Ode to Attila, Reflections from Kastorff
ODE TO ATILLA There’s a kayak instructor in the Noonday Sun Who closely resembles Attila the Hun Most people think his virtues are few. We think he’s high-handed and arrogant too. He takes off down river and say’s “Follow my line” Disappearing from sight as you paddle...
Ode to Attila
A number of years ago, Ken received a framed tribute as a gift from two ladies who he helped mold into great kayakers. I did not ask him why the tribute they gave him was titled "Ode to Atilla." That spoke for itself! But I did ask Ken to share the tribute and some...
Fuse 56: jack-of-all-trades and the master of them all
What can you say about a boat that really does it all? When WaveSport released the Diesel, They called it the "SUV of kayaks." They were not kidding either! The Diesel creeked well; it was incredible in pushy higher volume rivers; it even surfed great for a boat of...
International Day at Gorilla
Thursday May 8, 2008 �This is much bigger than on the videos!� said Omar. Steve and I laughed. Everyone says that at Gorilla. Through the years the rapid has been filmed and photographed from every angle. From the top, the bottom, the side�the LVM guys even once set a...
No Girls’ Category Needed for this Lady!
Ask Maria Noakes which "hat" she has on today and it can be one of many: Mom, wife, company co-founder, respected whitewater paddler, international traveler.... oh, and a girl not scared to compete against the big boys-as she so proved placing 18th overall in the...
Another Successful Nantahala Open!
Thanks to everyone who came out and braved the rain (and hail!) Saturday here at the Nantahala River. Thanks to you our 4th annual Nantahala Open was a smashing success! Big thanks to Bryan Kirk (who has helped to put on the Nantahala Open four years in a row now!),...
Wave Sport Fuse Family Growing
Momma Fuse and Daddy Fuse have Arrived here at ERA! The Fuse 35 is proving to be a new favorite for the smaller paddlersenough so that there has been some boat envy going on as we bigger boaters waited for the new sized boats. But wait no more! The Fuse 48 and Fuse...
Olympic Team Trials Results for Friday, April 25th
2008 Olympic Team Trials and Pan American Slalom Championship & Olympic Qualifier Results for Friday, April 25th: 20080425-k1m-total-results1.pdf
Ecuadorian Olympic Bound?!?
For those of you who paddled with us in Ecuador this past winter, you may have met and/or spoken to Omar. Omar works at Altar Tours with Angel. And he distinguished himself among those of us who learned that he is a)an enthusiastic whitewater kayaker; b) great river...
Hats off to LevelSix and Teamscum
With the Nantahala Open right around the corner, everything is coming together to ensure loads of fun for everyone. We hope you are part of it. Teamscum and Level Six just made sure that the booty table will not run out! And speaking of being part of it...Team Wave...