As the Booster begins to overcome its unfounded notoriety as a strictly beginner's boat, I had a chance to test it in a weight range which functions as more of a playboat for me.

Tune in tomorrow to catch Jay Kincaid and Lisa Beckstead talk about their feelings.

Sweets Helmets of Norway sent the BT review labs a couple Strutter helmets... but you'll have to click the link to find out what we thought of them. Dave's review covered much of the product details, my review will dwell more on helmet features and the choices we make when choosing a helmet.

Sweet helmets of Norway brings one of the most complete, well thought-out helmets available for kayaking to the market

I recently had the opportunity to paddle Prijon's final prototype of their new creeker the Embudo, and what they've got is a quality boat.

Prijon has in the past been tagged with a reputation for excellent plastic and conservative engineering, which seems to have been a double-edged sword- Prijon boats are renowned for being bomber, but their designs have reflected a staid determination not to go along with the latest fad, which to some buyers might not be a strong selling point... but the Embudo belongs firmly in the front row of current design offerings, if not out front all by itself.

"Designed on steep technical creeks of the central Rockies. The Embudo launches into the scene as the stiffest, most innovative creek boat available. The futuristic hull design has a release edge and rounded hull that skips up the surface or porpoises and provides soft landings after big drops. Comes equipped with seat mounted gear loops, molded in grabloops and broach loops for the serious creek boater."

OutdoorPrices.com and American Whitewater have partnered to offer a new boat donation program, from which the proceeds will efforts to protect rivers and river access.

NRS has come to market with a full-featured price point breathable drytop that's worth a look. At a retail cost of $249.95, this top will be an attractive option for the paddler who's GOT to have something breathable but doesn't want to pay what many other companies are charging for their full-featured breathable models.
This Top will hit the market in February of this year and will be featured in the spring 2002 catalog.

November 28, 2001 Fayetteville, NC- Kayak Magazine has partnered with Spokeradio to provide online whitewater radio programming. I’m so wet… the original kayaker’s love line, will debut on Thursday January 3, at 12:00 PM PST (3:00 PM EST for the time zone challenged). Visit www.kayakmagazine.com for an upcoming schedule, to tune in, get a date, or to email your useless opinion.

Necky has joined the BoaterTalk family with their own section on BT. If you have Necky specific questions, you can go over to the Necky section and have them answered.

Spawning Grounds has been accepted into the Gravity Works Extreme Film Festival Canadian tour 2001-2002.