When you think of kayakers enjoying their sport you don’t typically picture one sailing through the air, paddle flailing, before nose diving into water. But now you can think twice.
T & B Equipment, an event company, is taking kayaking to a new extreme by building a ramp to send kayakers flying into the Kanawha Canal at the Dominion Riverrock Festival in Richmond, Virginia next weekend.
The ramp will be used for a new event called the Red Bull Canal Crashers. Kayakers will descend a 45-degree ramp starting 30 feet above the canal, and, as they pick up speed, they will get catapulted into the water. About 25 kayakers are expected to brave the ramp for a chance at victory and the $1,000 grand prize.
Let the high-flying kayaking begin.
[Via: Richmond BizSense]
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