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2010 Season Warm-up

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Added by Jennifer Dembinski on March 3, 2010 at 9:23am — No Comments

Monkey Fusion - pics from the development of our new board

I wanted to share a couple of pics from the Mean Monkey lab. The blue board is a model of the Monkey Fusion riverboard that we're planning on bringing out next month. We'll use better foam and it still needs to be shaped, but I think it gives you a great idea of where we're going with the design.

I'm also happy to say that these boards will be handmade right here in Helena in the heart of the Montana Rockies. We're teaming up with one of the best carvers in the N

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Added by Matt Kuntz on February 25, 2010 at 9:57am — 5 Comments

Conte Vn

wow Josh she wants to be my friend . Continue

Added by Sanford Zirkle on February 12, 2010 at 8:17pm — 3 Comments

Diving in Iceland

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Added by Jennifer Dembinski on January 26, 2010 at 6:30am — 3 Comments

Bodysurfing Dungeons!

Unlike most of you in the Northern Hemisphere & currently experiencing cold weather and hopefully snow... you lucky Airboarders! We, in the Southern Hemisphere, are enjoying warm weather and of course some nice Summer Swell. Just this afternoon, my bodysurfing buddy, Kieran told me that there is an Arti… Continue

Added by Charl van Rensburg on January 25, 2010 at 3:46pm — 7 Comments

Airboarding At Hoodoo - Lay Down & Be A Rockstar For A Day

Docta P and I went to Hoodoo to go Airboarding recently. It was a 180 degree difference from the last time I was there 2 years ago (seriously, TWO years

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Added by Josh Galt on January 19, 2010 at 11:40pm — 2 Comments

Gauley Fest Upper Gauley Trip Report and Video

It's that time of year when all of us teamfli members that riverboard get a chance to at least make a dent in our backlog of footage and put together a few more videos while there isn't a lot of riverboarding to be had.

I started the morning off a little groggy from a late night of running the booth at Gauley Fest and from all the noise that happens well into the morning. However, I was excited because Jamie, Jusbyn, and Rochelle were all getting their first runs on the Upper… Continue

Added by Kevin Yount on January 17, 2010 at 9:00pm — 7 Comments

Save the Pigeon

Hi, This is an urgent plea from a river brother that is very close to the situation as he lives by the Pigeon River in Hartford, TN and works and plays on the river often. I plan to get these emails out as this is a river I'm on a lot too. We'd appreciate all the boarders in the southeast (or anywhere else), but especially in western, NC and Eastern, TN to take part in emailing officials. I would be at the meeting myself if I didn't have to work, but if you can make it that night please do so.… Continue

Added by Kevin Yount on January 4, 2010 at 9:09pm — No Comments

Riverboarding Hall of Fame

Recently, Josh posted a link to an article http://news.facelevel.com/2009/12/mike-horn-the-greatest-adventurer-ever.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=f… Continue

Added by Charl van Rensburg on January 1, 2010 at 3:00pm — 5 Comments

Team FLI training with Kevin part 2: The Pool

I'll start this week, by saying that when you ask about the best form or technique for swimming, you are going to get a lot of different and maybe conflicting answers. If you are new to swimming, ask your local lifeguard or swim instructor at the pool for a few pointers. Accept pointers from other swimmers and then use your mind and how it feels with your body to decide if you should adopt it into your training routine. For example, sometimes other swimmers ask me why I'm swimming a certain way… Continue

Added by Kevin Yount on December 31, 2009 at 4:55pm — 6 Comments

It's the journey not the destination... um, right?

As I'm waiting in line at the ferry dock I am trying not get bits of windshield glass in my fingers as I attempt to organize my belongings. The car's probably going to be out of my possession for awhile, and I want to turn it over clutter-free. Out of my top right periphery a dark object caught my attention for about 1/4 of a second, not enough time to react physically, only to think, this can't be good. I've had a lot more time to think about what put me in the wrong place at the wrong… Continue

Added by Rochelle Parry on December 28, 2009 at 2:30am — 1 Comment

Great Christmas!

How can you beat this gift. I won superbowl tickets!!! A pair of them to the game this year (2010). Fire up the Garmin Nuvi, I am heading to Miami! Now I just better not hurt myself doing crazy sports stunts bef… Continue

Added by Pat Jewett on December 25, 2009 at 9:28pm — No Comments

Airboarding at Richmond Hills Park

12.21.09. After 4 days of being stuck in my neighborhood due to the snow and the city of Asheville Public Works' inability to scrape the roads, the temperatures finally climbed high enough to allow me to get my vehicle out. I promptly headed for the buffet at El Chapala and then to Richmond Hills park to try my airboard since there was some real snow. I would have liked to had gone to Cataloochee Ski Resort (note: they don't currently allow it to the public, but are thinking about it and have g… Continue

Added by Kevin Yount on December 22, 2009 at 7:43am — No Comments

swimfins

i probably have around six pairs of swimfins / flippers in my garage. from those long fins used for spearfishing, to the short stubby fins used for bodyboarding and then a few variations in between. truth be told, i have something of a ’soft spot’ for swimfins. all swimfins. it started w… Continue

