No More Chasing Waterfalls?

Is the search for and desire to run ever bigger and burlier waterfalls over? Or has it simply been put on pause for the moment? From the mid-90s until very recently, kayaking media has abounded with paddlers looking to push the limits, running the biggest, stoutest drops they could find. While risky, we loved witnessing this never-ending quest. For the past year or so, boat designs and paddlers’ focus seem to have evolved a bit. The trend of the moment isn’t necessarily to go bigger or faster but to take the time and play more. Instead of higher-volume creekers, or ever longer, faster boats, increasing numbers of paddlers are returning to kayaks with a slicey stern and slightly rockered bow. You could argue that Liquid Logic’s Shane Benedict and Pat…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, Summer 2018

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