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The last couple weeks I have been sorting through all the video footage I got while I was in Africa and it is awesome. The Nile was rediculous for video because ever rapid or playspot was epic so everything I shot was good stuff. The problem was that I shot 5 hours of footage so I had to sort through all that and if you have done any editing you know that sorting through that much video takes some time. Especially when you are filming several of the best paddlers in the world.



Thanks to Tanya Shuman for the Photo.

So I spent a week practically sifting through the endless moves thrown and rapids run by Marlow Long, Pat Camblin, Whitney Lonsdale, Tanya Shuman, Laura Nash, Rush Sturges, The Amazing Ugandan Team Paddlers, Scott Doherty, and a bunch of others. I have put some videos up in earlier posts on this page but I was working on a segment for LVM #15 and it was tough cutting things out, but after a bunch of work I had it cut down to 8 minutes and I thought okay I am pretty close lets see what Daniel thinks. So I talk to Daniel and he says, “Well your segment needs to be 4 to 5 minutes”. I’m thinking, I don’t know how I am going to do that. I like every shot in there. So back to the editing. Another day later and I finally get it down to 4 1/2 minutes, but it was painful taking 5 hours of footage and cutting it down to 4 1/2 minutes.

What that does do though is give me a bunch of footage to put up on the internet.

Here is a link to some. This is Marlow Long doing his thing including the ever elusive porpoise maneuver with a fist pump

for extra emphasis.

Marlow On The Nile

Marlow Long doing his thing on Nile Special and there are a couple other shots thrown in there as well. Marlow is paddling as well or better than just about anyone else in the world as far as freestyle goes. The cool thing is that he isn’t just throwing big tricks which he is. He throws all varieties, technical, big, and stylish. When Mar takes a ride you will see everything from little jibs, to helixs, to combo moves, and stuff that he doesn’t even know what it is yet. I have to say he is amazing to watch.

Last week we sent out the Jefe plug to the mold maker to make the alluminum mold. Its always a great time because all the sanding work is done and in a couple months the boats will start rolling in and you can get to the real fun of paddling a new boat. We started a new tradition when we send off a plug which involves cheap Champagne and Doughnuts. So after 9 months and a lot of work and playing.

Daniel at LVM just sent us this awesome slideshow of the Jefe in places all over the world.

Jefe Slideshow

I just love this shot so I put it in since we are getting ready to see a new mold for the Jefe. Why are our boats so shiney you ask. Well check out this mold. Here is a shot of one of the molders putting in the inserts that the grab bars are attached to in the plastic. You can see how smooth and shiney our molds are when they are finished. The Jefe mold won’t be done until the end of March but I figured you might want to see what a mold looks like. I will put up more on this.