Memory lane – 15 years of Pyranhas ~ Fantasy Falls ~ Royal!

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Memory lane – 15 years of Pyranhas Team Pyranha - This year's 40 year anniversary of Pyranha has me reminiscing about times gone by and all of the fun that I've had in Pyranha boats over the last 15 years. I thought I would take a little walk down memory lane through my progression of various boats with some photos and video clips – it's taken me over a month to put it together, but here it is.

Fantasy Falls Sweet - Just got back from a quick trip to cali.  I wish i could have stayed a little longer as the boys are absolutely killing it down there, firing up everything in sight.  But this was a super cool trip as i teamed up with Evan, Fred N, Jared S.  and we welcomed Tyler Bradt back to the water.  After 4 months out of his kayak from breaking his back he is back, and proved it didnt slow him down too much.

Microcreeks + Microbrews: Creeking in the Central Blue Ridge Team Pyranha - Virginia was blessed with a wonderfully wet spring  this year but now we're solidly in the late-summer dolrums. Hot, humid days like these make us think of liquid refreshment in many forms; whether from the river or from a frosty pilsner glass. Luckily this area is seeing a veritable deluge of new brewpubs sprouting up ...

Royal! Jordan Searle - This seems to be the HOT run in California at the moment with lots of people looking to go big, and this is the place for it. After umming and arring for a day or so, Snarley finally got his way and convinced us to sack up and put on at just above 1300 (lows 1100), and we would be the first crew ...

Top 5 Reasons to be a Kayak Instructor. Top 5 negative aspects of being a Kayak Instructor. Kayak Hot Dogs - Ahhhh, the life of a kayak instructor. Most who don't know for themselves would say we have it pretty easy. Well, thats not always the case with any job we experience highs and lows but one thing is for sure with kayak instructors - most are passionate about sharing their love for the sport ...

News from the North! Palm Blogs - Hello all! I've been on a mission to the north of Norway! We've had an epic trip involving Lemmings, stitches, hiking, driving, and of course, lots of paddling! We've enjoyed first descents in the Baieraaga, Tverraaga, and Graataaga (the rivers up north are called aaga, not elva), and lots more! The above photo is of [...]

South Merced Jordan Searle - I was super stoked when Tera gave Barny and I the call with this to say, "You boys should think about the South Merced, it looks like it is dropping in"... music to my ears. Last year Keith Riley, Jared Mitchell, Barny and Myself has an awesome trip down this run, none of us knowing it and plenty ...

Black River Festival - New York- Fluid Blog - Black River Festival took place in Watertown, NY. It hosted a down river race, floateeo and incredible "80's movies" themed party on Saturday night. A great day of meeting new boaters, social paddling, down the Black River Canyon and hours of play boating in Hole Brothers.

Norway 2011 Roadtrip Part II Team LiquidLogic - The first week has passed and some nice runs were done. After Rauma river we drove to Dombås to run the Upper Jori. The Jori is an awesome creek with very cool slides. Probably the very first big slide is runnable but the entry drop has some bad consequences in the landing zone. So we didn't run the entry drop but the rest of the slide.

Rolling, rolling, rolling! CackleTV - Sunny days, fine food & good company could sum up my first week on Vancouver island. In between working hard on filming and editing, it's a great place to be. I'm based at Comox on the East coast finishing off the filming for an instructional rolling DVD that I've been making with Cheri Perry & ...

Winter and Spring report Fluid Blog - Wow wow wow!! Better late than never, but not too much!! I didn't post here since mid-December... Damn...On mid-December I was in a recovery period after a second surgery on my collarbone to pull the titanium plate out.

SBP new videos! Aniol Serrasolses - Check out our new videos from Canada. Having fun in Canada!

Alex Linnell Breaks SUP Distance Record SUP Connect - Where the river blurs between Mississippi and Louisiana, on its lazy swirl towards the Gulf of Mexico, Alex Linnell has reached a milestone. When you have been paddling for almost 2 months straight, every day is a milestone but on July 29th, 59 days into his SUP journey, Alex inked his name alongside Tom Jones, Mike Simpson and Will Rich. ...

Huck Canada – Park and Play worldkayak blogs - Huck is a high adventure program for juniors. Thursday was a day to be remembered. We woke up in the morning and got packed up to go to a cliff for some cliff jumping.When we arrived at the cliff it was quite a sight, with it's 40-foot sheer face and glistening pool at the bottom, it was a breathtaking sight. Those who were willing went to the top of the cliff and got prepared to take the jump. The jump was amazing, having the wind rushing past and the momentary regret of jumping was indescribable.

South Silver, CA (7.17.11) Nathan Pfeifer - What can you say about South Silver (CA) that hasn't already been said or shown through videos/photos? It's an ultra-classic, granite playground, and one of the most recognized runs on the entire planet! This is truly where kayak dreams come to life. It's only 1 to 1.5 miles long, but it ...

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