Just A quick note to say were still waiting for the weather to clear down here in Queenstown, New Zealand. Wet does not do the discription justice. The rivers are rather high, with the shotover usually rafter at 50 m^3 and it currently on around 500m^3 and summer starting offically tomorrow we will see if the …
Monthly Archive: November 2006
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Nov
28
Nov
C1 River Boating Makes a Return
With all the rain last week and having seen the pics from Ben’s outing in the Recoil, I hooked up with a few friends to hit some rivers up in Northern England. Unfortunately, the water appeared to have been and gone so all hopes of some really nice runs went out the window. We ended …
27
Nov
Monday Morning…
Now there are some other contraband Kayak makes in this littel film, But it dose show a good mornings paddle down at Shepperton weir. Enjoy!
27
Nov
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Hi everyone! Creeking in Quebec is alot of fun and a local TV show called “La nouvelle école” (the new school) took creeking as one of their show topics. This show was on air for a week in a large par of the Quebec Province, Canada. If you wanna see a part of the show …
27
Nov
Hanging out Down South
After a long hard journey down to New Zealand im lucky enough to be traveling around enjoying seeing the sights and paddling some awsome creeks. The classic heli runs are a little high at the moment leaving plenty of time for other stuff. Â Â Â Â Â humm guessing me and the Burn wont be getting that train. Â Â …
23
Nov
Firing up the Recoil
Some times when its grey and dull outside it really isn’t that depressing! A week of rain has meant swollen rivers all of the North of England, Just to show its not all work and no play here at Pyranha, we grabbed the opertunity to take the new Recoil for a spin before work… For more …
22
Nov
Putting the Ammo through its paces
Over the past two weeks, I’ve been putting the Ammo through its paces, and I couldn’t be happier with how the boat performs. You can read my detailed analysis of the boat, and check out the video on ChasingRain.com Fireing up the Ammon on Paul’s Creek
20
Nov
Looking back…
Another paddling season is comming to an end in the province of Quebec. A long winter awaits us! But before solid water falls from the sky, here are a few of the good moments of my 2006 season. It started off in April when I left the snowy Montreal with a few friends to head down into the south eastern states. A month …
20
Nov
East coast rain and snow
Rain all along the East coast has brought many great runs and play spots. I’ve been on a pretty good role, Friday it was raining hard in DC so no work all play. I headed up to wild and wonderful West Virgina to run the North Fork of the Blackwater. That night myself and a …
16
Nov
Alternatives to snow
My new home is 250m from the Ski Station, and the season pass is here, but not jet the snow. While i wait for the snow to come, i have to talk some friends into it, that there are still some possibilities for paddling around. Now, i could convince some, and we even found an …