whitewater kayaks. So whitewater kayaks are great for the

those kayakers who want to navigate whitewater in turbulent rapids,

surf waves or even take part or multi-day expeditions.

A few examples are the whitewater kayaks we carry at Tumalo Creek

include the Jackson Rock Star the Dagger Mamba

and the Pyhranha Fusion. Some common features

among whitewater kayaks in general most of them are shorter

and a lot rounder than most kayaks out there making them much easier to

maneuver

I like to break whitewater kayak into the five different categories: the first

category being play boats

similar to this Jackson rock star behind me

next is river running play boats which would be the Jackson fun runner to my

left

then we have our river runners which would be the dagger Mamba

or the Pyranha Burn. Creek boats which would include the Jackson karma

and some other models and finally we have our crossover boats

like the Pyranha fusion right here. As an intermediate kayaker, one of my favorite

play boats to use

is the Jackson rock star. The Jackson rock star performs great and play

wholes and play waves.

it's also very easy to move and extremely comfortable

allowing me to be in a all day. The dagger Mamba as both a really good river

runner

and a very capable steep Creeker. Its high in volume and has a lot of rocker which

is great for staying on top of the water and sliding over rocks

it also has semi hard edges making it

very capable of carving in and out of eddies.

The Phyranha Fusion is an excellent cross over boat.

It's great for beginning paddlers who are looking to gain experience on

whitewater

but don't want to give up their flat water capabilities. The fusion is also an

excellent boat for experienced paddlers looking to get on multi-day expeditions.

Whitewater kayaking is something that anybody can learn

so come on down to our shop we have whitewater classes for all experience

levels

Come down we'll hit the river and check out our full 2015 inventory and enjoy our

new play park being built out back.