Hi Everyone,

Just a heads up to let you know that the Early Summer Issue of Rapid is now posted in our online archives, in case you missed it. Click here to read it online, www.rapidmedia.com/external/read_rapid_back_issues.php

inside you ll find:

Rapid—The Freestyle Issue

EXCLUSIVE: History of the World’s- Part 1. Don’t miss this first ever retrospective of the first 15 years of whitewater freestyle. Recount Dawn of Whitewater Freestyle, the Slicey Boat Inquisition and the latest Aerial Revolution.

The 2007 Freestyle Kayak Buyer’s Guide- Including every freestyle kayak you’d want to buy and our theory of freestyle kayak evolution, which goes like this: Boats evolve from more simplistic designs naturally over time. Random mutations occur; beneficial ones are preserved and passed on to the next generation. Over time, beneficial mutations accumulate and the result is an entirely different creature. Paddle one today!

PADDLER PROFILE: Former Perception designer, world freestyle medalist and Liquidlogic cofounder Shane Benedict.

TECHNIQUES: Cluck. Cluck. Why you’re chicken! And, open canoe surfing with style… on the face.

REVIEWS: Pyranha Burn, the hottest new river runner for cool spring waters. And, Esquif’s Bob Foote-designed Paradigm is a shift in the right direction.

PLUS: Why today’s river guides are planning for retirement. And will anyone fill their water shoes?

Paddle Forever....

PS Other online issues include Canoe roots and Family Camping Vol 6 Issue 2 and Adventure Kayak Vol 7 Issue 2, which you can find at www.rapidmedia.com/external/read_canoero...ping_back_issues.php and www.rapidmedia.com/external/read_adventu...ayak_back_issues.php