What's your favorite boat for carving up big green waves and general soul surfing?

Loved how the foreplay dug in and carved on glassy waves. I'm sure the xxx was up there too if you could fit.

Axiom is still my favorite surfing half slice.

Rpm and braaap are my special call outs for being good at surfing despite having zero edge.

Just trying to confirm that Tallulah will have the mandatory shuttle ride?

Haven't seen anywhere confirming it will but I was under the assumption that was just how it was going to be from now on.

(I liked having a car at the bottom 😥)

Does anyone know of a good source for physical copies of topographical river maps, particularly for Washington rivers? Looking to find some for a decoration/art project.

Hi, I’m new and in the whitewater community and I’m searching for a good playboat. I’m 135lbs and 6” and can’t find any kayak that can fit me. Every playboat that I searched on marketplace were perfect for my weight but not for my height.The ones that I saw were the Wavesport Ezg50, the piranha 4twenty and the jitsu 5.5. Do you have any recommendations or suggestions?

Hey all!

Has anyone on here ran the Tawe in UK??

Me and some friends are gonna try and run/scout out the river Tawe from glyntawe to abercraf (all confident on grade 3/4 and safety rescue ect) but just wanted to gain some more info on get on/off points or any concerns on the river that I might not of heard of!

Any help is super appreciated! Thanks!

Mine was 9/15/2001... It was a float trip on the Fife Brook section of the Deerfield River. I hated float trips and practically never did them... But given the events a few days before, I was asked to fill in because we were shorthanded.

It took me almost an hour to find my voice... I'm not talking about barking out commands, or giving directives... I'm talking about the patter, the spiel, the color commentary... I couldn't find my raft guide voice.

I had a family boat crew that days... the parents and three kids. I knew why they were there... The trip was paid for and non-refundable. I knew they didn't want to be there that day... I didn't want to be there that day. I don't think the kids were fully aware of what had happened earlier that week. Now I had to do something to salvage this shit show...

"Hey... Does that cloud look like an aardvark... or an anteater?"

For the next half hour, those kids were naming every cloud they saw.... I spent more time talking about clouds than I did worrying about navigating the river. Everyone's face brightened... the sun seemed to shine a little brighter. And we had a good day on the water.

The remainder of the trip was fantastic... I found my voice again... and we had fun.

The secret to being a raft guide isn't technical proficiency in navigating whitewater... anybody can do that. You are there to provide an experience. Be awesome. We all have it in us. We lift them up... We turn zeros into heroes. You are giving someone the experience of a lifetime, act accordingly.

I'm sorry... I'm going to take my trip leader hat off and go back to bed.

Any advice on shaving down a foam seat? I love my chili but I think I sit a bit too high and want to lower the seat. Due to the construction my two options are shaving down the existing foam seat or completely removing the seat and rail and putting in a different brand of seat and step out rail.

Thoughts?

So I’m wanting an Astral Indus PFD, but I don’t know what size to get. I’m about 6’1 and around 220-225. My chest is between 43-44 inches. I don’t know if I should get the M/L (38”-44”) or the L/XL (45”-51”)

I’ve tried on a NRS Zen that was a L/XL (38”-44”)and I had plenty of room to cinch it down which makes me lean more towards the M/L because they are the same as far as what the size chart says based on chest size.

Please help

P.S. I’ll be using it for swift water rescue at work and will be using it with a wetsuit.

I love rafting and I’m looking to raft guide out west this summer season. I’ve never been a guide before, so I would need to go through training, etc. I’m looking for a company with housing accommodations and a good atmosphere. does anyone have any recommendations? I’m thinking somewhere in Washington because I have a friend who is moving to Tacoma , so it would be nice to be in visiting distance , but I’m open to anything yall think would be a good fit. Thanks !

As the snow drops here, we are left with little water in the rivers, longer drives and shorter days. Who’s raft riding and where?

Time to live through you cats out there.

Thanks

Trying to plan ahead. Does anyone know for sure when Gauley Fest 2025 is?

Edit/add : I went with the Kokatat for the dry feet. Thanks for all the input. I would’ve got the NRS if the coupon didn’t drop the Koka to only $80 more, though. Those close out sales seem like a good deal.

Hey all,

I need to get my first dry suit for an upcoming private Grand trip. I am trying to deceide beyween these 2 and could use some information to help make the decision.

NRS Crux Dry Suit - It's on close out so it's like $800 (normally about $1075)
Kokatat Hydrus 3.0 Meridian Dry Suit - $880 w/ coupon (normally $1100)

For $80 dollars more, is the Meridian a significant upgrade? Are they basically the same? I am kind of stuck as they both seem to have generally good reviews.

Thank you for replies to my previous question. I found a couple of pinholes in my kokatat hydrus tempest Dry pants. Any recommendations on the patches type to repair them . Thank you

I’ve been out of the full time guiding for a few while’s now and wondering, is it still fun?

We partied like this a few nights of the week with whoever stoped by. There’s three guides in the photo, a few clients and I think there maybe tourist waiting for an auto shop on Monday to open.

Either way, thanks for this page, I’ve been digging through the old photos and then videos.

This is from Glacier Raft in Golden BC around 2006

heyo folks! Can anyone tell me about what Team River Runner is and what they do? Someone I follow on FB has been going off on them being a bad organization that's clique-y or something and I can't really make sense of their (mulitple daily) posts about the organization. Seems like they get vets out on the water? The person also seeming has a beef with the Jackson team as they have a relationship with TRR ? I don't wanna ask the source itself what they're talkin about, as they will write multiple long ass posts with vague mentions in response. So I figured I'd ask the next best (or worse) source, reddit!

thanks folks.

Please take a moment to watch my short film entry to the Kayak Session Short Film Awards. I've been away from the river and the sport for a long time and have a profoundly different appreciation and gratitude for my time on the water. There are others out there that can benefit from the healing God provides on the river. Please share it around! God Bless!!!!!!

https://youtu.be/1o1kJOXolMg