Letter of The Month
“Imagine this situation: I am the only kid in my entire college who kayaks. Nobody understands my love for the river, and me wearing my World Class Academy, FutaFest or Little White Race shirts is completely lost on them. My friends and room- mate’s friends only register confusion when they see my PFD stuffed under my bed or my paddle leaning against the wall. I am asking for help, for a public service announcement,
about the amazingness of the sport of whitewater kayaking. Specifically, I need posters. If you have any posters of loops, airscrews, waterfall hucks or anything else that is equally epic, I would really appreciate them. If you feel the need to charge me a modest price, I would understand, although bear in mind, I am a broke college kid, and isn’t the thought that you are broadening the perspectives of preppy New England college kids reward enough?”
Kai Myers on Facebook
Ed’s note: We don’t make posters, but for his love of kayaking and earnest plea—our favorite letter this month—we’re giving Kai a free subscription to Rapid magazine.
Matchy Matchy
Rapid founder and pub- lisher Scott MacGregor maintains he did not in- tentionally order match- ing neon lime gear for the trip in “Guide Training,” (page 32). We’re field- testing the flashy green items—a 143 D raft from AIRE and Anarchy helmet from NRS—for reviews in our Early Summer issue. First impression: A+ for visibility.
#ThrowbackThursday
When we posted “Geek Beak,” (www.
rapidmedia.com/0330), nostalgic readers chimed in with their love for Salamander’s old school and impressively enduring brim design. “I have one, got it when they first came out,” wrote Roy Martin on Facebook. (Ed’s note: early ‘90s). “Still have it on my Prijon helmet.” Functional? Yes. Fashion- able? Well, we did find one thing worse than rocking the floppy visor: “Mine ripped off when I took a swim, but I still have the Velcro on my helmet,” Ryan Hiniker commented.
ON THE APPLE, ANDROID AND DESKTOP EDITIONS THIS ISSUE:
Creeking, freestyle, extreme races and slalom—catch a sample of Nouria Newman’s mind-blowing whitewater resumé (Profile, page 23).
Get to know the 9R, Pyranha’s game-changing 2015 race boat (Boat Insider, page 54).
Read Rapid on your device or at
www.rapidmedia.com/0331 to catch this bonus content. Watch for this icon throughout this issue of Rapid for bonus digital content.
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Contributors
Robert Faubert
Robert Faubert is an Ottawa-based photographer with a background in illustration and graphic design. Pho- tography is an avenue to record his outdoor adventures, and he’s been contributing to Rapid since the first issue. Equally at ease at a corporate shoot or an editorial river trip (page 32), he makes use of skills that have been honed over a career of more than 30 years.
Maxi Kniewasser
An avid paddler and ski-tourer, Maxi Kniewasser has done trips around the world including descents in the Hima- laya, Africa, South America, Europe and the North. His favorite trips are remote, involve a bit of grunt work and combine more than one sport. He has a master’s degree in resource management and on page 66 reflects on whether or not paddlers should support hydroelectric damming.
PHOTO:ROB FAUBERT
PHOTO:KAYDI PYETTE
PHOTOS COURTESY: ROB FAUBERT & MAXI KNIEWASSER
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