Reports on what the Pyranha World Team has been up to
14
Sep
The much anticipated 2013 World championships took place in Nantahalla gorge, North Carolina this past week. The feature was created artificially and whilst being situated on a natural river the competition hole is created by a concrete “wave shaper”. This feature differs massively to that off the last worlds. Smaller, less powerful but far more …
13
Sep
In the early to middle part of the summer, the pacific northwest is the place to be in the USA. After most of the rest of the country has run out of water, the cascade mountains still have plentiful options due to the glacial and spring fed rivers. In the heart of the cascades is …
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 …
03
Sep
I made a trip home to Clemson, SC this summer to get some work done on an old foot injury and was extremely lucky to catch a massive trail of storms while I was home. Upstate South Carolina is an area that is all too often overlooked as a paddling destination because there is very …
03
Sep
The Freestyle World Championship begins, FINALLY!!!! After training hard for the last several weeks and the added stress that comes with it, I am SO ready to compete, SO ready to see where I stand with the rest of the world. Luckily I have had some good friends and fellow Pyranha paddlers to keep me …
30
Aug
Back in February a friend of mine named Fredy from Switzerland informed me of a multi-day paddling trip to southern Siberia being organized by Tomass Marnics and asked me if I wanted to go. I thought about it for roughly five minutes, called fellow Pyranha paddler Tony Gianfagna and immediately started searching for plane tickets to …
25
Aug
With the world championships at NOC in America coming up fast the GB freestyle team took to the water for a final training session. Throughout the weekend the team was working on piecing together their competition rides and putting some final work into making sure that their moves score. Training consisted of working all the …
24
Aug
Its been another stereotypical British summer this year. After a surprising amount of nice weather the rain finally came along. Unfortunately I’ve been working most of the summer, so whenever the rain has come I’ve just headed to Betws-y-Coed for the good old Fairy Glen, pretty much a sure thing whenever it is wet. Obviously …
23
Aug
Theres nothing like a good kayaking trip and being my second trip out of thecountry for some boating BC was definitely agem! Its pretty awesome how simple a kayaking trip can be. Wake up, eat, figure out where to go boating, kayak, eat dinner, stare at the stars, pass out and then repeat. With BC …
22
Aug
I consider myself lucky to call Lookout Mountain home. This is a little video shot here on the mountain shot during the very wet spring of 2013. Good times with good friends on good runs all close to home… it doesn’t get much better than that. Until next time you can keep up with my …