Chris Wing's Blog (37)

Soggy Southeast, A PFD, and Dialing in the X (VIDEO)

Anaconda, Raven Fork. Photo: Vaughn Corum

It has been a good couple of weeks here in the Asheville/Charlotte region for me as I finally knocked off…

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Added by Chris Wing on March 23, 2011 at 10:00pm — No Comments

The Latest and Greatest Chronicles of Gnarnia, "Better Than You."

That's right folks, we completed the movie and it is ready for you to view, you better have your action hats on!

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Added by Chris Wing on March 20, 2011 at 10:10pm — No Comments

Finally!

I have had my Project X for a couple of weeks now and I had yet to get it out other than for some very mediocre surf in Charleston and some flatwater. I had paddled the proto last fall quite a bit but I could not wait to get this freshie out on the water.

I spent the past weekend out paddling, the first real…

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Added by Chris Wing on February 21, 2011 at 10:58pm — 1 Comment

The Chronicles of Gnarnia - Top 5 Green Race Crashes

The Chronicles of Gnarnia is here to save the day. Are you tired of how hardcore all of these webcast and paddling porn videos have become? Are you sick of superhero pirate music blaring every time someone drops over a waterfall? Not to mention all of that rap music. Every…

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Added by Chris Wing on January 19, 2011 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments

Project X Loop

Just sharing a little teaser for some instructional film that I will be providing for the public soon, the X is not disappointing so far. Check out the huge flat water loop, no over thruster, beach ball or anything. It likes to pop! More coming…

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Added by Chris Wing on January 18, 2011 at 12:59am — No Comments

Wavesport @ IceMan Race in Columbia, SC with Project X

IceMan Race 2010, Paddler: Chris Wing, Photo: Spencer Cooke Effort TV

Team Wavesport will be at…

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Added by Chris Wing on January 6, 2011 at 5:13pm — No Comments

Season's End II and Photo Yearbook

Departing the old and into the new year with a bang! Paddler: Chris Wing, Photo: Kyle Irby

A few years back I concluded my season with a highlight reel aptly named "Season's End." While traveling and…

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Added by Chris Wing on January 3, 2011 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Green Race - 2010 Wrap Up

Race Day, photo: Christine Boush

I never get used to the feeling of the “what now?” syndrome I suffer from every year. Currently sitting at Lake Chatuge in Georgia with my good friend and training partner Brad McMillan, we are both jittery and restless trying to figure out what to do with ourselves.

I…

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Added by Chris Wing on November 14, 2010 at 11:38pm — 1 Comment

New Look to H2o Dreams

http://www.h2odreams.com

I figured since they turned the river off today, I would become a functioning member of society and actually get to some of my much needed website updates. I recently had my friend Trent Thibodeaux design a new logo for my business, which is sick by the way, and I would accompany it with a…

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Added by Chris Wing on November 1, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

P56X First Impressions, and Sizing Considerations

At first glance this boat looks exactly like it acts on the water; fast, loose, maneuverable on waves. The one thing I wasn't expecting was how well it would perform for me in holes.…

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Added by Chris Wing on October 5, 2010 at 2:18pm — 1 Comment

Keep the Drive Alive! Preparing for Competition

Before you even prepare to compete you have to justify to yourself why you are even competing in the first place. A lot of this thought process will help you determine how you will go about your training and mental preparation for

competition.

For example, is it for fun? Or do you have the dogged determination to win it all? Do the two have to be separate?…

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Added by Chris Wing on September 24, 2010 at 12:22pm — No Comments

USNWC PRO-AM, A benefit for FIRST DESCENTS (VIDEO)

Well, my season has officially winded down at the ol' concrete ditch in Charlotte, better known as the US National Whitewater Center. But not before going out with a bang of course. August 28th we held the first ever Pro-Am event that benefited FIRST DESCENTS, a camp designed for cancer patients/survivors. The event was organized by close friends Jason and Samantha Miller. They have been pretty…

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Added by Chris Wing on September 6, 2010 at 12:43pm — No Comments

Roll Troubleshooting

I posted this a while back within another blog posting, but wanted to highlight the video and the instruction on its own. It's that point of the season where you may be realizing there are some inefficiencies with your own roll and this video is a fairly in depth look into the most common problem with rolling, the body mechanics of the hip snap.

Keep an eye out for more instructional videos on the Wavesport website from…

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Added by Chris Wing on July 18, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Freestyle Clinics in the Southeast

At the request of many local paddlers, H2odreams.com presents another series of freestyle

clinics at its summer home, the US National Whitewater Center. The

format of the clinics includes 2 hours of on water instruction with

video feedback in the evenings up at the Rivers Edge…

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Added by Chris Wing on May 6, 2010 at 12:29pm — No Comments

Some HD Footie and Short Article...

...of my favorite spot in the Southeast for play. I have had a lot of success with freestyle clinics so far this winter and will announce new dates and locations for the spring. I'm also looking forward to some more rain!

http://www.h2odreams.com/H2o_Dreams/Special_Clinics.html

Chris Wing
H2o Dreams

Added by Chris Wing on February 24, 2010 at 2:22pm — No Comments

Week of Whitewater

Here is a quick video update from some of the paddling that was had a week or so ago. Capturing more footage as we speak so more to come. In this video we have mustaches, New River Dries, Forks of the French Broad, good lines, and BAD… Continue

Added by Chris Wing on February 3, 2010 at 7:20pm — No Comments

New Instructional Video and Instructional Clinics Announced

For those who want the nitty-gritty, I just posted a roll troubleshooting video up on h2odreams.com, check it out here

http://www.h2odreams.com/Site/Tips_and_Tricks.html

For those willing to take some time and surf through you can simply visit www.h2odreams.com, I have recently put a lot of work into rebuilding this site as an instructional resource for beginner to… Continue

Added by Chris Wing on January 15, 2010 at 7:21am — No Comments