I have been out on several rivers testing Pyranha’s new small Ammo this fall. Basically, I think the boat is HOT! Its the perfect boat for those class III and IV creeks and rivers with boofs and playspots. Its a fun little sports car that small folks are gonna dig. I wrote up a full …
Monthly Archive: November 2006
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Nov
11
Nov
Ashlu River
To many kayakers the Ashlu River is on the must hit list in Southwest British Columbia and to everyone else it should be put on that list immediately. Simply stated the Ashlu is one of the finest pieces of whitewater in the world. With five unique sections and Tatlow Creek, the Ashlu pulls rank as …
09
Nov
Big Boat Bonanza
Never mind the Green Race, everyone knows that Ireland’s Big Boat Bonanza was the place to be last weekend…well for the party at least. A strong Team Pyranha contingent made their way to the bone dry Wicklow Mountains for yet another weekend of Guinness and carnage. Alan Ellard, Liz Bell, Bob Campbell, Ally Collett, Loz …
09
Nov
100 year flood
Well paddling is officially back on in full force on the West Coast. We are experiencing what they are calling the 100 year flood. Rivers are all setting record levels. Houses are flooding, dams are blowing out, cars falling into rivers and a few of us idiot kayakers are trying to paddle.
07
Nov
New team truck 2007
Looks like we are working out a new sponsor for 2007, might come in super handy for wild expeditions!! Check it out!!
07
Nov
Z dam on sunday
Back to Z-Dam on Sunday November 5th, level was 5.3 feet.
07
Nov
Fall Buseater
I got the chance to catch the Ottawa river’s world famous Buseater wave this fall. With rumors of the river rising, I decided to stake it out and see if the wave would come in. After a week of waiting, I was rewarded with some of the biggest air I’ve ever caught. Photo by Jen …
06
Nov
Pyranha Team members and friends at the Green Race 2006 (with pictures)
 I was stoked to see so many Pyranha team members out there racing and see so many Burns tearing it up! The Green Race was a huge success this year with a record breaking 126 racers! We are very lucky to have such a perfect river to have an event—classic class V rapids, no …
06
Nov
High Fashion and Old School Boats – The Tyne Tour 2006
The weekend just passed saw Jamie and myself head over to Hexham, Northumberland for the annual Tyne Tour to show off Pyranha’s fleet of demo boats. With over 1000 paddlers turning up there was lots of hardcore socialising to be done. We ended up enjoying ourselves so much in the bustling trade stand area that …
05
Nov
Wet Wet West Coast Scotland…
The Annual Scottish Canoe show in Perth, Scotland bought the ideal opportunity for me to hook up and boat with Scottish local paddler Cam Allan for a couple of days. It also gave Cam chance to put the medium sized Ammo through its paces.