Jan 25 2011

Stand Up Paddling in Veracruz Mexico.

This past month we decided to hit the 3rd annual Alseseca Race in Veracruz (www.alseseca.com) and then grab our knee pads and do some SUP first descents.  Our board of choice right now is the Rapidfire by Imagine Eco.  Its a roto molded, tough as nails, extremely stable Stand Up Paddle Board. 
 
Veracruz has hundreds of rivers everything from steep basalt waterfalls to sandy bottom rivers that end in the ocean.  We chose the class 3+ Rio Filo-bobos to start with.img_2346-1024x683

Filo-Bobos..long class 3, perfect for SUP

The Filo-Bobos is a 6 mile run down to la palmilla..there are three big class 3+ on the run.  La Union, Enfrijolada and La S.

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All rapids are excellent for SUP.  With the Rapidfire/Traverse you can remove the skeg and run the shallows with out fear.

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There are some manmade tunnels that can be paddled at certain water levels..Inside are bats, lizards and pitch black darkness.

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The wall of tunnels.

I give this run a 5 star rating, easy to portage if necessary and you can run the rapids multiple times by walking back up shore. img_2378-683x1024

 Special thanks to  Aventurec www.aventurec.com   and Liquid Adventures http://liquidadventureskayakschool.org/   for the shuttles and hospitality. 

Next post will be about the class 3-4 Rio Pescados and 3+ Actopan.

 

Aaron

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Jan 09 2011

Stand Up Surfing Ciudad Valles!

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Flows in the Huasteca are still a nice medium level.  When we don’t feel like driving to the waterfalls there is a great park and surf 5 minutes from the Hotel.

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Its a dynamic surf spot below the bridge.  Two distinct waves that form in about 2 feet of water.  With the current river drop, these waves will be here until april and will only get better.

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The bridge makes for an excellent photo and video platform. 

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The left side wave makes for good ollies and some nice carves.  I t has a strong foam pile that like to spin the board out so you have to stay active.

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We surfed the whole fleet…Rapidfires, C4 10’6” iSUP and the Sevylor Samoa.

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Its a great time of year for the waterfalls too.  Come on down and enjoy the awesome water levels and warm weather.  We’ll be here keeping the STOKE.!!

Aaron

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Nov 15 2010

Santa Maria Rafting

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The high season has arrived here in Mexico.  The rafters are here every weekend.  water levels are excellent, it’s gonn be a great year.

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Despite all the bad news in the media we are having a good season.  Today is the start of our #8 cold front and that always helps to keep water levels high.

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The 5th canyon of the Santa Maria with some good water.

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Iceberg has been delivering a nice big hit!

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A little love to the sponsors…

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see you on the river

Aaron

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Nov 10 2010

SUP Mexico. River Surf!

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We have a beautiful little wave in front of the Aventura Ranch it is perfect for learning to river surf on a SUP.  Our boards of choice are the C4 Waterman 10’6” iSUP  and the Imagine Eco Rapidfire.

Click Below For the Video!

SUP Mexico…River Style!

Good times…enjoy the Video!

Aaron

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Nov 01 2010

Rapidfire SUP by Imagine Eco.

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We have been using and abusing our rapifires, nonstop, for the past two weeks.  These boards are tough.  They get drug, dropped and scraped across rocks and it doesn’t affect them at all.

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We have been paddling technical class 3 and some big water 3+.  Everyday I learn something and feel better the next day.  This board enables you to river run with confidence.  img_9418-1024x683

Soon we will be pushing the limits with some 15 to 30 foot near vertical slides.  Should be interesting!

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See you on the river.

Aaron

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