>>1960820>shit is the jump from -3 to 4 and 5+ that huge?Yeah, we were all some degree of pro or at least sponsored boaters. Those numbers I gave were pretty accurate. Definitely at least 1 a year, and one year we lost 4 of our mates over 3 months. We all got pretty close at some stage.
Here's some footage of one of our buddies that got out ok - this was one of our local runs.
How many old boaters do you see running gnar? It's not that physically demanding - people either drown, or quit because everyone else did.
I don't actually paddle that much any more, and I'll only go over 4 if it's a run I REALLY know.
Here's a good example of the sort of shit we used to get in - skip to 23min. The whole thing is worth a watch now.
(I wasn't on this trip, I was getting my ass handed to me in Europe about the same time ha ha at least Jordy came out conscious, lucky bastard.)
https://vimeo.com/groups/212906/videos/62334831Pic attached not to be a dick, just to say "I'm not having a larp".
