{"id":234,"date":"2006-10-03T16:21:32","date_gmt":"2006-10-03T15:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/rodeoclown\/pyranha-invades-us-national-whitewater-center\/"},"modified":"2006-10-03T16:21:32","modified_gmt":"2006-10-03T15:21:32","slug":"pyranha-invades-us-national-whitewater-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/pyranha-invades-us-national-whitewater-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Pyranha invades US National Whitewater Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pyranha crew was invited to the new US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC for a day of checking out the new whitewater park, demoing some boats, and doing a little bit of racing. The course has three channels- a beginner channel, a freestyle channel, and a competition channel for racing, and a conveyor belt to get back to the top.  While &#8220;concrete kayaking&#8221; has been going on in Europe, it&#8217;s something relatively new in the US, and the smooth channel and fast water and the idea of just riding the conveyor back to the top took a bit of getting used to.  We all agreed that the course is awesome, and will only get better with some tweaking.  Here are some pictures:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Charlotte demo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/charlottepartk1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Pyranha Demos set up by the top pool<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jared Comp hole\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/charlottepartk10.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jared Seiler surfing on the Competition channel<\/p>\n<p><!--more--> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jared Comp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/charlottepartk9.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jared on the Competition Channel<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pyranha M-Wave\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/charlottepartk5.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pyranhas schooling in the eddy<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dave M-Wave\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/charlottepartk7.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dave Fusilli excited to be surfing the M-Wave<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jared M-mave\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/charlottepartk6.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jared blunting on the M-Wave<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scott Cartwheel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/charlottepartk4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Scott Sullivan Cartwheeling on the Freestyle Channel<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Conor loop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/charlottepartk2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Conor Finney looping in front of the pumphouse<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Conveyor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/charlottepartk8.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jared and Conor taking the magic carpet ride back to the top<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pyranha crew was invited to the new US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC for a day of checking out the new whitewater park, demoing some boats, and doing a little bit of racing. 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