TUG BOAT ACCIDENT- DEMSHITZ SAVES THE DAY! After a few days of great surfing at Skookumchuck Narrows in Egmont BC, Demshitz witnessed a tug boat accident at the wave during slack tide. Team paddler Dave Fusilli paddled out in his REV to attempt to save a man trapped in the tug. Everyone was OK and …
Monthly Archive: July 2009
18
Jul
Piemont
Some time ago we have good water levels and perfect weather in Piemont. It was great to paddle the upper Sermenza, Gronda and Egua. (kayaker: Armin Auer, Stockinger Andreas, Machacek Robert, Kristin Schernthaner, www.paddeln.at)
18
Jul
Demshitz Made Espisode 2
Dave Space fired up to run his first waterfall! Check out Episode 1 of Demshitz Made if you haven’t already…then watch Episode 2. Demshitz Made!!! http://www.demshitz.com
17
Jul
Potomac Fest 2009
This past weekend was Potomac Fest- the mid-summer classic, hot weather, humidity, water so warm it’s not refreshing at all, slimy, slippery rocks, and long days of all sorts or competitions. Despite all that, Po fest remains popular, with people turning out for the Great Falls Race, squirtboat, freestyle, old school wave surfing, boatercross….. This …
16
Jul
Pyranha Pau Worlcup boardercross .
Saturday afternoon before the Pau slalom World Cup. 42 paddlers runned the first boardercross in the new race course. Abys canoe shop equipped most of the starters with Zone’s to help making the event a success. After a unlucky first run, i took the micro to meet a lot of spectators ( 500 ?) during the show !  In …
16
Jul
“HAYMAKER” announced!
Click to view webisode 1 – The making of Haymaker HH FILMS is proud to announce our next full length film, HAYMAKER ! This smash hit film will be released world-wide in 2010, featuring an array of Pyranha kayaks! Ammo, Burns, Karnalis and Everests… For now, follow the behind the scenes footage of The Making …
15
Jul
Clover Creek, CA – Granite, Slides and Sequoias
Clover Creek is a small, steep, high sierra creek near treeline in Sequoia National Park, feeding the Kaweah. Not only are the drops super fun, the scenery is spectacular and you get to drive past some of the largest trees on earth. A visit to this zone gets you in the promiscuity of many other …
14
Jul
Eiskanal-Boatercross
Last Saturday the first invitational boatercross race at the Eiskanal took place here in Augsburg as part of the slalom worldcup program. Organized by Arnd Schaeftlein and Jakobus Stenglein, incredible paddlers like Mike Dawson from NZ, Dejan Kralj (SLO) and Fabian Doerfler (GER) took part and fought for the 1st prize: a sweet mountainbike! In …
14
Jul
Aquasports and the Skykomish
  This weekend myself and the rest of those Demshitz made our way to Aquasports in Redmond Washington to paddle with the locals and premiere the movie. The Skykomish was our river destination for the afternoon. We enjoyed stout mountain peaks and crystal clear waters. The run featured about 5 miles of class three …
13
Jul
Verzasca
The Verzasca River, in Switzerland, is very good. Tom & I caught it whilst having a few days off working in France & Slovenia and it was great!