Articles about kayak playboating from the pyranha orld team!
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Nov
In July 2015 I attend the OKS Keener program on the Ottawa River. It was 3 weeks of kayaking every single day. I flew up there by myself and my parents came and picked me up. We drove back home. Even though I had done so much kayaking I still wanted to kayak. On the …
24
Aug
After the front loop the Airscrew is one of the most sought after tricks out there, and for good reason, they look *sick! (*Sick = Really good) The definition of the Airscrew is ‘a 360 degree aerial barrel roll on the horizontal axis of the boat’. To do this trick you are going to need …
13
Jun
We first came to Yampa river festival last year with no idea of what to expect. It took place in a small mountain town, we knew very little about the local white water and there where conflicting dates with bigger events throughout the state of Colorado but two old school legends and active kayakers in …
13
May
This is not just a high performance freestyle kayak; it’s a story of progression between an aspiring freestyle kayaker and one of the most influential companies in white water kayaking. To understand what this project means to me you have to go back to 2009, I was 14 years old and slowly emerging on the …
04
May
The “Goshen Pass” section of the Maury River is a classic mid-Atlantic run. A staple of every boater – from intermediate to expert – who lives in Virginia, it is the most reliable whitewater in the western part of the state. This section of river has hosted the crowd-favorite Goshen Race for eight years now. …
05
Feb
I guess you are normally supposed to do this before the year actually ends but I was busy traveling in southern Chile so I didn’t have time then. Here it is anyway! 2014 was a great year, super fun and almost 100% injury free with lots of kayaking on my favorite destinations! So stoked to be living this …
08
Dec
With 2014 coming to an end it’s been really cool over the past couple of days to look back on all of the footage we recorded this year, Below are my five favorite tricks from 2014. 5. Lunarzilla, One of my favorite combos of the year. Spinning back on yourself and then launching a godzilla …
02
Jun
For the first two weeks of May I went to Canada to paddle and compete at the White Water Grand Prix in Ontario and Quebec. The WWGP is a 6 stage competition (3 freestyle and 3 racing events) over 15 days on some of the biggest white water! I had been racing and doing quite …
09
Sep
Skookumchuck wave is located really close to Egmont at the Skookumchuck Narrows National Park. To get to Skook you take the ferry from Horse Shoe Bay to Gibsons and drive along the coast until you reach Egmont. It’s a really scenic and beautiful drive. Skook is considered one of the best and smoothest waves …
16
Jul
This was certainly not my first Skook experience, but for sure the best yet! We had a sweet crew up there, threw some sweet tricks , and got really tan. Here is a photo of the boyz towards the end of the day. The Sir Carbon Jed was INCREDIBLE! I have been thinking about surfing …