As of right now, I have finalized three dates for ripboard demos. If
you would like to try riverboarding out for the first time or if you
have already tried it and want to see what a ripboard is like, then I
hope you can make it out. They are as follows:
Saturday, April 3rd. Nantahala Falls. Spring Splash at Nantahala
Outdoor Center. Come find us somewhere around the front of the store
in the manufacturer's expo.
Saturday, May 1st. Ocoee River, Middle Section. 9:00 am-4: 00 p.m.
Meet at Goforth Creek parking area.
Saturday, June 5th. Pigeon River. Meet at the Put-In. Noon till
five.

I will be bringing boards, an extra helmet and pfd, neoprene socks,
flippers, and two extra wetsuits for you to borrow while trying it
out. If you have any items like pfd, helmet, or wetsuit, please
bring them as it may help decrease the time you have to wait for a
demo. I will guide most of the demos except when I've got an
intermediate boarder doing a few runs to give them some more
experience. We will be alternating guiding and manning the info
table. If you would like to do a more personalized demo and get
some longer, less rushed runs in, then give me a call at 828-461-2152
to set something up, because obliviously, some of these will be
short. The Nanty is so cold at this time of year and I expect a lot
of interested customers, that I will just be doing runs of the falls,
though you can do multiple repeat runs. I'm only doing the Ocoee
from Goforth Creek to the takeout because in my experience the top
has some shallow, bony sections. The Pigeon has the longest run of
the three demo days. If you go to the place where you are supposed
to meet me and don't see anyone hanging around, that probably means
that I couldn't find anyone to help me work the table, so please be
patient and I'll get back to you as soon as I finish on the river
with the current demo. It could also mean that I am showing my
friend the river real quick so that they can do demos on it,
especially if it is early in the day when the water release starts.
And unless I get a chance to run the Pigeon before that day, I may
have to make a run immediately at noon before I start doing demos,
because I feel better guiding on a river that I have run before.