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Lately I have been suffering from IBS - yes, the dreaded Intermittent Boating Syndrome (hey, what where you thinking???). But hopefully that has all come to an end and things will be looking watery for the rest of the summer On Saturday our friend C.J. decided to do a float on the Main for his 15th Birthday and we had 11 boats in our armada. Three young guys that had never been on the river joined us trading between the 2 IKs and Links raft. Also joining us on his cataraft was Shane from Salamander. Then we hit the gutter for surfing and to eat some dogs! What better way to spend your birthday than paddling? Thanks for inviting us along C.J.!

For the past few years IdahoLocal has been putting together some footage from Memorial Day weekend at Lochsa Falls. Always great entertainment! Check it out HERE!

Check out Chris Wings reporting on FIBArk - Chris has been providing some excellent event coverage on WK!

I noticed that 11-year-old Alec from Boise took 1st in the Cadets. Great job Alec - but don’t slack off, your two brothers are going to be nipping at your heels

Go HERE for details

Hard to believe we are coming up on our 3rd Hometown Throwdown! Come join us next Thursday, June 19th - registration at 5:30pm, BUT BEST TO REGISTER ONLINE HERE. We meet at the Gutter near Horseshoe Bend. If you need directions or have any questions feel free to contact me at gary@worldkayak.com

Well, the River Kids have been hitting the river hard this spring and I’ve managed to get a little video. We’re going to have a stellar year - so come on up!

The PBR Youth event Friday night was a blast. We had a cadet freestyle, jr. freestyle and a boater-cross. An EXCELLENT meal was provided by Chuck and Anne from Alpenglow Mountainsport (Boise) and lattes by ‘Garden Grounds’ (Horseshoe Bend).

Sam Geoff put together a fantastic event! Thanks A huge thanks to Shawn at Horseshoe Bend Power for helping dial the gutter into a great wave for the evening! A generous Devon Barker again drove down to help score the event.

– Results –

Cadet Freestyle
1. Alec Voorhees
2. Ethan McLeod
3. Troy Wilson

Jr. Freestyle
1. Seth Stoenner
2. Conner McLeod
3. Shawn (From Salmon, Id)

Boater - X
1. Seth Stoenner
2. Tyler Wilson
3. Alec Voorhees

IMAGES BELOW BY — Link Jackson –

The PBR (Payette Boise River Revival) starts Friday (tomorrow)! Lots of kayak and rafting competition throughout the weekend. It all kicks off at the Gutter - 4pm on Friday May 30th with the Juniors freestyle and transitions into the Night Disco Rodeo - paddling under the spotlight Go HERE for more info. Best for everyone if you can use the ONLINE REGESTRATION. Hope to see you there!!

Well, it’s in! I’m waiting on my new SuperStar to arrive, so I took Tyler out for his first run on the Bladder Wave tonight. My friend Link brought his raft and we paddled it out to the dam and he, mike and I caught some nice pics of the action from our cushy front row seat

Regional Jackson paddler Mark Cecchini was seriously stomping the wave - check him out here in these pics in his green AllStar. Enjoy

I just drove by the Gutter here on the Payette and the Bladder Wave is in! The river is sitting at 9,800 and is pouring over the sides of the dam. Now this isn’t the monster wave that it is known for - the water just isn’t high enough. It is a lot like a wide ‘Trimax’ (3rd wave on Climax). No telling how long it will last - so get out there!