As Baino mentioned in an earlier post, Pyranha were up in Glen Etive for a sweet weekend of boating for the British Universities Creek Race. Video Time!!!
Monthly Archive: April 2014
23
Apr
Scotland in the new Burn
Since getting hold of a new large Burn nearly 2 months ago now Ive been getting out on the water in it as much as possible, spending 2 weeks in Scotland and also trips to North Wales and the Lake District in it too. I can honestly say that the design is fantastic and all …
23
Apr
Escaping Winter in South America Part 2: Ecuador
After 2 great months of charging Chile and Argentina, we headed back to Santiago for a flight to Quito, Ecuador to begin the last leg of the South America trip. After arriving and spending a night in the airport, we headed for Baeza, one of the major hotspots for paddling in the country. While Ecuador …
22
Apr
Ladies Paddle Symposium 2014 – Another great success!
On the 5th and 6th of April over 110 ladies descended on North Wales for the second Ladies Paddle Symposium, organised and run by team paddler and coach Frannie Kohn. Once again it was a multi-discipline event with more than 30 white water kayak, sea kayak, freestyle, open canoe and white water safety& rescue coaches …
21
Apr
Mexico 2013 Part IV: Back to SLP
Below: Matt Beauchamp on the El Salto Section of the Rio Valles, photo by Adam Goshorn We had been enjoying our time in Veracruz (see Mexico 2013 Part III HERE), but water levels continued to be too high for many of runs we would have been paddling in a normal year. There were a few …
17
Apr
British University Creek Race 2014
British Universities Creek Race 2014 Glen Etive was blessed with perfect mild conditions allowing snow melt to provide a really nice race level. This year the race consisted of races on both the Etive and Allt a Choanne with a 2 runs on each. The best run counted from each course. For all the …
16
Apr
Mexico 2013 Part III: Veracruz
Below: Must be going the right way, photo by Evan Alfano Below: Adam Goshorn on the Rio Alseseca , photo by Shannon Goshorn The day after we paddled the second canyon of the Rio Verde with Team Previa (see: Mexico 2013 part II HERE); we woke up early and broke down our camp at Aldea …
13
Apr
The New Haven Race: A Great Beginning to the Paddling In The Northeast
The paddling season is officially under way in the Northeast!! In one week we went from full-on winter conditions to beautiful, sunny, Spring. On Sunday, most of the rivers still had ice and the skiing conditions were all-time. By the time the following Friday rolled around the rivers had broken free, and they were raging. …
06
Apr
South Island and the PNW
For the last 15 days of our stay in NZ we decided to go down to the South Island to paddle on the West Coast and do a couple fun races. Unfortunately things didn’t go as planned with me getting hurt on the first race. The day after we arrived was the Citroen …
04
Apr
Why is the New Pyranha Burn III So Good?
Well it is finally here, the NEW Pyranha Burn III! Everyone has been asking, what makes the new Burn III so great? Just a few of the many reasons: 1. SPEED. The new Burn III is truly one of the fastest boats that I have paddled. The acceleration is incredible and unlike any other boat …