk, Kopáč, Míra, Míra Pazour, Tarzán, Fantoci, Klacek, Jarda. Počasí nám letos velmi přálo. Žádný sníh, přes den azuro sluníčko a teplá noc na širák. Odjezd byl naplánován na dvakrát raft a špuntaři zvlášť. Kamarádi s raftem měli sraz v sobotu hr… Continue

Posted by Vraník on May 30, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

AMAZING ICE BURGS,WHAT AWAY TO SEA KAYAK AND SEE THE BEST OF THE BEST!

Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions. Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form. When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe. Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towar… Continue

Posted by JCh2o " From The Biss-Stick Posse" on May 29, 2008 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Everybody loves some NOOKIE!

WakaWai is proud to announce that we have been given the privilege of being the online dealer for Nookie in the US.. They are a small company that is based out of the UK. They offer lots of different kinds of gear from rescue to technical outerwear. One of the only companies on the market to be offering a drytop that has latex free gaskets! Make sure to check out our complete line in the online shop w… Continue

Posted by WakaWai on May 24, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Cheoah River, NC

We arrived late friday night at a friends cabin up in the hills of the Nantahala National Forest. It was a very cold night for late May and we were ill prepared, totally unaware of what the temperature would fall to. I still don't know what it was, but it was really fricken cold. As we awoke and began to head to the Cheoah river, the sun began to heat the air and clear skies gave us a perfect day for paddling. We drove through some of the most beautiful views I… Continue

Posted by Trent Thibodeaux on May 24, 2008 at 12:32am — 1 Comment

It's back! InBetween Swims:The Whitewater Podcast returns....

InBetween Swims returns! One Amazing Moment.....

(Photo of Thayer Walker on Lower Mesa Falls courtesy Lucas Gilman) Jimmy Blakeney swims! Expedition kayaker and filmmaker Scott Lindgren talks about his new film "Steve Fisher: Black Book" Grand Canyon oarsman an… Continue

Posted by InBetween Swims on May 22, 2008 at 6:44pm — No Comments

SkirtworkS New Aramid and Basic with Quick-Grab Rip Cord

Skirtworks has once again brought to the table an example of thinking outside of the box. If you have not checked them out yet, YOU SHOULD! They are well worth the investment. I have been using one for about 4 months and it is by far the best skirt I have owned in ten years of boating. And for those that are still skeptical... My buddy Jeff Owen rides one on his Jefe, almost every day on the Green Narrows, spankin the Monkey and has nothing but good things to say. No blowouts and the thought d… Continue

Posted by WakaWai on May 18, 2008 at 12:33am — No Comments

Tide prediction Tórshavn

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Posted by Jan Egil Kristiansen on May 17, 2008 at 12:05am — No Comments

Rocks and Reefs in Nosy Hara

A great week spent up north on the archepelago of Nosy Hara.

I was there to landscape some land as I have with Mathieu a small climber's and paddlers camp on one of the islands. We already received long haul paddlers and all enjoyed the area despite rough sea and strong winds. Check som… Continue

Posted by Gilles Gautier on May 15, 2008 at 3:49pm — No Comments

SkirtworkS New Skirt coming out soon... The Basic Hybrid!

Yesterday I got a brief glimpse into the future of SKirworkS skirts. Here is what Karen and Charles had to say... Good Morning Michael, Michael we wanted to tell you we are producing a new skirt it is called the Basic Hybrid this is truly an awesome skirt, the real kicker here is the ripcord there is nothing on the market like it!! We believe it is the SAFEST we have ever seen!! We took a basic deck added aramid to the front to accommodate paddle marks, we did not cut out the basic deck we ad… Continue

Posted by WakaWai on May 15, 2008 at 2:35pm — No Comments

Skippy Films release video this week with free gear for Playak readers

Well after many late nights and a whole lot of work from all involved, our first video Downunder the Horizonline is now being released via the Heliconia Press. "Downunder the Horizonline follows three Aussie kayakers and their mates on their travels around the globe, cameras in hand, proving that you can live your dream without having a dream bank account! Skippy Films presents this entertaining DVD about grabbing a… Continue

Posted by Skippy Films on May 15, 2008 at 9:32am — No Comments

Testing the dry suit before use

Finally got on the water again. Through Hólmasund and around Hoyvíkshólmur with Jóhan. Stopping in Bodanesargjógv for coffee and rolls. Euroblade for the first time in at least a year - first roll failed. Calming down and getting up on the second attempt. Why don't I shift my right hand to the end of the paddle when the first roll fails? Pride? Or because I feel unsure about blade angles on the euro-paddle? Lousy spray skirt leaking. Feeling strangely cold on the right tight after the roll. I… Continue

Posted by Jan Egil Kristiansen on May 12, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Newbie!! ;) Help!!!

