18 Months in 90 Seconds - Mike McKay from Five 2 Nine Productions on Vimeo.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Wave Sport Kayaks
We are proud to announce that we will be carrying Wave Sport Kayaks this season as apart of our whitewater lineup.
We are excited to get our hands on the brand new Project X as well as the beloved Fuse series. We can't wait to hit the water with these boats!
We will have demos and rentals of all the sizes in both the Project X and Fuse.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Jackson Kayak - The RockStar
Keep blowing your mind on what you can do in a playboat!- The Rock Star takes playboating to the next level, once again! Intermediates and Experts will not want to miss this show!
The Basics: Shorter, faster, bigger looping, easier cartwheels, looser, lighter, and snappier makes playboating a joy! Once again a boat that makes you better, right away! The secret? Refined rocker profile, drop chines, more volume, refined bow shape, balanced volume distribution, and a new higher seating position that gives you more leverage.
The Playboater’s Advantage: What you can expect when you get in the cockpit of this new high performance machine.
* Beginners will be more challenged for river running, but be rewarded with easier/bigger/faster moves. The higher seating position will take some getting used to, but if you want to progress uber fast, go for it. For the best in conventional playboating and seating- get the 2010 All-Star
* Intermediates will truly know they have jumped into something special. It will take a day or two to get used to sitting 1.5” higher up, but Moves will be easier, bigger, snappier, and your friends will be impressed with your playboating in your first day. The speed and looseness of the hull will shock you as the boat is a full inch shorter than the All-Star.
* Experts will rock this boat after a few rides to get used to the 1.5” higher seat. Wave riding will be more aerial, faster, looser, and the moves will feel effortless. Hole riding will be like a trampoline ride. Powerful launches up and out of the water for loop moves, while the boat will rotate around your body like a pin-wheel for vertical moves due to the improved volume distribution (more in the stern). McNasty and Phonix Monkey moves were made easier with improved rocker profile in the bow to allow it to “reel up” high before throwing. Wow, then Wow, and at least another 20 Wows every time you try something different.
Rock Star compared to All-Star: While moves are easier and bigger, faster, etc.. the All-Star has the standard seating position and is simply the easiest playboating package for beginners, or anyone who doesn’t want to get used to a higher seat.
Rock Star S:
Length: 5”5” long
Width: 25” wide
Height: 13.4” tall
Volume: 49 Gallons
Weight: 27 Pounds SL, 27 Pounds Elite
Target Weight: 90-150 pounds
Max inseam/Foot size: 31-10
Rock Star M:
Length: 5’9” long
Width: 26” Wide
Height: 14.25” tall
Volume: 58 gallons
Weight: 29 pounds SL, 29 Pounds Elite
Target weight: 140-200
Max inseam/footsize: 34-12
Rock Star L:
Length: 6’-0” long
Width: 27.5” wide
Height: 14.9” tall
Volume: 67 Gallons
Weight: 33 pounds SL, 33 Pounds Elite
Target weight: 160-260
Max inseam/footsize: 36-13
We are trying to get our hands on one asap so we can do a review and provide our own set of photo's for a closer look at this freestyle machine. Stay Tuned.
The Basics: Shorter, faster, bigger looping, easier cartwheels, looser, lighter, and snappier makes playboating a joy! Once again a boat that makes you better, right away! The secret? Refined rocker profile, drop chines, more volume, refined bow shape, balanced volume distribution, and a new higher seating position that gives you more leverage.
The Playboater’s Advantage: What you can expect when you get in the cockpit of this new high performance machine.
* Beginners will be more challenged for river running, but be rewarded with easier/bigger/faster moves. The higher seating position will take some getting used to, but if you want to progress uber fast, go for it. For the best in conventional playboating and seating- get the 2010 All-Star
* Intermediates will truly know they have jumped into something special. It will take a day or two to get used to sitting 1.5” higher up, but Moves will be easier, bigger, snappier, and your friends will be impressed with your playboating in your first day. The speed and looseness of the hull will shock you as the boat is a full inch shorter than the All-Star.
* Experts will rock this boat after a few rides to get used to the 1.5” higher seat. Wave riding will be more aerial, faster, looser, and the moves will feel effortless. Hole riding will be like a trampoline ride. Powerful launches up and out of the water for loop moves, while the boat will rotate around your body like a pin-wheel for vertical moves due to the improved volume distribution (more in the stern). McNasty and Phonix Monkey moves were made easier with improved rocker profile in the bow to allow it to “reel up” high before throwing. Wow, then Wow, and at least another 20 Wows every time you try something different.
Rock Star compared to All-Star: While moves are easier and bigger, faster, etc.. the All-Star has the standard seating position and is simply the easiest playboating package for beginners, or anyone who doesn’t want to get used to a higher seat.
