While I was at home sick with Pneumonia, Inner City Strife in Waterown, New York Came in. My Roommate Brian met Jeremy and a bunch of other folks over the. It looked like they had a good time. I wish I could have been there.
Monthly Archive: October 2006
23
Oct
Fall Color Creekin’
We’ve enjoyed some beautiful fall foliage and great water this year up and down the East Coast of the US. I’ve put up a full trip report at our website, www.rivergypsies.com, but here are a few teaser pics to get you fired up: Andria Boofing in fall on the Upper Blackwater, WV.
22
Oct
“1st Sick Line Extreme Race” in Oetz
Hi! Last weekend the 1st Sick Line Extreme Race was held on the infamous Wellerbruecke part of the Oetz in Austria. It was a protest event in order to stop the plans of a local hydropower company to dam the river. 45 top paddlers from 7 nations took part in the two races, one sprint and …
21
Oct
West Coast Afternoon mission….
The wild west coast of New Zealand is real adventure boating. An afternoon boating is often a multi-sport experience. Hokitika local Tim Abbott and his brother Mike, hit the Styx at nice levels.
19
Oct
Big Day on the Raven Fork
The Raven Fork is a beautiful class V+ tributary of the Oconaluftee river located just outside of the Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina. Much of the run flows through the Great Smokey National Park on the border of Tenessee and North Carolina. The take out is on the reservation at the home of Emanuel, …
16
Oct
Team Pyranha @ GBR Team Selection
Some good results all round for Team Pyranha at the British Freestyle Team Selection events for the worlds in Canada in 2007. Read on for a full report…
16
Oct
Moose Fest…race results, party report, and some cool pictures
Just got back from the Moose Festival weekend. I’m actually writing this as most people are still driving back from the Moose Fest.  It was a solid weekend, starting with a great party on friday, followed by a sweet race, then another party pn saturday, and finally some more good boating on Sunday. The Race …
12
Oct
Warming Up for the Moose Race
This past weekend northern New York was blessed with the some good water and some amazing weather on the Moose River. There was a huuuge posse of local boaters, at least twenty of us. The funny thing was we all decided to paddle together.
10
Oct
Dominica Paddling
I just got back to the states from a sweet paddling trip to Dominica. Not to be confused with the Dominican Republic, Dominica is a small country in the Southern Caribbean. It the Island where they filmed Priates of the Caribbean. It is roughly the size of New York City, but it has over 300 …
10
Oct
British Freestyle Championships and Peak UK Challenge Final
Well another weekend has flown by along with another event here in the UK. This time it was the British Freetstyle Championships held at Nottingham which was also the final of the 2006 Peak UK White Water Challenge Series. Team Pyranha had a fairly srong showing in the British Champs with James Barnes making it …