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Snow Kayaking

For those of you that get tired of that pesky feeling of trying to move forward in water that isn't frozen, it looks like you're in luck. Check out this video from MPORA with plenty of gnarly footage of a kayak coming down a mountain. Notice the pure finesse. I would say "paddling" down a mountain, but not entirely certain that's what's going on here. You can digg this video as well if you'd like. If you're in the market for a snow kayak, you can contact us. Not sure exactly what we're going t… Continue

Added by Webmaster on November 9, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

End of season in Voss

I am finally established as a "Vossing", the norwegian, official term for a person living in Voss, the hucking capital of Norway. At least temporarily. There are a few people from around the world that has chosen this little place tucked in between fjords, mountains and waterfalls as their home: Allan Ellard and Mikey Abbot, Lizz Bell, Mark and Michelle Basso, Andy Philips, Benjamin Hjort, Eirik Øvreide... Some extremely solid names from the top end of the kayaking hucking/expedition world, and… Continue

Added by Mariann Saether on November 8, 2009 at 5:30am — No Comments

A Day as the Maipo's Ragdoll

Putting on my gear in hurry, running from my last class period, preparing for what could possibly be one of the biggest things I have run in awhile. The adrenaline the guys had been feeding off of for hours now had finally started reaching my veins, I was ready for this. I was excited, I was intense on my mission for the day, I was ready to kick some butt and show the guys how it’s done because I was the only girl on this run. Driving up the road everyone’s faces were glued to the windows, watch… Continue

Added by Taylor Cote on November 5, 2009 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Getting Ready for an expedition and found great helmet cam footage on Viosport

We're preparing to head to Brazil in a couple of weeks to film a show with the National Geographic Channel and looking to prepare our filming kit. So, we were looking at the Viosport helmetcam website and found this cool POV footage of the crew running the Congo from our last show with Geographic. Check it out: http://www.vio-pov.com/vio_movie_gallery/gallery.php?category=Other&video_uid=69… Continue

Added by Trip Jennings on November 5, 2009 at 12:54pm — No Comments

2009 Halloween Truss Paddle

Every year on October 31, there is a Halloween Paddle that takes place on the Truss section of the White Salmon River. This year, we had about twelve paddlers on the river in all sorts of costumes: Powerpuff Girl, Butterfly, Grimm Reaper, Wonder Woman, Elvis, the Devil, and many more. Friday night, heavy rains hit the Gorge, and we woke to spring time levels on the Truss for our little get together. Check out the video and pictures from one of the greatest days on the river yet!… Continue

Added by Kim Russell on November 4, 2009 at 6:22pm — 2 Comments

Holtwood PA November 1st with Todd Baker

All the rain we had here in the Mid-Atlantic brought the Susquehanna River up to about 6.8ft last weekend. Some of my friends from the band Tuckahoe Ridge took a trip down to Lancaster county to do some play boating. This was a pretty low water Holtwood day but the weather was perfect. I think this play spot is called pleasant surprise. You can find out more about Holtwood at Jeremy Lauks's site… Continue

Added by Todd Baker on November 2, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

new combo - Space godzila linked to Mc nasty

Hi . Yesterday when we was paddling on the famous Plattling wave my friend Capko said that he invented a new combo. So here it is ... Space Godzilla linked to Mc Nasty

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Added by Peter Csonka on November 1, 2009 at 4:07pm — 1 Comment

Cover Shot

Hey Fellow Paddlers.. Just wanted to share the hype. I just received my 5th cover shot of the season on European Canoe Kayak Magazine. Super sweet. Thanks to Raphael Thiebaut for taking the photo and Ron Fischer for being captain of the duo kayak used to get the money shot! Enjoy...

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Added by Tyler Curtis on October 29, 2009 at 2:42am — 1 Comment

Vote for Trip Jennings on National Geographic's Expedition Week Contest

Team Wave Sport paddler Trip Jennings and "Team Elephant" are competing against fellow explorer Ben Horton right now for a $10,000 conservation grant. The project: to complete a genetic map of elephant populations in Africa to help put an end to poaching. Check out the National Geographic site to learn more and vote! Also participating with Team Elephant and Jennings is Team Dagger member Andy Maser. This is a very interesting and unique contest, definitely check it out.… Continue

Added by Webmaster on October 26, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

A new kind to find some pop (Video)

Session teleski 2009 from Sebastien Piquet-Valet on Vimeo.