Rock Star S:
Length: 5”5” long
Width: 25” wide
Height: 13.4” tall
Volume: 49 Gallons
Weight: 27 Pounds SL, 27 Pounds Elite
Target Weight: 90-150 pounds
Max inseam/Foot size: 31-10
Rock Star M:
Length: 5’9” long
Width: 26” Wide
Height: 14.25” tall
Volume: 58 gallons
Weight: 29 pounds SL, 29 Pounds Elite
Target weight: 140-200
Max inseam/footsize: 34-12
Rock Star L:
Length: 6’-0” long
Width: 27.5” wide
Height: 14.9” tall
Volume: 67 Gallons
Weight: 33 pounds SL, 33 Pounds Elite
Target weight: 160-260
Max inseam/footsize: 36-13
We are trying to get our hands on one asap so we can do a review and provide our own set of photo's for a closer look at this freestyle machine. Stay Tuned.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Jackson Villain - Special Edition
Check out our Special Edition Custom Painted Jackson Villain.
If you have the opportunity to stop by our shop, you need to come in and see this baby... it is SWEET!!
If you have the opportunity to stop by our shop, you need to come in and see this baby... it is SWEET!!
The Daydreams of a Weekend Warrior
The Daydreams of a Weekend Warrior from Steve Rogers Photography on Vimeo.
To get the Beta on all the runs seen in this video and many other check out: http://www.liquidlore.com/
Also check them out on Facebook: LiquidLore Facebook Page
Rideau Falls
Our good friend and bad ass paddler Marcos Gallegos decided to drop Rideau Falls last week on a beautiful sunny day.
A great shot by Izabel Flansberry.
A great shot by Izabel Flansberry.
First Descents
For More on First Descents: http://www.firstdescents.org/
To Keep up to date on First Descents Canada: First Descents Canada Facebook Page
Facing East
Vital Films Presents Facing East: Full Movie
In a desolate area of western China, three of Asia's greatest rivers plunge off the Tibetan Plateau through a neck in the Himalayas only 50 miles wide. The spectacular Yunnan Gorges of the Yangtze River, Mekong River and Salween River are home now to a massive hydro electric project that is converting a living, spectacular, unique river to a series of 13 damns with no free flowing sections of river in-between. They are taking this area of life and nature and turning it into a area of industry. The undertaking is causing massive environmental damage and the destruction of thousands of cultural heritage sites. As if the loss of a land is not enough the Chinese government has already displaced 1.3 million people out of there homes and only millions more are in the path of evacuation. Come with Vital Films and Kayakers as we take you on a inside look at the death of this river and land. Very few if any people have experienced the beauty of this place. The power people in Shanghi that are making these decisions don't understand what their loosing in this race for modernization and race for power and as time determines the fate of the land and home of millions, the realization that power generation has won out against preservation. Clearly the race against the clock if their ever was one as far saving this river and land is a finished race.
vital-films.com
forloveofwater.org
In a desolate area of western China, three of Asia's greatest rivers plunge off the Tibetan Plateau through a neck in the Himalayas only 50 miles wide. The spectacular Yunnan Gorges of the Yangtze River, Mekong River and Salween River are home now to a massive hydro electric project that is converting a living, spectacular, unique river to a series of 13 damns with no free flowing sections of river in-between. They are taking this area of life and nature and turning it into a area of industry. The undertaking is causing massive environmental damage and the destruction of thousands of cultural heritage sites. As if the loss of a land is not enough the Chinese government has already displaced 1.3 million people out of there homes and only millions more are in the path of evacuation. Come with Vital Films and Kayakers as we take you on a inside look at the death of this river and land. Very few if any people have experienced the beauty of this place. The power people in Shanghi that are making these decisions don't understand what their loosing in this race for modernization and race for power and as time determines the fate of the land and home of millions, the realization that power generation has won out against preservation. Clearly the race against the clock if their ever was one as far saving this river and land is a finished race.
vital-films.com
forloveofwater.org
Vital Films presents Facing East (Full Movie) from Vital Films on Vimeo.
Esquif L'Edge Review
The new paradigm shifting openboat (Product Page) has hit the market, and the buzz has been strong. Graham Preston and his crew took down a pair of L'edges to the Ottawa River for some big water fun on the Main Channel. Here is what he had to stay:
We rolled out of the driveway with fried egg sandwiches in our stomachs; pump up music pouring from the radio and two new Esquif L’Edges on the roof. The crew: a group of friends from the Ottawa Valley ranging from the casual playboater to canoe instructors to adrenaline seekers. Our destination: the big water of the Ottawa River with the goal of demoing Esquif’s highly anticipated new open boat design. Life was good.
