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Hydrospeeds, (aka white water sledges) are a great single person, white water river craft.
If you’ve ever traveled down grade 2 - 4 rapids in your canoe or kayak, you’ll know how much fun that can be.
Now, imagine swapping your canoe or kayak for a hydrospeed and then taking the same route. With the white water at face level and your legs kicking like mad, the adrenaline really kicks in, and the rapids feel massive!!
Hydrospeeds have been around on mainland Europe for a few years, and have evolved into white water sledges in New Zealand. The USA has it’s own version of this sport, calling it riverboarding. At the end of the day, the sport is the same whatever you call it – swimming downstream through white water, with water crashing all around you. Awesome!!
Hydrospeeding has only recently started to get a grip on the UK, and Extreme Dreams are one of the few outlets selling hydrospeeds in the UK!
SPECIFICATIONS
- Length: 92 cm
- Width: 65 cm
- Height : 25 cm
- Weight : 12 kg
- Colour: red
The main body is made of polyethylene and filled with polyurethane foam for extra buoyancy.
If you have never heard of or tried hydrospeeding, click the "web info" button at the bottom of this description and see a hydrospeed in action! Along with the New Zealand white water sledging trip, in September 2007 we hydrospeeded the full 75km of the River Tay in Scotland. We were the first to do the whole river!! “Hydrospeeding the River Tay” can also be found on our X Sports website – www.extremedreams.co.uk
CAUTION:
As with any activity carried out on water, there should be some knowledge of the area you are entering, and some knowledge of how to operate safely, on both static and moving water. Also, safety equipment should be worn, ie helmet, buoyancy aid, wetsuit, etc. You will also need a set of fins to power yourself through the water, and shin/knee protectors are advisable.
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