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Epic V8 at Skookumchuck Tidal Rapids from Deep Cove Canoe & Kayak Centre on Vimeo.
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“I had been wanting to take the Epic V8 surfski to the Skookumchuk Tidal Rapids for the past few years and finally decided to make it happen,” said Bob Putnam, of Deep Cove Canoe & Kayak Centre. “Having paddled there twice before in a sea kayak, the experience was always filled with anxiety as my eskimo roll is terrible. Edited out of the video are the multiple swims where the surfski was ripped out from beneath me.
In a sea kayak a swim at Skook is an ordeal, but in the V8 a remount is relatively easy in comparison. You certainly need solid remount skills in challenging conditions, but once on the wave the V8 performed like a champ was really fun. Thanks to Vince and the great folks at Epic Kayaks and paddles for building such a game changer of a surfski. David O’Brian did an awesome job of creating this video.”
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