The L’Edge was designed as an all around solid river runner that could handle anything from steep and challenging creeks to performing on a wave or in a hole. The idea was to rival high performance boats such as the Spanish Fly, but maintain the classic open boat design. Constructed of durable rotomolded plastic with bulkhead outfitting, the boat is available in both decked and fully open models. Since becoming available in stores this past summer, the L’Edge has caught the eye and praise of several of the world’s top open boaters. We decided to see what all the hype was about.
The first thing I noticed climbing into the L’Edge was the stability. The boat had excellent overall stability, with no compromise on either primary or secondary stability. I was able to confidently tilt the boat down to the gunnels, and the transitions over the edges were very smooth. In fast current and big waves I rarely felt caught off guard or had my edges unexpectedly grabbed by the water, and battling the pushy boiling water common below sets on the Ottawa was a breeze. With staying upright moved to the back of my mind, I was able to focus much more on the actual paddling.
Once you stop marveling at the fact that your new little boat hasn’t flipped you coming through that massive hole of death, you move on to praise a new god: the L’Edge’s dryness. The L’Edge was easily the driest boat I have paddled. The decks and bulkhead outfitting allowed us to plow through some huge waves with nothing to worry about but looking good for the camera. When we did manage to fill up, the boat still handled quite well. As a bonus, the L’Edge rolled up with a very manageable amount of water, so it was rare to be paddling it fully swamped.
Despite the incredible stability there is no trade off in performance. The L’Edge is comfortably predictable yet highly maneuverable. It responds to each stroke according to plan. Engaging the edges resulted in smooth carving through the current or eddy turns in the blink of an eye. Although not the fastest boat on the market, it was rare that its speed felt inadequate, even on a high volume river, and compensates with its impressive stability and dryness.
For those who like to play, the large planning hull and distinctive edges produced the best surfing any of us have experienced in an open boat. The L’Edge has unbelievable control on a wave. It was easy to maneuver across the wave without carving off as with many boats this happens more frequently, and maintaining control while in a flat spin was nearly effortless. With shouts of disbelief we were able to fluidly slide into side surfs, back surfs, fully around or back the way we came. Dare I say I even witnessed an ender?! And because of the decks, we were able to stay on the wave much longer than normal without swamping.
The L’Edge’s predictable maneuverability and stability combine to create a boat that is an easy and welcome transition from other boats. The bulkhead outfitting was both comfortable and enabled precision control of the boat. Whether coming from a Dagger Rival or an Esquif Detonator, we all felt at home in the L’Edge and it inspired us with confidence to push our paddling past our perceived limits. Surf on the mighty Garburator Wave? Why not! After a great day on the Ottawa River, I can’t wait until the spring creeks start running, and I have another chance to paddle to the Esquif L’Edge.
We rolled out of the driveway with fried egg sandwiches in our stomachs; pump up music pouring from the radio and two new Esquif L’Edges on the roof. The crew: a group of friends from the Ottawa Valley ranging from the casual playboater to canoe instructors to adrenaline seekers. Our destination: the big water of the Ottawa River with the goal of demoing Esquif’s highly anticipated new open boat design. Life was good.
The L’Edge was designed as an all around solid river runner that could handle anything from steep and challenging creeks to performing on a wave or in a hole. The idea was to rival high performance boats such as the Spanish Fly, but maintain the classic open boat design. Constructed of durable rotomolded plastic with bulkhead outfitting, the boat is available in both decked and fully open models. Since becoming available in stores this past summer, the L’Edge has caught the eye and praise of several of the world’s top open boaters. We decided to see what all the hype was about.
The first thing I noticed climbing into the L’Edge was the stability. The boat had excellent overall stability, with no compromise on either primary or secondary stability. I was able to confidently tilt the boat down to the gunnels, and the transitions over the edges were very smooth. In fast current and big waves I rarely felt caught off guard or had my edges unexpectedly grabbed by the water, and battling the pushy boiling water common below sets on the Ottawa was a breeze. With staying upright moved to the back of my mind, I was able to focus much more on the actual paddling.
Once you stop marveling at the fact that your new little boat hasn’t flipped you coming through that massive hole of death, you move on to praise a new god: the L’Edge’s dryness. The L’Edge was easily the driest boat I have paddled. The decks and bulkhead outfitting allowed us to plow through some huge waves with nothing to worry about but looking good for the camera. When we did manage to fill up, the boat still handled quite well. As a bonus, the L’Edge rolled up with a very manageable amount of water, so it was rare to be paddling it fully swamped.
Despite the incredible stability there is no trade off in performance. The L’Edge is comfortably predictable yet highly maneuverable. It responds to each stroke according to plan. Engaging the edges resulted in smooth carving through the current or eddy turns in the blink of an eye. Although not the fastest boat on the market, it was rare that its speed felt inadequate, even on a high volume river, and compensates with its impressive stability and dryness.