Hey friends...i'm very new to kayaking...just learning to roll...but the obsession is getting to me! I'm looking to outfit myself in my own gear (i'm learning in a friend's great boat). I'm looking forward to meeting lots of new people and having a ton of fun in this great sport. Please feel free to drop me a line with opinions about gear and stuff...I'm a 5'7" female, about 140lbs, looking for a cross between a playboat and a river runner. Any advice about a boat or gear is very welcome! Also,… Continue

Posted by Marianne on May 12, 2008 at 1:53am — 1 Comment

Smoothy 6'1 Bliss-Stick Playboat

Designed by Richard Sage from Bliss-stick and shaped into Production by Matt McCrossan, along with a vast crew who have worked hard behind the scenes producing this new innovative Playboat. The Smoothy is our answer to the Specialist 6'0 that we intended on doing, but as the new boat took its shape , it ended up having a whole new meaning to what we were doing, so the new Smoothy is far from the features of the wicked little Specialist 5'9. The biggest attack was in the hull which is comparable… Continue

Posted by WakaWai on May 9, 2008 at 3:11pm — No Comments

SELANGOR RIVER in MALAYSIA

Less than 2 hrs by train from KUALA LUMPUR / Malaysia there is a world class creek : the SELANGOR RIVER with rapids up to grade 4. ( below: 'Second Canyon' ) To get there from KUALA LUMPUR is easy and cheap by commuter train to RAWANG, there change train to KUALA KUBU BHARU. From train station KKB take a taxi for 5 M$ to town or directly to the put in a bit below the SELANGOR dam.

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Posted by HALIM on April 29, 2008 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

At home

Return from Spain and Portugal. The weather was cold and rainy and the water was too high for freestyle. But few spots worked sometimes, and i met new friends, and there are very beautiful places. Never been there before and love it. Good trip. Wait for more! Continue

Posted by Mikhail Ananyev on April 27, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Kamenice 15.-16.4. 06

Česká klasika, pro mě ta nejlepší. Čerťáků se totiž ještě trochu bojím a jiné srovnání mě nenapadá. Krasavice říčka, teda když má vody akorát. Což letos bylo a to počasíčko, zase chodíme v kraťasech po sněhu. Konečně se k nám letos taky přidal i Kopáč, už jsem se bál, že nezačne a budem nahraný. Další jsme byli my Vrány a Švejk a zase za námi taky přijel Jarda. Švejk měl černý pátek, zapomenul doma registračky a nenašel fukar a ještě něco a to teď nevím. Ale nakonec dopadlo vše dobře, na start n… Continue

Posted by Vraník on April 22, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Tallulah Gorge and Chattooga Spring 2008

For the past couple of weeks I have been reading and watching and dreaming about running Tallulah Gorge. My stomach was already in knots a week before the trip. I had to stop watching videos and reading blogs and info about the river because it was becoming an obsession. This is the biggest water I have been on not counting the Upper Gauley and we all know what happened there. So, I was really nervous but very excited to be running this beautiful creek.… Continue

Posted by Trent Thibodeaux on April 20, 2008 at 5:42am — No Comments

Zambezi – Day 6, Day Two of the Multiday Trip

The sun rose to clear the darkness and another glorious day started. Our stomachs were not on the happy side of life and things could have been better on that front. But this was the Zambezi and I could have thought of worse places to be at that point in time. Breakfast consisted mainly of bacon on a roll and by the time the first roll was finished the guides and their girlfriends had scoffed the rest. Nice one, we were getting our monies worth alright. Feeling a little disgruntled we headed off… Continue

Posted by Adrian Tregoning on April 13, 2008 at 11:24am — No Comments

Back on out...

Hey... so for port authority went no so good, i get one of the forms they use for kayaking here, and guest what?? there was no information about the kayaks, it was only for foreign ships into Chilean sea... WTF!!!???, any way. we plan to do something closer... so now the plans go back again. Last time we went on a expedition it was on the Lago Azul, at the end of Ultima Esperanza fiord, where we also visit Erescano fiord, while we were on the Kirke boat. but it was just three days on rush, becau… Continue

Posted by Ro on April 12, 2008 at 3:14pm — No Comments

Foiled by nature

I have been awaiting my squirt boat and due to some unfortunate delays it won't be ready to send my way now till Tuesday. Living north of the Mackenzie River has two drawbacks called freeze-up and break-up. Yellowknifes only road access crosses the mile wide Mackenzie River at Ft. Providence. Great spot to put in to paddle to the Arctic ocean but twice a year we are cut off from road access,in the fall we wait till their is enough ice for the ice bridge crossing and in the spring we lose the ice… Continue

Posted by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on April 12, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

I'm coming!

