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Boofing Waves and Holes Video

I really like this video from H2o Dreams on how to boof waves and holes, it explains some important concepts really well and the split video that you see at times is super helpful in showing the difference between two different approaches to the same rapid. [HTML1] H20 Dreams also has a good YouTube channel […]

Where NOT to Be In Boulder Drop at Around 1800 cfs

I thought of calling this post “Boulder Drop Never Used To Be This Way!” because that was JP’s outraged-sounding remark when, after a day of serious hole/multiple swimmer carnage on Boulder Drop at a medium to low flow he noticed that – adding injury to insult – the bow of Jon Griffin’s playboat was also […]

Kayaker Beatdown on the Ottawa River (and Surprise Ending :)

This was one of the “Videos Recommended for You” on my YouTube kayaking channel – too funny. What really surprised me about this one was how it turned out! Pretty impressive. [HTML1] That’s Dragon’s Tongue on the Ottawa River.

When Things Go Wrong on the River – And How to Get Out of a Hole

Scott Henderson posted a really poignant account a while ago on Professor Paddle about how he nearly didn’t make it out of a hole on the Middle Middle run on the Snoqualmie – a mostly Class III run with a pretty easy IV section that most of us Seattle area paddlers are used to bombing after […]