McNasty - Kayak Instruction Video and Photos

Hi boaters,

There was a mishap in my article in Kayak Session on the McNasty. The latter half of the photos aren’t shown. Here is what I have, two different McNasty’s that I pieced together for one. For the full effect, you can also check out the videos.

This past few weeks I have been working on a new move that I plan on using in Austria if the Wave/Hole cooperates! I like Steve Fisher’s Helix a lot. It got me thinking about using every possible Plane and rotation in one move. What I came up with was the McNasty.

Simply put: It is a combination of a backwards donkey flip and a loop. It is a full 360 degree rotation on the long axis of the boat, a 180 degree rotation on the short axis of the boat (like a cartwheel) and it is aerial. Of course there are good McNastys and bad McNastys. A good one is magical; a bad one is a flop on your head and a huge rush of water. I have done lots of bad ones.

This video I took by myself just setting my new Christmas present on a tripod. Yes, it was taken on December 26th. The spray from the waterfall on the lens and the shadows make it a little dark, but heh, it’s my first day with my new camera.

I designed the McNasty to be done in a hole or wave. I promise some incredible ones from the Zambezi or White Nile from Africa soon enough, stay tuned.

View video of the McNasty (1.7 MB, Windows Media Player 9 required)
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