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The Mighty Fitzroy - Kimberley 2010
10 August 2010, 01:47
Hey Guys, In February 2010 Anthony Yap and myself lead a expedition to the highest volume river in Australia, The Fitzroy - The real heart of the Kimberley. The mission was a long time ago I know but here is the photos, We have been negotiating for the rights and selling different shots so it has...
2010 US Team Trials - Missoula, MT
02 August 2010, 22:39
I recently returned from my trip to Montana for the US Team Trials. This event was held to determine the US national team for next years World Championships that will be held in late june 2011 in Plattling, Germany. The gist of my story is that I placed third in C-1 qualifying me for the US Team...
Fluid kayaks featured in Samsung TV commercial
26 July 2010, 16:49 4
Hey all, It's always good to see kayaking associated to the mainstream and get good exposure. This time it's Samsung promoting their super tough mobile phone. For once, the creative behind this ad have had some common sense and chose the toughest boats out there to be featured ;-) Pretty cool action...
Pacific Northwest Huckfest 2010: Part 1
20 July 2010, 15:43 8
The East Coast summer doldrums had been taking their toll on me and I was in need of a change of scenery. Even as a professional kayaker (and undisputedly the greatest kayaker in the world), I have not been immune to the hardships of our struggling economy. Things had gotten so bad that I had sell...
Detox in action on the Witte River
18 July 2010, 12:50 3
With all this focus on the new composite boats the Detox is quietly going about making a mark on the industry. When I first heard about the Detox I wasn't completely sold, that wasn't until I saw it in action with my own eyes did I realise how badly I wanted this nifty new toy. My first outing was...
Brandy Creek, Whiskeytown CA
13 July 2010, 16:52 5
Leif and I explored the not often run Brandy Creek in the Whiskeytown recreational area just outside of Redding this summer. For the most part the creek is really small and rocky, but it has a few awesome drops on it including some ones at the top that we didn't run because I thought that they...
Composite Fluid Element - Lurking in Cape Town
25 June 2010, 09:12 7
I’ve had my composite Element since December 2009. Since then, I’ve paddled it countless times and on the odd occasion I’ve been lucky enough to get my old man to take some photos of me when he’s been on his breaks during contracts. So this article is mainly a bunch of photos and not really an...
Composite Element videoclip: small wave, big fun!
23 June 2010, 10:50 5
Here's a short video of a session in the Composite Element on the Goncelin wave. This is a static wave on the Isere river, in the French Alps, not too far from Grenoble. The wave is pretty small and shallow but very wide and fun to paddle. This is in no way "big wave" style surfing. In...
Upper Blackwater; Revisiting a West Virginia Classic
19 June 2010, 00:28 10
Upper Blackwater; Revisiting a West Virginia Classic by Bobby Miller In the state of West Virginia, the Upper Blackwater is as classic of a steep creek as it gets. There are 62 major Class 5 rapids in the 2.5 mile run through a beautiful canyon. The run features more 4-8 foot drops and boofs than...
New Fluid Detox video - boof-punch-cruise, the Detox does it all!
16 June 2010, 17:16 12
Hi all, So finally the long-awaited Detox has reached Europe and the US and is shipping to dealers all over the paddling galaxy. Since we unveiled it at the Kanu Messe last october, the Detox has caught a lot of attention. The drawings and CAD views looked very promising, a few pics of the proto...