Added by Charl van Rensburg on December 18, 2009 at 6:15am — 8 Comments

Face Level Fitness Training w/ Kevin: Calisthenics 101

What are calisthenics? They are exercises that use your own body weight as resistance. Calisthenics are a great tool for building strength, flexibility, balance, conditioning, and guarding against injury by strengthening stabilizer muscles that support your joints and other muscles. While I have added in working with resistance bands and kettle bands occasionally, calisthenics are one of the biggest parts of my physical training . I even recommend that those who enjoy training with weights incor… Continue

Added by Kevin Yount on December 17, 2009 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments

El Chorro Revisited

The first run we did in Costa Rica last January was El Chorro; this time it was the last. Peter had already gone home so it was Josh, Alicia and I. Two days after dropping Peter at the airport I came down with a nasty head cold and felt too ill to leave the house for two days. It started with a cough on Sunday and migrated upwards. It was probably a combo of the Guaro on Friday, a smoothie that was probably loaded with more sugar than I anticipated on Saturday, and restaurant food also on Saturd… Continue

Added by Rochelle Parry on December 13, 2009 at 9:35pm — No Comments

Cheoah video

Last year when a few of us ran the Cheoah river, I had camera trouble that kept us from capturing any of the fun. Our consensus was that the whole river wasn't worth doing due to it being shallow, crowded, and sparse on the eddies, but that the last two miles would be fun to run laps on. Immediately right after Bear Creek Falls, the river splits around a few small islands. The channel that I took last year was on the far left and is called the West Prong channel or Watauga Alley because it has c… Continue

Added by Kevin Yount on December 13, 2009 at 8:38pm — 1 Comment

Costa Rica: Day 6

It didn't take too long to figure out how Josh was feeling in the morning. We could hear it from down the hallway. But he was determined to go with us, even if not riverboarding. We found the road to the Florida section put-in. There was a raft exiting and a couple vans there. It would be a short, fast & furious three miles. The water was mu… Continue

Added by Rochelle Parry on December 9, 2009 at 8:24pm — No Comments

Costa Rica Day 5: Upper Upper Pacuare

Today we ran the upper upper Pacuare. Luis was our shuttle driver, and asked where Kevin and Alex were. Indeed. Work and school. Why do these have to interfere? We were thinking of running the Reventazon, but I showed the video from the last trip to Peter C and he got a little on edge about the dirtiness of the water. So we went to where we knew the water would be clean. The bridge to the higher put-in was being worked on, but there was just II-III stuff up there. The bridge would open in a li… Continue

Added by Rochelle Parry on December 6, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Costa Rica Day 4

We couldn't get ahold of our usual shuttle driver Luis, but the hostel found us someone, and it turns out he is the president of the Costa Rica Whitewater Association. This was the guy Patricia -- who runs the hostel -- said thought we would surely die if we ran the Reventazon back in January. We never actually got confirmation on the veracity of that statement, but he was a really nice and knowledgeable man.… Continue

Added by Rochelle Parry on December 6, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

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Xsports4vets Supporting Our Veterans at The Badlander

April 2, 2010 from 7pm to 11pm

Win raffle prizes and donate used river gear at the Badlander on April 2nd, to benefit our Veterans! Riverboarding Reintegration Sessions: Program Description This peer support riverboarding group will utilize the high intensity sport to attract…

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Kevin Yount commented on Kevin Yount's event 'Alabama Mountain Games'

Heads up that there are no spectators allowed at Short Creek Falls or at Ender Hole.

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No Airboarding at Cataloochee on March 18th.

Dear FLI community,Just a head's up that there won't be an airboard lesson at Cataloochee resort in NC on March 18th. I will be out of town attending the Alabama Mountain Games. With the resort closing snow operations the following weekend, March…

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Rochelle Parry replied to Rochelle Parry's discussion 'Safety, numbers, stats help'

Thank you, that helps a lot.

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Charl van Rensburg commented on Clinton's video 'Bodyboarding in Germany'

Bro, that was so cool.... and a really nicely edited Video - Well Done! Would dig to see some more footage and info up here from you. If ever you're keen to hit some whitewater on your bodyboard, just look around here on Teamfli.com, there are a b…

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Dirty South Regional: New River at New River Gorge

April 16, 2010 at 12pm to April 18, 2010 at 2pm

This is simply a gathering of riverboarders in the Southeast with some friendly competition thrown in. We are keeping this on the down low and calling it a gathering instead of a competition for reasons that the put in and take out are on park land…

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Bodyboarding in Germany

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Now THATS a fun looking wave, wow!!

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Mad Dog River Boarding replied to Rochelle Parry's discussion 'Safety, numbers, stats help'

Check out this link. http://www.paddlinglife.net/article.php?id=251 It is a summary of American Whitewaters 2007 accident stats, I have not yet been able to find anything newer. It does not give participant numbers. For some rough figures from he…

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Kevin Yount replied to Rochelle Parry's discussion 'Safety, numbers, stats help'

Hope someone else can give numbers. Beyond numbers, just remember to remind them that if a rafter falls out of the raft, they only have a helmet and pfd for protection. We have a buoyant craft, pfd, helmet, protection from the cold, and flippers.

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