Starting to Galicia. Going to spend there two weeks on freestyle spots on Minho See you there! Continue

Posted by Mikhail Ananyev on April 11, 2008 at 7:47am — No Comments

Vltava nonstop I.

Konečně se vydáváme na asi tři roky plánovanou akci NONSTOP VLTAVA Na pokraji smrti mrazem, na pokraji smrti hladem, pravda ne, na pokraji smrti vysílením, také ne, ale přece jsme to nedokázali. Nicméně stálo to za to? Rozhodně ano, jsme plni dojmů a zkušeností, které můžeme zúročit ve svém osobním životě. Například - Zima je holt zima a naše expediční balení příliš úsporné. Takže už víte, že jsme nedojeli, ale proč přátelé? Přípravě jsme věnovali neuvěřitelné úsilí. Jen logisticky zajis… Continue

Posted by Vraník on April 10, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Bradava 2.4.2006

Jsem se rozhodl, že sem nakopíruju některé staré zápis… Continue

Posted by Vraník on April 9, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Umzimkulu River – Waterfall Section, High Level Blast

After our epic little Injusuthi trip it was time to get on the water again. Well, maybe not everyone and Dave had to unfortunately sit this one out as he had no boat! I felt for him and wished we had a spare boat for him to at least use as the level was looking very good. Luke Longridge and I were joined by Ernest Vosloo, Chris Barichievy, Brendan Bosman, Adrian Vroom (aka Aqua Man), Neil O’Leary and Everd Vermeulen.. It was a full house of paddlers and usually one could take a play boat or riv… Continue

Posted by Adrian Tregoning on April 9, 2008 at 10:50am — No Comments

Row with the Crocs

Definitely, one of my greatest night, so far! A solo night ride on the lower Mangoky, last saturday night was certainly a nerving experience. it all started with a classic line of taking geologists out there for research. Riding up the river with an engine was a challenge, with insidious sand bars and dead channels to get lost but that's the kind of stuff we manage and there was nothing that special.

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Posted by Gilles Gautier on April 8, 2008 at 9:01pm — 7 Comments

Střela 6.4.08

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Posted by Vraník on April 7, 2008 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments

Aktivitätenkalender hinzugefügt

Ich habs nun geschafft, einen Eventkalender hinzuzufügen – schaut doch mal rein und falls Ihr interessante Termine wie Touren, Ausflüge und Events habt, lasst es mich wissen. Schön wäre natürlich, wenn sich für die jeweiligen Touren und Anlässe eine Menge Teilnehmer mobilisieren lassen ;-) Der Kalender kann auch direkt in Google Calendar aufgerufen werden… Continue

Posted by Andreas Karz on April 7, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

BK KNIGHTUP SOUTH BOULDER?

THe charge crew went to colorado and the snow in 2007 was the goods. IT continued to rain late and Black Canyon became a option as well Continue

Posted by sprayer on April 5, 2008 at 3:24am — No Comments

Sprayerresearch/Hardline Productions PResent true Underground Entertainment

We at sr/hlp are trying to do something for television and that is introducing our wild sport as it really is on a day to day. Our sport is not pretty all the time , we are one of the dirtiest sports because we cant make much money in it. So we have to resort to the world of opportunity and that gets messy. We want to promote you the fellow kayaker. We hope some day we will have a say in the main money. JC SPrayer :Above is Argentinian Fabian as he wheels high water posta azul blind. Continue

Posted by sprayer on April 5, 2008 at 3:00am — No Comments

Injusuthi River – Mini Epic

The scene was set. Luke Longridge, Dave Joyce and I would be heading down to the Thrombi X-Fest armed with three green Fluid Solo’s; one large, one medium and one small. Our mission would take us first to the Injusuthi River, then the following day to either the Waterfall Section on the Umzimkulu or, water permitting, the Polela and finally then the X-Fest at Thrombosis Gorge itself. It was assured to be a super duper weekend and water levels were predicted to be up. The drive was uneventful an… Continue