This spring I got to surf a few really good waves in West Virginia, and even better I got to surf them in the new JED. Â I still can not say enough about this boat, it’s fast, loose, and goes really big. Â Enjoy the video and stay tuned for another sick wave video from Skook, …
Category Archive: Playboating Articles
Articles about kayak playboating from the pyranha orld team!
14
Jun
Demshitz Romance in Durango
So demshitz has been wondering around the Colorado scene in the recent few weeks. From Paddlefest to a quick Durango creek mission (the vid from this is below), straight to Teva Mountain Games in Vail, to a few dealer visits and demo’s, to the Lyons outdoor Games and now we are back in Buena Vista …
16
May
Boater Chic Festival
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 …
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
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 …
29
Apr
Deestyle
For the last few days in N.Wales we have been having lots of rain but no rivers have been up during the day, except for a couple of cheeky Fairy Glen runs, so we headed off to the Dee that was running at 12 on the gauge, an amazing level for play boating. After “borrowing” …
21
Apr
Scotland: A trip of two halves
Scotland is always unpredictable when it comes to weather, and at easter it lived up to its reputation. The trip started driving north in the sunshine, stopping off at Glasgow for an epic kebab en route. The first few days were pretty dry, so instead of using the usual fallback option of falling off a …
19
Apr
Bronze medal for the JED at the Dutch Nationals and Easter tides at the Bitches
Despite some unseasonably dry times here in the UK, the Easter bank holiday proved to be a kayakers dream. There big tides of 7m+ at the Bitches, a tidal race in the south west of Wales near St David’s (see above, photo by Matt Tidy) as well as brilliant sunshine. We even saw a few seals who …
16
Apr
Demo Days 2012 With the New Jed
Demo Days 2012 was a great success, with a great turnout from Western Carolina University and the local community throwing down in eternity hole all day long. The Jed was awesome, a lot of people got to try it out for the first time, were all super excited about the upcoming summer circuit with this …