For those who like to play, the large planning hull and distinctive edges produced the best surfing any of us have experienced in an open boat. The L’Edge has unbelievable control on a wave. It was easy to maneuver across the wave without carving off as with many boats this happens more frequently, and maintaining control while in a flat spin was nearly effortless. With shouts of disbelief we were able to fluidly slide into side surfs, back surfs, fully around or back the way we came. Dare I say I even witnessed an ender?! And because of the decks, we were able to stay on the wave much longer than normal without swamping.
The L’Edge’s predictable maneuverability and stability combine to create a boat that is an easy and welcome transition from other boats. The bulkhead outfitting was both comfortable and enabled precision control of the boat. Whether coming from a Dagger Rival or an Esquif Detonator, we all felt at home in the L’Edge and it inspired us with confidence to push our paddling past our perceived limits. Surf on the mighty Garburator Wave? Why not! After a great day on the Ottawa River, I can’t wait until the spring creeks start running, and I have another chance to paddle to the Esquif L’Edge.
Currents
Currents - Episode 6 - The Kimberley, Australia from Five 2 Nine Productions on Vimeo.
Currents is a river stewardship focused WebTV program (online video documentary) which uses white water kayaking as a means to educate a broader audience about the risks threatening the world’s rivers and to help highlight the intrinsic value of preserving rivers in their natural state.
For more info and to see Episodes 1-5 go to www.five2nine.ca
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Find Your Moment
Check out this inspirational film entitled "Birthright"
A great compelling story of passion with outstanding cinematography and editing. Very Cool.
BIRTHRIGHT from Sean Mullens on Vimeo.
A great compelling story of passion with outstanding cinematography and editing. Very Cool.
Jackson Villian S
As most of you may know the new 2010 Jackson Star series has swept the podium at the worlds and dominated every freestyle competition on the planet. There is no doubt it is one of the hottest playboats on the market that can even make the average joe boater look and feel good. Then Jackson somehow improved what was already a great boat in the Jackson Fun series and has become the staple jack of all trades boat in the industry.
What else can they come up with in 2010? Jackson's latest boat 'The Villain'.
Photo courtesy of Five To Nine Productions http://five2nine.ca/
The new river creek boat that replaces the Rocker in the Jackson line up. We just got our hands on one last week and immediately sent it out for testing. Mike McKay of Five to Nine Productions http://five2nine.ca/ was kind enough to take it for a spin on the Bottom Moose in New York State and let us know what he thought:
Stats: 5'11 165lbs
Current Boat: Dagger Nomad
Boofs awesome!
Surfaces great.
Found it sluggish in some ways. A little slow at times because of funny tracking. I had to work a little harder to stay on line.
It launches though. I liked that a lot.
The outfitting was great. I really liked the shock type bulkhead. Great idea in my opinion.
I kinda thought it was a bit of an advanced boat in a way. I ran all the lines really nice in it though. However, like I said, it was a tad harder to keep on line.
I would give it a B-.
However, I am just one opinion. Thanks a lot for the opportunity to try it and let me know if you need me to do anything else for you.
Mike
The verdict is in and this baby is a boofing machine! This boat has fair amount of rocker, especially in the stern. Add this with it's soft edge and ripping in and out of micro eddies is a breeze.
Check out this vid of Stephen Wright rippin' in a Villian, shot with a HD Helmet Hero
The Villain is in stock here at the shop and we do have the demo in our rental fleet, so swing by and check it out!
The Villian
What else can they come up with in 2010? Jackson's latest boat 'The Villain'.
Photo courtesy of Five To Nine Productions http://five2nine.ca/
The new river creek boat that replaces the Rocker in the Jackson line up. We just got our hands on one last week and immediately sent it out for testing. Mike McKay of Five to Nine Productions http://five2nine.ca/ was kind enough to take it for a spin on the Bottom Moose in New York State and let us know what he thought:
Stats: 5'11 165lbs
Current Boat: Dagger Nomad
Boofs awesome!
Surfaces great.
Found it sluggish in some ways. A little slow at times because of funny tracking. I had to work a little harder to stay on line.
It launches though. I liked that a lot.
The outfitting was great. I really liked the shock type bulkhead. Great idea in my opinion.
I kinda thought it was a bit of an advanced boat in a way. I ran all the lines really nice in it though. However, like I said, it was a tad harder to keep on line.
I would give it a B-.
However, I am just one opinion. Thanks a lot for the opportunity to try it and let me know if you need me to do anything else for you.
Mike
The verdict is in and this baby is a boofing machine! This boat has fair amount of rocker, especially in the stern. Add this with it's soft edge and ripping in and out of micro eddies is a breeze.
Check out this vid of Stephen Wright rippin' in a Villian, shot with a HD Helmet Hero
The Villain is in stock here at the shop and we do have the demo in our rental fleet, so swing by and check it out!
The Villian
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