Eric Walter is a highly experienced kayaker used to dropping some of the biggest waterfalls in the world, always on the hunt for big rivers full of rapids…. water, water, always water. So when we were searching for the most surprising place to send him, the towering sand dunes of Namibia seemed like a fit. Armed with just his paddle and his boat and a few paragliding buddies, Walter hit the dunes at full speed for an all-time (and pretty rare) kayak session in the middle of the desert.
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When pro kayaker Rafa Ortiz decides to follow his dream to paddle over Niagara Falls, he sets in motion an incredible series of events that eventually takes on a life of its own. To prepare for this mission, Rafa enlists the help of world-renowned paddler Rush Sturges and a tight team of their friends. Together they go on a remarkable three-year journey from the rainforest rivers of Mexico to the towering waterfalls of the U.S. Northwest.
Each year Desert Storm Poker Run & Shootout holds the Lake Havasu Parade of Boats and 2016 was an impressive display! Team Farnsworth showed off three of their boats: Low Altitude, this year’s Shootout winner, Silver Lining and Center Console. The parade worked it’s way through Lake Havasu Channel and once out on the lake, the boats take off for the Poker Run with helicopters in chase!
Last year’s winners of the Desert Storm Shootout prepare to do battle again this year at Lake Havasu, Arizona. Team Farnsworth ready Low Altitude, a unique a 50 ft Mystic C5000R, powered by twin 1850 hp T53 turbine engines on a catamaran hull, performs test runs and fine tuning for this year’s 18th running of the Annual Desert Storm Shootout.