Ryan McAvoy
Ryan McAvoy is a passionate paddler based out of the Southeastern United States. He thrives on steep, technical creeks and is known for exploring new runs in the southeast. He has numerous first descents and is not afraid to do a little bush whacking. Whether he is chasing a first descent in his backyard or […]
Lucas Quintero
Born in the town Bariloche, Argentinian Patagonia, with the Manso River as his home run, Lucas started kayaking at 10 years old and quite instantly decided he wanted to paddle his kayak all around the world. Waterfalls, river running and steep creeking were always on his bucket list but lately his favourite is big water […]
Ian Salvat
From the kayaking town of Sort, Catalonia, Ian Salvat was introduced early to the river by his parents, and credits his home town as one of the best places in the world to learn to kayak. Ian loves being creative with new paddling techniques. He takes a bit of everyone and mixes it together. Benny […]
Bernie Steidl
Meeting Bernie amongst the crowd lingering on the shore of the infamous former sickline course or catching him on one of the earliest spring days on his beloved Corsica, you will quickly get a sense that he’s earned his status as Tyrolian white-water guru. Always wearing a big smile when on the water, his love […]
Shane Simoneaux
Inspirational for his rapid kayak skills progression, Shane only started paddling in November 2021. Unlike many of our team paddlers, Shane had absolutely no ties to whitewater growing up. Age 24, from South Eastern USA, and an engineer in training, Shane taught himself to roll not realising it’s much easier with a paddle. After trying […]
Nathan Bond
Nathan Bond is a young paddler residing in Western North Carolina. Addicted to kayaking since the age of eleven, Nathan learned young to appreciate the beauty and power of the river. He attributes his precision to his home run the Green but really excels when the spigot turns on and the rapids get burly. When […]
Anand Blum
Fortuitously, when he was ten years old, Anand’s mum signed him up for a kayaking camp at Calleva. Neither Anand nor his mum had any idea it was for whitewater, but it turned out it was fun and the beginning of his love for the sport. Anand has an analytical style and relates that starting so young forced him […]
Driscoll Larrow
Waka brotha D: “My name is Driscoll Larrow, I am 20 years old and from Jackson, Wyoming. I have been kayaking since the age of 10 when my dad first threw me in his old Perception. Since this day whitewater has been strongly flowing through my blood. Today, paddling has influenced merely every decision I […]
Maike Möst
Maike is a whitewater paddler from Germany. Like many of our team paddlers Maike grew up in a kayaking family, spending nearly every weekend and holiday on family paddling trips. She still spends most of her time on the river always searching out the stoutest runs, exploring new places. Relatively new to racing, Maike claimed […]
