~~RapidPirate~~

Just a reminder that Jay Kincaid will be in Boise and at the Gutter this afternoon and evening. Jay placed first in the 2007 Reno Whitewater Festival and is currently ranked in the top 4 freestyle paddlers in the world. Jay will be at Alpenglow Mountainsport at 1pm Tuesday July 31 for a Q&A - then paddle with him at the Gutter at 5pm.

In association with Alpenglow Mountainsport - Come out and try the new Jackson Kayaks for free and meet some new paddle partners! If you are newer to paddling this is a great place to work with eddy turns. If you like to surf it’s a great hole.

Bring your hot dogs and I’ll bring a grill and stuff to squirt on ‘em!

EMAIL ME if you have any questions!
GUTTER INFO AND DIRECTIONS

Tom Long ran the kids through a bunch of swimming and paddling drills. Then the kids did a little boogie boarding and paddling in the hole. Seth in the orange boat (14-years old) and Alek in the red boat (10 years-old) were pulling off some nice moves Here is a little video I shot….

Link to IWA info is HERE!

August 1st Membership float!

The first wednesday of the month is the night we get together at Banks and float the Main Payette. This is a good chance for new boaters to follow old timers down the river! This is for kayakers, rafters, cat boaters or Iks. You bring your boat, we will provide the shuttle. Meet at Banks early enough to be on the water at 7PM. We should be at Beehive by 9PM. Last month was a blast, we had some new people on the water and every kind of boat made the trip. Join us in august for another fun float! For more info call 898-0286. Car pooling is encouraged and can be arranged.

For the first time IRK had a group of the more advanced kids on the Payette SF Staircase Run (class IV). Three of the kids had paddled this run before, but for three it was their first time down! Chad made everyone seal-launch down the ramp at the put-in. All of the guys did fantastic. Here is a little video I shot on their way down….

I’ve been using this for just over a year now and it really comes in handy - river levels that are texted right to your cell. Very handy for those times I forget to check in the morning before I leave… The site is PADDLESPOT.COM - and it tracks over 4,300 rivers! Check it out.

One of the biggest boosts to the kids confidence is learning to swim class II/III rapids. Once that stigma is gone it really opens up the door to progress. It’s funny to watch the first couple of class II’s when they have them jump from the raft into the river - there are a lot of tentative jumpers. About half way down the run on the Main Payette, the kids are jumping a nanosecond after being told to ‘Abandon Ship’! Several of us will run as safety boaters so it’s a safe learning environment. Below is a short clip I did a couple of years ago on Safety Night.

Come meet Team Jackson Kayak paddler Jay Kincaid! Jay placed first in the 2007 Reno Whitewater Festival and is currently ranked in the top 4 freestyle paddlers in the world. Jay will be at Alpenglow Mountainsport at 1pm Tuesday July 31 for a Q&A - then paddle with him at the Gutter at 5pm.

In association with Alpenglow Mountainsport - Come out and try the new Jackson Kayaks for free and meet some new paddle partners! If you are newer to paddling this is a great place to work with eddy turns. If you like to surf it’s a great hole.

Bring your hot dogs and I’ll bring a grill and stuff to squirt on ‘em!

EMAIL ME if you have any questions!
GUTTER INFO AND DIRECTIONS

Check out these links for the 4-Part Series from The Weather Channel’s Epic site.

Part1
Part2
Part3
Part4

We had a blast last night at the Gutter! About 15 people showed up to demo boats and meet new people. Four kids under 15 showed up and were great fun to watch going vertical in flatwater and playing in the hole. Mike V. was surfing a Rocker and Mike M. tried surfing a Sevylor IK but wouldn’t let us count his swim and make him drink out of his bootie… Then we cooked up some dogs and enjoyed the last of the sunset.

It was also great exposure for the WorldKayak site. I’m hoping to see an increase in Boise membership during the next week Here are some of the highlights from last night…

WorldKayak Boise Event: 7-10-07

                                                      

Come join Chuck and Tim from Alpenglow and I for Whitewater Demo Daze at the Gutter tonight 5pm. Alpenglow will bring all of the Jackson Kayak models available for you to try for free! Having an Eskimo roll is required. Bring your own accessories as they will only have a small quantity of skirts, Pfd’s, and Paddles.

I’ll have a grill so bring up something to cook on it!

EMAIL me or Call Alpenglow at 331-BOAT(2628) with questions!