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Playboating the dirty south: Saluda, Noli 1/4 mile, Eternity

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:29:20 -0700

The Saluda River in Columbia SC is the best kept secret in play boating in the southeast. Tell someone about it, or tell them to go there and that it's great and all they says is, "oh yeah." Haha! It's hilarious, their one mile stretch is better play than any river around here and nobody acknowledges it. I love it. Then there's 1/4 mile hole at the Noli... incredible. Eternity hole on the Tuckaseegee is great too, probably one of the coolest man-made play spots ever. Enjoy the video from Jan-March 2007. Disclaimer: You may not want to watch this if you're a "creeker" or a "big play features only" kind of person.

US National Whitewater Center Headcam Tour

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:11:28 -0800

The US National Whitewater Center is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The rapids are broken into two main channels - the race, "competition" channel and the "wilderness," freestyle channel. Rapids range in difficulty from Class I up to Class IV. This video is a paddlers perspective of running the two channels. Enjoy.

Wintertime Creek Paddling 06/07

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:52:19 -0800

Lots of water in December-January gave us great paddling in North Carolina. Check out the Toxaway, Linville Gorge, Green River Narrows, Raven Fork and Big Creek.

Linville Gorge Kayaking

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:06:24 -0800

September 1st, 2006 - Kayaking trip on Linville Gorge in North Carolina with Spencer Cooke of Effort Inc, Nathan Silsbee of Team Riot, Robert Peerson of Wave Sport, Mefford Willams and Nate Elliott.

Elk River Gorge - presented by Mion Footwear

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:58:21 -0800

The Lower Elk or Elk River Gorge is located in the high country of North Carolina close to Boone. This video covers one trip down the river on 11.16.06 with Spencer Cooke, Nathan Silsbee and Cooper Lambla. It starts with the 50 foot Elk Falls and ends with the 40 foot Compression Falls. The video is presented by Mion Footwear. www.MionFootwear.com

Magic Trick - Air Flip Variation in a kayak

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:50:18 -0800

Alan Young tells how to do the Magic Trick. The Magic Trick is an air flip in a kayak where you throw your paddle(s) upstream during the move and reach down into the foam pile upon landing and find your paddle. Alan Young is a 16 year old Team Riot paddler from Columbia SC.

My 2006 in retrospect

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:41:28 -0800

I don't always have the opportunity to be filmed since I am always filmING. Though, in a year's time I usually come up with enough footage to put a little something together. Here's most of he footage that was taken of me from Dec '05 - Dec '06. Thanks to my friends for shooting, Spencer Cooke

Surf Kayak National Championships 2006

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:46:40 -0800

This is a highlight reel of the Surf Kayak National Championships 2006, held at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in September.

the TRAVELERS

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:27:30 -0800

Two agile, young athletes pioneer a sport that may just be the biggest thing since mud wrestling.

Enter The Donkey DVD trailer - Introduction

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:22:26 -0800

Enter The Donkey is a kayaking DVD, released July 2006. This is one of fifteen trailers for the video. This preview introduces you to the main characters in the video including Spencer Cooke, Chris Gragtmans, Ben Marr, Kelsey Thompson, Drew Hayes, Cooper Lambla, Joey Hall and Pat Keller. As well you are introduced to the locations of the kayking that goes on in the video - USA, Canada, Uganda Africa, Ecuador, Costa Rica