What will be the limit? From the current drops happening this new record will not be the last. However, this hasn’t been random heroes hucking themselves over huge waterfalls. The record has been held by professionals from the likes of Sean Baker, Corran Addison, Shannon Carroll, Tao Berman, Dave Grove, Ed Lucero, Paul Gamache, Tyler Brandt, and recently Pedro Olivia. These innovators have pushed the sport to a place few thought it could go. In March, Pedro’s decent went down in Campos Novo, Brazil on an Amazon tributary named Rio Sacre. The Salto Belo or Beautiful Falls stands 127 feet tall and only took Olivia 2.9 seconds to plunge to the rushing waters below. It only took Tyler Brandt a month to reclaim the crown of highest waterfall run in a kayak.
Back in 2007…Â Details & Picture
Imagine kayaking by starlight or the wash of a silvery moon as the skylines of San Francisco and her sister cities glitter around you. If you can’t imagine that, don’t worry. Just sign up and do it. The outing is one of the guided kayak trips offered by Sea Trek in Sausalito, and even beginners are welcome to come along. Such an excursion was one of my first and most memorable paddles on San Francisco Bay.
Among the tours offered by California Canoe & Kayak in Oakland is a paddle up the gentle waters of the Oakland Estuary toward the marshes of San Leandro Bay, where you are treated to views of basking harbor seals, wading herons and snowy egrets, a host of shorebirds and occasional flights of sandpipers.
If San Francisco’s dynamic waterfront is what you want to experience…Â Details & Pictures
The New England Handicapped Sports Association (NEHSA) is pleased to announce that the 2009 Adaptive Kayak Program will begin on Saturday May 16th. The program is open to adults and children that have physical and developmental disabilities. NEHSA provides all equipment, including kayaks, paddles, PFDs, and any required adaptive equipment. The kayak instruction will be provided at Pawtuckaway Pond (locations will vary each week). Need to register in advance.
NEHSA has been a leader in adaptive sports instruction since its inception in 1972. NEHSA offers …Â Details
Imagine surfing in Utah on an endless wave. That’s pretty much what you can do this time of year, right in the middle of the city of Riverdale.
On Tuesday expert kayakers took advantage of that opportunity, which was created, believe it or not, by a sewer district, just for fun.
If you do things right at the Riverdale Wave, you can point your bow up the Weber River and just sit there as long as you can take it.
“You’ve got a great surf spot in the pile, the white pile, that keeps us on there, kind of like you see surfers do. It allows us to stay in one place but feel like you’re moving,” explained Jesse Coombs, professional kayaker and filmmaker…Â Details & Video