Rapid Transit Video #17 – Skookumchuck

A long time ago I had a friend tell me “You’ve never really surfed a Riot boat until you’ve had it on a big green wave.” So when I got my brand spanking new Astro I hoped in the car and rallied up the the legendary wave to give the boat a proper test. One the way I met up with my old friend and former World Class student Fred Norquist and we spent a few glorious days as the only ones in the eddy.

A long time ago I had a friend tell me “You’ve never really surfed a Riot boat until you’ve had it on a big green wave.” So when I got my brand spanking new Astro I hoped in the car and rallied up the the legendary wave to give the boat a proper test. One the way I met up with my old friend and former World Class student Fred Norquist and we spent a few glorious days as the only ones in the eddy.

i don’t know what i’m doing

(ps – I really have no clue what I’m doing here so if the video doesn’t work, don’t blame me. I didn’t invent the internet. Blame Al Gore.)

1 comment
  1. That is a sick shot of the sunset. And an all-around good video. THanks for putting it up, Karl.
    -chris g.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

The Eddy Feeling

What does kayaking mean to different individuals, from the untrained beginner, to the seasoned professional? A collective of kayaking filmmakers entitled Rapid Transit, all of whom share a common goal of telling fun, exciting and engaging stories through the lens of a camera, attempt to give an answer, or perhaps just a perspective regarding this query. Along the way viewers will plunge into North Carolina’s deepest and most remote gorge, the Linville. Onlookers will meet the kayakers who first attempted the Linville Gorge descent in the 1970s, and see the reality of paddling this river over 30 years later.
Read More