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We just got the production mold for the Versa Board in the factory. It will take us a few days to get the mold tuned in, polished, set up for all the attachment points, accessories, and skeg systems but we took one of the first ones out of the mold, and down to the lake, to check it out. ...
I got my first glimpse of the Villain S last week, and I thought to myself, "Wow...it looks sweet, but I hope its not too big for me."
This is the intro to the new film - Dream Result - by paddling legends Rush Sturges, Tyler Bradt and friends. Dream Result is the story of a group of friends who have undertaken a journey to explore the limits of possibility. The film includes the World Record Waterfall Descent of 186 ft Palouse Falls, expeditions into the wilderness of Northern Canada, big air freestyle on the flooded rivers of Quebec, and a quest for waterfalls throughout Chile and Scandinavia. Driven through the passions of nine of the sports top athletes and lifelong colleagues, they experience a year in the life of chasing their Dream Result.
In the last post I spoke about Skyaking which is the name given to Kayak Skydiving. Since first being introduced to this sport last week, I've been searching the web for all I could find.
This really fascinates me, as gliding in the air in a playboat style whitewater kayak seems like it really adds a new dimension to sky diving. It's almost as if the boat becomes a tiny airplane that catches air underneath it and allows for tricks and manuevers at the behest of the pilot.
Watch this interview and skyaking video with Miles Daisher, the Skyaker who introduced kayak sky diving into popular news outlets.Miles Daisher, Skyaking Extraordinaire originally appeared on About.com Paddling on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 13:41:10.Permalink | Comment | Email this