{"id":23070,"date":"2022-10-07T17:25:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T16:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=23070"},"modified":"2022-10-12T10:46:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T09:46:25","slug":"small-ripper-2-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/small-ripper-2-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Ripper 2 is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019ve patiently waited, watching all our medium and large pals ripping it up and having all the fun, but now it\u2019s our turn to see what the fuss is about. The wait is finally over for us shorties, because the small Ripper 2 has landed!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Photo: Phil Bulkeley <\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Original Ripper Vs Ripper 2\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The original Ripper has been my favourite, go-to riverboat for pretty much forever. So when I heard rumours of a new version I was excited to check it out, but didn\u2019t know what they could do to make it better and honestly didn\u2019t think it would feel drastically different. After all, the Ripper was already awesome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The OG Ripper is speedy, smooth, light, and super sweet for boofs and flairs, hence why she\u2019s been my favourite river runner for all this time. However, despite working on them for a real long time, I\u2019ve always sucked at tailees (or stern-stalls). Obviously, technique is huge here, but there just always felt like \u2018too much boat\u2019. I didn\u2019t give up trying but had kind of come to terms with it just being something that I\u2019d never be that great at. Yeah, I couldn\u2019t get vertical like all my pals, but I loved the way the Ripper felt on a river and it was still my go-to every time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then in walked the Ripper 2.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Photo: Phil Bulkeley <\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Pulling out that first eddy, I instantly felt it. As I hit the current, thoughts of my old faithful OG Ripper slipped away and I didn\u2019t even feel guilty for it. I could lift the nose up and out the water, as well as sink and slice the tail behind me – things I\u2019d been watching other people play around with for years but had only personally been able to do in my playboat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d only been in the boat a few minutes and was already excited for the next time, and the time after that. This boat was already feeling like a game-changer for me. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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