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A great boof looks effortless. A perfect lean boof is pure physics. 🎯

When the water drops away, keeping your bow up isn't about raw strength—it's about execution long before you hit the lip of the drop.

Breaking down the anatomy of a clean lean boof:

Reading the Water: Spotting the exact launch pad, identifying the foam pile below, and choosing the line that works with the river’s energy, not against it.

Building Momentum: Speed is your friend, but timing is your best friend. Generating the right forward speed so the boat flies over the hydraulic instead of getting swallowed by it.

Boat Angle & Edge: Setting that precise lateral angle just before the lip, loading the stern, and transferring your weight with a crisp body lean to keep the boat flat and driving forward on landing.

When you lock these three elements together, you don't just clear the drop—you stay on line and carry speed into the next move.

📥 Ready to dial in your boof?

Tired of flat landings or getting plugged in the hole? Let’s fix your timing and technique on the world-class water of the Soča Valley

DM me and let’s break down your current stroke and set up a private coaching session to get your lines looking clean this season! 🚣‍♂️

#whitewaterkayaking #socavalley #kayakslovenia #paddlinglife #kayakcoaching

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Rainy days hits different 🩵🙌🏾🚣🏽‍♀️🇨🇱

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Maquinita......

#paddlepeople #rio #chile #astral #hf

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Finally starting to do some paddling after the long break

Special thanx to @nicomdelarosa

#petrohué #paddlepeople #kokatat #astral #river

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Friendship makes the world go round ❤️and sometimes friendships make you go around the world! 🌎

It can’t be overstated… I am so grateful for my friends and all the times we got to share in South America these last few months ☺️ love you all 🥰🫶

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Buenas líneas, on the Upper Fuy today. Thank you all for a class joy day on the river 🙌

#whitewaterkayaking #upperfuy #pyranhakayaks #chile #nrs #kayaking #buenaslíneas

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Some favorite Fuy shots from last December 🩵

@dragorossikayaks @ophion_paddles

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Mehr schwimmen gewesen als Boot gefahren

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I heard she lives down the river somewhere 🌊🌞🇸🇮

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QUE LAS RISAS NUNCA FALTEN 🤩🚣🏽‍♀️🇨🇱

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I was grong and I just can’t live without u 💘

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Finally posting some Fuy content 👀 La Leona has to be one of the best sequences of whitewater around!

📸 @louise.grgn

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