Alright ladies, this weekend in Western North Carolina is all about you. It is the 5th annual boater chick festival starting this Saturday with various events going on. Nelson’s Nantahala Hideaway is the meeting spot for all events, including camping and hosting a party, because no festival is complete without a big ass party. There will …
Monthly Archive: May 2012
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May
The Varun Mystery
On first appearances the Varun might confuse, it’s a little bit of a freestyler, but you probably won’t see people seriously competing it, mixed up with a little bit of a river runner means its main niche is bigger volume rivers where you need some speed, but want to stop and throw down some big …
09
May
Sweet Redemption on the Opalescent
Sometimes Second chances do happen. In Spring 2011 a group of 6 paddlers ventured deep into the Adirondack Wilderness to make an attempt at paddling the Opalescent Gorge. Â A portion of the gorge was first paddled by Dennis Squires and Tony Malikowski in inflatables in 2005. Â As far as we knew it had not been …
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May
Charging at the Moriston River Race
This weekend the first Moriston River Race was held up in north west Scotland. Keen to be involved, the team pyranha boys and girls loaded up the van and headed to the highlands for a long weekend of white water fun.
05
May
Jed Small First Look
I want to write up a short review of my first impression of the new small Jed; sick. I took my new boat and headed to Eternity, which is a local hole here in Western North Carolina. This boat was extremely quick  to spin to set up for moves and without much effort at all …
04
May
Youth Freestyle series 2012 – The Dee
The Youth Freestyle series has officially begun ! The first event saw a huge crowd of junior paddlers head to the river Dee in North Wales, The river Dee has always been one of my favourite places to paddle, it’s home to some of the best playspots in the u.k at the right levels, has a couple …
04
May
Jed at Marsh weir
So after a couple of frustrating weeks in North Wales with lots of rain and it all flowing out of the rivers by morning we were left scratching our heads with what to do, a couple of play sessions on the Dee got me thinking about heading further afield, with the news that the large …
02
May
New River Dries with the Jed!
All photos courtesy of Laura Bayer As usual, Spring has brought epic water levels to WV. As the newest member of Team Pyranha, I popped down to Asheville a few weeks ago to pick up my new Jed and Shiva, and chat with my good friend and Pyranha designer Robert Peerson. I’ve worked with Robert …
02
May
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The expedition to paddle solo down the rivers that flow from Everest is now over, the ghost in the machine now at rest. Those that wish to hear about the expedition, are welcome make a trip to one of these two special dates. Where Darren will be discussing the trip. Other dates will be made …
02
May
Pyranha Shiva Review!
Photo below by Shannon MacMichael  When I first heard Robert Peerson was joining the design team at Pyranha I immediately texted a good friend of mine who paddles for Wave Sport to tell him the news. All he said in reply was… “Shitâ€. It is no secret that Robert Peerson is a talented designer …