The PaddlerUK magazine September 2015 issue 4 | Page 45

“My top three would be, the Zambezi, Rio Alseseca, and taking home
top honours would be the Ottawa River. It might come as no surprise
to some that the Ottawa River would be my favourite being that I grew up
there and learned to kayak on the river, though all bias aside this river is epic.
“When it comes to playboating, there
might not be a single river in the world
that could rival the Ottawa River. It is
home to many top freestyle features
and something to surf at any level with
features such as, Garburator, Buseater,
Gladiator, Corner Wave, Right and Left
Side Horse Shoe, Baby Face, Push
Button, Upper No Name Wave, 7-up
hole,Triple Nipple Wave, Odyssey, Phil's
Hole, S-bend, Waikiki Wave to name a
few off the top of my head.

NickTroutman

Ottawa River, Canada

“The river is also huge and epicly long,
with new waves and features being
found further up and down stream like
Secret Spot, Ruins Wave, and Bryson
Bowl.The river’s unique with the fact
that there are two channels, essentially
two totally separate rivers that share
the same put-in and take-out. It is great
in all seasons (except winter), where
spring brings high water and some of
the biggest waves in the world.
Summer is filled with warm, deep
water and great features along the
whole river, autumn no line ups as you
watch the leaves change colour.To
conclude, after travelling all over the
globe I am always excited to come
home to the Ottawa no matter what
level or time of year. “
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