Reports on what the Pyranha World Team has been up to
10
Apr
The Ladies Paddle Symposium 2015 is coming up this weekend, and some last minute places have just opened up; if you’re interested, please call 07737 040 785. Here are some words from Susanna Rickard about last year’s event! I hadn’t realised a jaw could really, physically drop until Fran read out my name as winner of a …
01
Apr
Paddler: Dave Fusilli Photo: Aniol Serrasolses Come one come all. We will have boats to demo and skills to pass along! See you on the water! Demshitz Day with Alder Creek! What: FREE Video and Waterfall Clinic with the Pros! When: April 5th 11AM-3PM Easter Sunday Where: Sunset Falls Park on the East Fork Lewis …
31
Mar
After deciding to hold back and not go down south for winter, I was hoping, as every other paddler in the Southeast was, that El Niño would bring the cold winter rains and get all of the Southeast classics up to prime levels. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the case and even the Green hasn’t been …
31
Mar
I finally broke down and went to see the doc for my shoulder and knee. After two MRI’s, it turns out I have a torn rotator cuff and torn articular cartilage behind my patella……bummer……no skiing for a while and no hard paddling for six weeks. So why not get out and go on a beautiful, …
17
Mar
I promised my mum I would not go back to Uganda after getting Malaria and breaking my hand on the last trip. But after spending 2 months in England, the longing for warm water, big waves and cheap living kicked in (sorry mum). So I booked my flights, which where far cheaper than normal thanks …
16
Mar
Sunday, March 15th was a bluebird beautiful day in western Virginia. The awesome weather and good flows on the Maury River brought out thirty paddlers from as far away as Ohio and D.C. for the 8th Annual Goshen Pass Downriver Race. The stoke was high as several young guns hoped to take home the 1st …
27
Feb
I have had the pleasure to paddle a variety of kayaks in my years of paddling. I have really liked some of them, and others where just ok. Then there are the kayaks you just know are good from the very first moment you take a seat in it. The new Pyranha 9R falls into …
20
Feb
Th 9R is still ruling my world at the moment, it really is the boat that I have been looking for when you’re after a day of making silky moves and taking beautiful lines on the river. Ive actually found it to be a great all round river boat and not just for racing, its really …
12
Feb
I found no shortage of any of these things on a recent trip to the gorge. After a long drought in California and a few days of good work I had a little money in my pocket and no reason to hang around home so I decided a quick trip up to the PNW was …
10
Feb
2014 was a busy year for me, and for the first time in a while I did not manage to venture on an international kayaking adventure. Instead I had to explore my own backyard a bit more. Fortunately, my backyard is beautiful British Columbia, a true whitewater Mecca. A below average snowpack had us worried …