by transom | May 30, 2018 | alignnone-size-medium, cleared-out, floriston, Mountain Khakis, rapid-transit, rapids, sponsors
For the final HTTD of 2018 we headed up to the rapids at Floriston on the Truckee River. Of course, it was dumping rain up until time to start, then it cleared out and was beautiful. The rain kept all but the most persistent boaters at home, but we still had a fun...
by transom | Jun 8, 2017 | accent-paddles, alignleft-size-medium, friendly-wave, our-sponsors, plan-on-coming, raffle, sponsors
Bad Weather Wed made it’s return this week with cool winds, clouds, and some rain drops. Even so we had a great time surfing the competition wave at the Reno Whitewater Park. Flows have finally come down to the normal peak flow range of around 3-4,000 cfs instead of...
by transom | Dec 12, 2016 | after-the-race, class3-rapids, free-raffle, our-sponsors, rapids, sponsors, taking-1st
Update The 8 Ball Race was a success! We had racers from 14 to 60 years of age going head to head with the rapids and the 8ball blockers. The Winner out of 3 heats was Jacob McClure taking 1st place in #2 and #3 heats. After the race. We had a free raffle for...
by transom | Dec 12, 2016 | 18ft, after-the-race, beach, class3, class3-rapids, free-raffle, our-sponsors, rapids, sponsors, taking-1st, The Happy Yaker., The Outdoor experience, wonderful-day
Update The 8 Ball Race was a success! We had racers from 14 to 60 years of age going head to head with the rapids and the 8ball blockers. The Winner out of 3 heats was Jacob McClure taking 1st place in #2 and #3 heats. After the race. We had a free raffle for...
by transom | May 26, 2016 | accent-paddles, after-the-race, optics, rivers, sierras, smith-optics, snow, sponsors, truckee, truckee-river, world-kayaks
As the snow in the Sierras started melting and filling our rivers we transitioned from freestyle to creek racing for our Reno HTTDs. Last Wednesday saw a fun crew take 2 runs down a 2-3 min course on the Truckee River’s Floriston Rapids. Colin and I set up a fun...
