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when water gets that big its not retention that I worry about, most will spit you out after 1-20 seconds or so, its the unpredictability. Your skirt could implode. Your paddle could get ripped out of your hands. You could split a helmet with that much force. You could get stuffed through a sieve or log that is far above your head at normal flows. You have no control over where you will roll up after getting chundered by any one of them, and the time to roll in between beatings is minimal. You will flush through most of these, probably, but one of those things will chaotic catastrophes will happen eventually.

@@liampurvis2477 Makes sense, thanks! I raft some class V but haven't reached that level in kayaking yet. The skirt imploding is a good point. Thanks for the thorough reply!

Thanks! I'd say not 100% of the run is class V but there is an 8 mile section that is very sustained as you said.

No idea. Maybe if enough people bug him about it, John Grace will upload the old LVMs to UA-cam

@@Colin_Hunt found it. Episode 19.

I have size 10.5 shoes and had plenty of foot room. Yup, powerhouse 200 cm with 30* offset. The earplugs are SurfEars. They're a bit pricey but they fit my ears well and I have no problem hearing with them in

I’m 6’ 3” and 190 lbs. I feel like I’m slightly on the heavy side for the boat but know several guys heavier that day it’s still a good fit

Send it!

Must have been someone else. I've never paddled the Lester

They're actually just earplugs to keep the water out of my ears. The string is just to make sure I don't lose them if they fall out of my ears

It would be destroyed

Some idiot in a creature craft will probably try it after seeing this😂

Nope this was the Hot Whip

I haven’t tried it

Thanks!

Thanks. Pass the message forwards to more people

Yeah I've had that idea in the past. I'm sure it's "possible" but I don't know if there would be enough time to pull it around. I've run the Christopher Columbus line multiple times (mostly intentional) and it always happens very fast. You're only on the shelf for a very short amount of time.

Thanks!

You got it!

Eh, felt like I landed a bit on edge for both of them. I think I can do better.

Maybe so, still great rotation tho!

Glad you enjoyed it

You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks!

Awesome! You live in a great location for kayaking.

That’s funny. I’ve kayaked the run a bunch of times and when I hiked the gorge a couple of years ago, I gauged my position in the gorge completely based off the glimpses of river I got and the rapids I could see.

Thanks!

Definitely some of the most insane whitewater I've ever seen

Yeah it was definitely cool to see at the time but not an experience I look to repeat very often

Sweet protection. They don’t make dry gear anymore. Wish they did though, it was the best on the market

That name describes a lot of rapids on Linville

You know the consequences are real when one of the rapids is named _DEATH PENALTY_

Thanks! Glad you liked it

I have not paddled the Antix 2. I agree, on paper they seem the most similar. I would love to try it and compare

That would be awesome!

I had the same question. Would love to swap the antix for this if it’s comparable

Get one!

@@Colin_Hunt looking into it! I weigh 213 lbs...how do you think she will ride for me? Thanks!

@@EthanHarris795 I weigh just over 190 and I feel pretty comfortable in it. The boat has a good amount of width and I definitely didn't feel to big for it. If you're into easy stern squirts and splats it'll be great. If you're looking for a half slice you can paddle on harder whitewater you may want to look at the Sweet Ride.

@@Colin_Hunt Thanks!

Wow, thanks!

I honestly don't know the exact amount. It felt pretty comparable to the Sweet Ride

The Watauga is one of my favorite rivers! I certainly want to get back there soon. I'll see what I can do this spring.

I've only paddled the Rewind once and it was on the Grand Canyon a few years ago, so very different style of whitewater. Can't say I remember it well enough to make a thorough comparison. From what I do remember, the feel is a bit different with the stern kick rocker of the Sweet Ride, making it a bit more nimble. On the flip side, a medium rewind is gonna be easier to stern squirt than this kayak. The Sweet Ride is meant to be an aggressive river runner primarily with the ability to stern squirt as a secondary priority. It's not going to be a half slice, stern squirting machine. That would be more the Hot Whip.

@@Colin_Hunt thanks so much for the reply. Cheers.

It means that it's easy to stern squirt, pirouette, and splat. As with many half slice kayaks these days, as long as you have downstream momentum, the stern typically doesn't submerge.

It really is!

Thanks!