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Date registered: January 3, 2012
URL: http://www.pyranha.com/

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By Enthusiasts, For Enthusiasts Since 1971

Latest posts

  1. Elite Outfitting, Now Available in Ripper 2 & Firecracker 🧨 — March 18, 2025
  2. Price Review – March 31st — March 5, 2025
  3. New Zealand’s Kaituna River Under Threat: A Call to Action — January 27, 2025
  4. GuiGui-Prod x Pyranha Helectron: Less Time Reacting, More Time Acting — November 16, 2024
  5. Your ReactR and Elite Outfitting Questions Answered — May 7, 2024

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29
Nov

See Your Local Run Differently

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Pyranha Kayaks are truly By Enthusiasts, For Enthusiasts, and we’ve been getting seriously enthusiastic about paddling the 12R recently… Andy Butler, Ex-Paddlesport Coach/Kayak Bum turned UK Sales Manager As the lead sceptic whenever the guys at Pyranha US raised the topic of producing a Pyranha longboat (and that was quite frequently!), I have to say, I was wrong! …

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28
Nov

So Long, 2004 Riverside Drive…

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The only thing constant is change, or so they say. By now, most have heard that Pyranha’s US distribution center is moving from Asheville NC to Erwin TN; well, that time has come, and after 15 years in Asheville, we now call Erwin home. Over the years, a lot of great memories have been made …

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21
Nov

The Legend of Starrk Moon

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31 years ago, Brad Nelson created Starrk Moon Kayaks, which would quickly become an east coast staple for Pyranha Kayaks. With his endless knowledge about the world of whitewater, Brad has created countless whitewater kayakers. Starrk Moon is located in Delta, Pennsylvania and prides itself on introducing new paddlers to the world of whitewater. Brad believes …

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05
Nov

6 of 12R, Half a Dozen of the Other

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The Green Race has come and gone for another year, and this one was certainly rather special for us here at Pyranha… Favorites Dane Jackson and Pat Keller placed 1st and 2nd, but we’re beyond stoked with Team Pyranha’s very own Holt McWhirt bagging the Bronze in the 12R; perhaps almost as pleasingly, the 12R placed …

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02
Nov

Dialling In Moves In The 12R

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It’s the Eve of the 23rd Annual Green Race; what better time than to hear from some of the members of Team Pyranha who’ll be piloting the Pyranha 12R down the course for the first time… Dylan McKinney When I first heard of the Green Race some ten years ago, I remember thinking how insane …

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18
Oct

The 12R Has Landed!

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That’s right, the container has reached the shores of the USA, been unloaded, and the first production 12Rs have seen water! We really turned our ‘By Enthusiasts, For Enthusiasts’ ethos on its head for this one, and made something that is first and foremost For Enthusiasts, so let’s hear what just some of those enthusiasts …

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17
Oct

And the Winner Is…

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We gave the judges at PADDLEexpo 2018 a hard time by showcasing a whole heap of newness, including the Fusion Duo and 12R, but fittingly it was the boat we’ve been humbled to see paddlers across the globe beaming from ear to ear in since we released it in early 2018, the Ripper, which claimed …

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27
Sep

12R: Off to a Good Start

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Chris Hipgrave in the Pyranha 12R at the Animal Upper Gauley Race

We haven’t even officially released the 12R yet, and it’s already winning races…   Our US Sales Director, Chris Hipgrave stormed to the finish line in 1st place at “Animal” Upper Gauley Race on Monday; 8 miles of class 4+ whitewater including the infamous rapids like Pillow Rock (pictured), Lost Paddle, Iron Ring and Sweets …

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25
Sep

A Boat That Can Hold Both Books AND Beer

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Like plenty of stories, this one begins with winning a launch date for the Grand Canyon. Where this story maybe takes a sharp turn was finding a kayak that I could cram a bunch of books inside… Several years ago, I was sitting with friends on a rental cabin porch in the Appalachians of Tennessee …

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03
Jul

This One Goes to 12: Prototyping the 12R

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The Pyranha 12R met another milestone this week when plastic prototypes hit the river in the UK and USA on a variety of whitewater; testing like this gives us a chance to try ideas that may or may not make it into the final version, and we anticipate some things will bleed over into other …

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