Just back from an awesome mission to Portugal, and I reckon it ranks on a par with Corsica and Italy in terms of quality whitewater. Highlight of the trip was probably a run down the beautiful Castro in dense fog. Smooth, clean granite slides and drops.
Category Archive: Creeking Articles
Articles about creek boating from the Pyranha Team.
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Jan
08
Dec
Billy Jones checkin in
Hey everyone, its asheville nc based pyranha kayaker billy jones here with some photos to check out.I look forward to using the team blog to spread the word on some new adventures soon,but for now here are some shots from the past on rivers and creeks all over the U.S. and Canada,including vancouver island, bc …
28
Nov
C1 River Boating Makes a Return
With all the rain last week and having seen the pics from Ben’s outing in the Recoil, I hooked up with a few friends to hit some rivers up in Northern England. Unfortunately, the water appeared to have been and gone so all hopes of some really nice runs went out the window. We ended …
27
Nov
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Hi everyone! Creeking in Quebec is alot of fun and a local TV show called “La nouvelle école” (the new school) took creeking as one of their show topics. This show was on air for a week in a large par of the Quebec Province, Canada. If you wanna see a part of the show …
22
Nov
Putting the Ammo through its paces
Over the past two weeks, I’ve been putting the Ammo through its paces, and I couldn’t be happier with how the boat performs. You can read my detailed analysis of the boat, and check out the video on ChasingRain.com Fireing up the Ammon on Paul’s Creek
16
Nov
Alternatives to snow
My new home is 250m from the Ski Station, and the season pass is here, but not jet the snow. While i wait for the snow to come, i have to talk some friends into it, that there are still some possibilities for paddling around. Now, i could convince some, and we even found an …
15
Nov
Small Ammo Review
I have been out on several rivers testing Pyranha’s new small Ammo this fall. Basically, I think the boat is HOT! Its the perfect boat for those class III and IV creeks and rivers with boofs and playspots. Its a fun little sports car that small folks are gonna dig. I wrote up a full …
11
Nov
Ashlu River
To many kayakers the Ashlu River is on the must hit list in Southwest British Columbia and to everyone else it should be put on that list immediately. Simply stated the Ashlu is one of the finest pieces of whitewater in the world. With five unique sections and Tatlow Creek, the Ashlu pulls rank as …
09
Nov
Big Boat Bonanza
Never mind the Green Race, everyone knows that Ireland’s Big Boat Bonanza was the place to be last weekend…well for the party at least. A strong Team Pyranha contingent made their way to the bone dry Wicklow Mountains for yet another weekend of Guinness and carnage. Alan Ellard, Liz Bell, Bob Campbell, Ally Collett, Loz …
09
Nov
100 year flood
Well paddling is officially back on in full force on the West Coast. We are experiencing what they are calling the 100 year flood. Rivers are all setting record levels. Houses are flooding, dams are blowing out, cars falling into rivers and a few of us idiot kayakers are trying to paddle.