Category Archives: Photos

USNWC TVF & Throwdown #2 Photos

Check out the 2 photo albums below from this past Saturday’s (5-3-08) adventures @ the USNWC:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20201&l=fed92&id=552848204
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20039&l=5e2b7&id=552848204
Stay tuned to World Kayak for full Charlotte / Tri-Cities Hometown Throwdown #2 event coverage & results ASAP.
Have a nice day!

A Good Low Water Day on Watauga Gorge (Carnage Report Inside)

I had the privilege on Sunday (4-20-08) to lead the Damascus Boyz on their PFD of the Watauga Gorge.  The level spiked up to a mighty 164 CFS early that morning from a small rain we received on Saturday, but it began to quickly fall off to 118 CFS by the time we put on… [...]

A Salute to the Damascus Boyz!

One of my arch nemesis (Because he’s the regional Bliss Stick Rep.) and good paddling buddies, Jason Bordwine, sent me this “Picture of the Year” this morning.  I got a great laugh out of it…
 
The Damascus Boyz from left to right: Brian Combs & Jason Bordwine
Both of these fine gentleman hail from the great town [...]

My Favorite Tallulah Photo

We came away Saturday with some great video and photos of our EPIC adventure.  Below is one of my favorite photos from the day.  It was taken by Mrs. Jennifer Southerland from an overlook on the river right bank adjacent to Oceana.  Click on the thumbnail below for the hi-res photo:

Standing at the top of the [...]

My PFD of Tallulah Gorge!!!

One Word: EPIC!!!
I’ll let the video do the talking (Click on the link below):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTyZb016dd0
Here are some photos from the day’s adventure (Click on the link below):
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=18276&l=7fc67&id=552848204
It’s back to work for the SKB Team this coming weekend.  Pray for rain!!

Hometown Throwdown Event #1 Results & Photos

Location: Charlotte, NC - USNWC, 2nd drop of the Instructional Channel - AKA “Meltdown”
16 competitors and more fun than you can shake a stick at…
Event Competition Results:
Men’s K-1A:
1. Chris Wing
2. Fergus Coffey
3. Josh Learn
4. (Mad) Mike Patterson
5. Brad Barker
Men’s K-1B:
1. Richard Ellington
2. Chad Grindstaff
3. Andrew Bentley
4. Wesley R. Bradley
5. Dallas
6. Chad Penley
Woman’s K-1:
1. Aleta McCleskey
2. [...]

SKB Mission: Vertical Mile Completed on Wilson Creek!

This past weekend (3-16-08) our TVF Sexy Kayaking Beast Team completed one of our main goals for the competition; which was to complete a vertical mile (5,280 ft) of TVF on a run.  We never planned for it to happen on Wilson Creek, but we did it with 20 laps @ 275′ per lap = 5,500 [...]

“Here & Now” World Premiere was a Huge Hit!

Monday night was a rockin’ time at the “Here & Now” World Premiere in Elizabethton, TN.  Before the premieres we had a nice meet and greet in the lobby with all viewers buying tasty concessions and talking with Nick Troutman and Emily Jackson.  We were also showcasing the new J.A.W. Super Hero and Hero.  Which lots of people [...]

SKB Team is lookin’ Pro!

Check out our new Team Jersey’s we just had printed up.  We will now look even sexier than ever out on the river lapping all the other teams!

Peace out!

Where is All the TVF Competition?

We are now into the third week of competition for TVF & Team SKB is pulling away from the rest of the teams.  Check out the standings: http://boatertalk.com/TVF
Photos from the weekend:  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=15457&l=39876&id=552848204
Full trip report of my PFD of Watauga Gorge coming soon!  It was awesome…

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