After a good time in Sjoa the Team bus headed to sweden to visit a great event in the little town of Dala floda. James Venimore is the organizer of the “Masters of the Water”. If you want to compete you have to do three different kinds of competition. First a downriver race in a …
Category Archive: Paddler Lifestyle Articles
Reports on what the Pyranha World Team has been up to
22
Jul
Past few weeks in Norway
Hi all Well over the last few week here in Norway there has been the Voss extreme sports week, Valldal summer games and Sjoa Fest. It is a pretty cool time of year to be a kayaker in Norway there are always great rivers to run, someone to paddle with and drink beers with… The …
21
Jul
Memoirs of the Fish – My early years 1997 – 2007
Having seen the great memories and photos paddlers have been uploading on www.pyranhafest.com to celebrate 40 years of the Fish, I was inspired to dig out some old photos on a recent visit to see my parents! I was surprised at how many photos I found, taking me right back to 1997 when I was …
21
Jul
Sjoa River Fest
Every year all the paddlers in norway head to one special place, the mighty Sjoa river festival. For sure one of the coolest and most relaxed events in the kayak business. As last year the Pyranha Team Van made in 2011 a stop in sjoa and  enjoyed good whitewater, nice people, exciting races and for …
21
Jul
Possibly The Baddest Party In Whitewater
Over the years the Black River Festival in Watertown, New York has developed a reputation for being one of the most intense weekends of paddling and partying anywhere.  There is a race, a demonstration of ridiculous antics with pool toys at Hole Brothers (The Floateo), and one heck of a rockin party at Hudson River Rafting Company. …
20
Jul
Uniyaker team hit up Venezuelan rivers
The British Universities Kayak Expedition 2011 team are in Venezuela! We´ve paddled two rivers since we got here on Saturday evening – the Sinaguise and the Canagua. For more photos check out the team blog – http://www.kayakvenezuela.co.uk/team-blog.html
19
Jul
Weekend in Ohiopyle
This past weekend I got to spend time in Ohiopyle playing on the Lower Yough with my mom and friends. Can’t wait to get out there again!!!
17
Jul
World Championships
This year the freestyle world championships were held in the small german town of Plattling. The hole is set on the edge of town just downstream of a railway bridge, Free camping was provided on the flood plain next to the hole. Myself and Adam Ramadam decided to head out a month early to get …
17
Jul
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Hi people! Some days ago i finished my trip to California. In 3 days I’m leaving to Siberia for the 8th time in my life. For sure this is one of the best places on Earth for kayaking with some really good rivers and amazing nature. Will try to create the movie about this place …
07
Jul
Extreme Sports Week in Voss, Norway
  Voss extreme sports week boasts a vast array of activities for adrenalin seekers, as well as some great parties and live bands for those not so keen on adventure sports (check out the details here: http://www.ekstremsportveko.com/). Of course, we at Team Pyranha are interested in the kayaking! Voss is a mecca for boating and …