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World's First Tandem SUP River Surf!

Written by Virginia Monday, 07 June 2010 00:21

Onlookers at Glenwood Springs, Colorado's whitewater park were amazed this past Sunday when tandem surfing champs on hiatus from the nearby Teva Mountain Games performed classic tandem surfing moves on the flood-stage rapids of the Colorado.

Tyler Bradt's Waterfall Secrets

Written by Virginia Monday, 17 May 2010 00:21

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So you wanna learn how to run waterfalls? Or maybe you're just curious about what it takes to run the really big boys, the world-record falls. Tyler Bradt shares the secrets to a safe drop, whether it's a backyard 70-footer, or his record-setting Palouse drop.

Rapid has the exclusive goods in the latest issue. Read the full story HERE.

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VIDEO: Learn to Boof Pt III—The Straight & Fader Boofs

Written by Virginia Wednesday, 14 April 2010 00:42

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Just two weeks until the release of our special Rapid Creeking issue, so here is the third and final video in a series of how-to boof instruction from Liquidlogic's Shane Benedict and the Whitewater Instruction (WI) crew.

This post continues from the previous Learn to Boof (basic) and Eddy Boof posts, and explores how to boof straight off a drop and stick a stylin' fader, or "Flying DelVergne," boof. With the addition of these two, says WI, your boofing arsenal should be nearly complete. Read on for detailed instructions that break these moves down into three easy steps.

The Straight and Fader Boofs from Whitewater Instruction on Vimeo.

VIDEO: Learn to Boof Pt II—The Eddy Boof

Written by Virginia Wednesday, 07 April 2010 00:42

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Less than a month until the release of our special Rapid Creeking issue, so here is the second in a series of how-to boof videos and instruction from Liquidlogic's Shane Benedict and the Whitewater Instruction crew.

This post continues from the previous Learn to Boof (basic) post, exploring how to boof into an eddy. The approach and stroke are slighlty modified from the basic straight boof. Read on for detailed instructions that break this move down into three easy steps.

"Into the eddy" Boof from Whitewater Instruction on Vimeo.

VIDEO: Learn to Boof

Written by Virginia Thursday, 01 April 2010 00:42

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In the spirit of our upcoming special Creeking issue of Rapid (available May 1st), this is the first in a series of how-to boof videos and instruction from Liquidlogic's Shane Benedict and the Whitewater Instruction crew.

"The boof is, without a doubt, the most essential weapon in your creeking arsenal."

There are lots of variations on this move, but the video below explains the foundations for a basic boof. Read on for detailed instructions that break this move down into three easy steps.

The Boof from Whitewater Instruction on Vimeo.