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Added by Seb Piquet-Valet on October 24, 2009 at 3:17am — No Comments

Moose Fest 2009

It gets better every year! The weather, the people, the boating, the food and especially the beer! The “Fest” starts Friday night at Slickers Pub in Old Forge, NY. You better get there early to get a table, a great burger, and a pitcher of beer at a great price. The place is packed by 10pm with boaters from all over the east coast and everyone is all fired up about paddling! The Moose River has three sections to choose from: The Middle (class II/III), the Lower (class III/IV), and the Bottom (c… Continue

Added by Elaine Campbell on October 23, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Whitewater Kayaking: The Ultimate Guide on Clearance at Harmony

We just posted a good whitewater guide with a nice price cut over at Harmonygear.com. For more information click here. Drawing on the combined 30+ years of experience of world-renowned paddlers and instructors Ken Whiting and Kevin Varette, this comprehensive guide covers everything from the most basic skills and concepts to the most advanced, cutting-edge pad… Continue

Added by Webmaster on October 16, 2009 at 8:36am — No Comments

TASSIE LOVE

arrr just got back to the main land from a week in tassie! while it was the wettest winter in 50 years, whisper is it may bet he end of the drought... The rivers where low but we still managed to have a great time on the Leaven Canyon and the 7ht Annual Teva lea extreme race Hear are a few pictures, just enjoying being back in my habitat 74.

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Added by Tanya Faux on October 14, 2009 at 4:02am — No Comments

Surf sesh on the Lower Deschutes

Jesse Becker and Ryan Scott on the White Salmon (Photo by: Kim Russell) This past weekend, a group of us rallied out from Hood River for a little surf sesh at Lower Elevator, one of the main rapids on the Lower Deschutes. It's a pretty fun little wave that is well worth the drive, and provides hours and h… Continue

Added by Kim Russell on October 12, 2009 at 1:28pm — No Comments

Grimm Wins Sickline Extreme Kayak Worlds in Habitat

The Wave Sport Habitat 80 was the boat of choice at the third annual Adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak Worlds this past weekend on the legendary Wellerbrücke, in Austria. Four of the top 12 finishers in the event paddled the Habitat 80 creek boat, including race winner Alexander Grimm. The winning margins were down to the hundredths of a second. Olympic gold medalist, Alexander Grimm, paddled to a first place finish in the Habitat 80. Wave Sport athletes put up solid finishes of their own in one of… Continue

Added by Webmaster on October 8, 2009 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Safety First: Creeking

When kayaking, it's very important to carry the necessary safety items in your boat, in the event someone swims and gets hurt, a boat gets pinned, or you get stuck overnight on the river. Below is a list of what I recommend keeping in your creek boat no matter whether you are paddling Class II or Class V. Some people carry more, some people carry less, but in general, most people carry the same basic items (*).

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Added by Kim Russell on October 7, 2009 at 7:00pm — 5 Comments

A Fun Walk Down the WS Memory Lane

Fun recall of the original color schemes Wave Sport came up with in the late -90's! Continue

Added by Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff on October 7, 2009 at 4:40pm — No Comments

Skoooooook ! ah so good.

Skookumchuck is just one of those waves ... If you haven't been there, you've heard all the rumours, seen the video and photos, and are dreaming of the day you get to surf that legendary wave. If you have been there, your just waiting to get back. So with that said, there's not much I can say that will be… Continue

Added by Tyler Fox on October 6, 2009 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

First Quarter at New River Academy

This school year has turned out to be the most amazing year so far, and do you know why? Well, I’m attending New River Academy this year aka Huge Experiences. To be completely honest, it’s the ultimate teen kayakers dream. I have been wanting to attend this high school since I was about 12. When I first arrived at the Fayetteville, West Virginia base, I loaded my Project 45 on the boat rack on top of the white van with the GO HUGE! log… Continue

Added by Taylor Cote on October 6, 2009 at 3:47pm — No Comments