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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Maverick the Dog
- Here are some shots of our new Husky, Maverick.
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Corran 1:12 PM
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Surfing downtown Ottawa
- We took the day off from Montreals river waves.... to go down to Ottawa and and surf some of theirs.
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Corran 10:12 PM
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
BBQ Fundraiser a success
- The fundraiser for autistic children was a success. Here is a small word from O'Neil about the event.
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Corran 9:30 AM
Monday, June 30, 2008
Maverick - slice and dice
- I had a great session on Mavericks last night. The combination of the wave, and my new board, are allowing me to move on and progress like never before.
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Corran 8:10 AM
Friday, June 27, 2008
The Surfing Kid
- Davven is 3yrs old. He's wanted to learn to surf since he was much younger. Like...2! So its fair to say that for a third of his life it's been a goal. Finally, he got to go out.
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Corran 9:16 AM
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Maverick - tubing wave
- Mavericks was tubing yesterday, and offered up some awesome rides.
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Corran 9:54 AM
BBQ Fundraiser
- 2Imagine, with Surfmtl, Surfers Healing and O'Neill are organizing a BBQ fundraiser at the Parc du cite du havre tomorrow at 3pm to raise money for autistic children.We're having a weenie roast with plenty of drinks and snacks. O'Neill will be there with some T-shirts available for purchase, the funds to go to Surfers Healing. Red Bull will have plenty of drinks for us, and of course, there is the wave to surf which is going OFF right now. So come on down, make a donation, have a surf, and some food.
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Corran 12:28 PM
Monday, June 23, 2008
Quebecois on Jaws
- This winter, Surfer/Kiteboarder Jullien Fillion and I are heading out to Maui to surf the infamous Jaws - one of the worlds heaviest waves! Having the skill to actually surf the wave is critical, but as important (or even more so) is to be part of a team where the two people trust each other completely, and have a level of innate understanding which is natural and easy. Jullien and I have just this. We communicate on the water without needing words, understand each others strengths and needs, and in a very short time have built a level of confidence and trust which is comforting and necessary.
Jullien spends a lot of time in Maui promoting and designing for Liquid Force and NPX. This is a video from his last trip out there that I think you'll enjoy.
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Corran 7:49 AM
The first Girl to surf Mavericks in Montreal
- Mavericks is one heck of a wave. It's fast, powerful, unpredictable, and there can be one heck of a beat down... and down time. Most of Montreals best surfers wont even consider surfing the powerful Mavericks wave. But one girl will!
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Corran 9:43 PM
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Maverick - the husky
- Our Husky - Maverick
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Corran 11:25 AM
Thursday, June 05, 2008
International press for Montreal river surfing
- Here is a copy of a cool article that just appeared in a French magazine (French...as in France...). It's neat to see those old pictures from 2004... and one of the first 2Imagine surfboards - a little 5'11" x 17 1/2" Epoxy board that I made for the Lachines and Mavericks! And strangely, todays "Maverick" model looks a lot like that old board in its basic concept. Between 2000 and and 2002 I was using an oversized 7' Egg to swim down the Lachines and catch Big Joe, and it wasn't until 2003 that I started to use a smaller 6'6" Squashtail (that was built stronger than normal boards) because i'd also started to surf Habitat by then. By 2004 we were already surfing the waves often enough and I was teaching enough people to warrant making the plastic "Swallowtail" riversurf board. It's amazing how far we've come, from just the two Larouche brothers, Ludivine Bano and myself surfing in Montreal in the spring of 2004 (this is even before Jean Louis St Arnaud, Hugo Lavictoire and other regular locals had even started surfing) to today with a community of 500 strong. Pretty neat!
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Corran 6:12 PM
Monday, May 26, 2008
River Surfing Colorado
- River Surfing as a sport in its own right is taking off internationally... and a new community is forming in Colorado!
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Corran 9:53 AM
Monday, May 19, 2008
Two Dogs
- 2Imagine now has a mascot!
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Corran 12:06 PM
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Mad Boy doing great in extreme races
- The Mad Boy is fast. Very fast. And easy to handle in extreme whitewater, so the boat is killing the European race circuit.
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Corran 4:43 PM
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
150 surfboards in stock!
- We've spent all day unpacking boards... and we're far from done... but here is a small view.
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Corran 8:36 PM
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Wetsuits have arrived!
- Finally, our wetsuits and rash guards have arrived, andf the shop is literally busting at the seams with new stock.
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Corran 8:01 PM
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Producing surfboards
- Since I get a lot of questions about the production of the surfboards, I figured I'd put up some photo's here.
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Corran 11:50 AM
Secret Spot Revisited
- As the sun sets, we rushed out to get some last waves before the day ended...
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Corran 11:19 AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
2Imagine Shop
- We are now open for the season, and filling up fast with new goodies.
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Corran 10:29 AM
Ecuador: Part 5
- Some good surf, and some great photo's.
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Corran 8:06 AM
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Secret Spot
- It's been 2 years since we really surfed Secret Spot, and its going off. Here are some pictures taken Sunday of the place.
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Corran 7:19 AM
Quick look at new 2008 boards
- I've put up some quick snapshots of the Eco and Flux Core boards, with a few of the different models in the line-up for you to check out...
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Corran 2:59 PM
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Hollow Point Agency
- 2Imagine's west coast rep, Calyton Chitty, sent us some pictures...
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Corran 6:33 AM
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Surfing Chambly at 720
- Chambly, one of the best waves ever, never disappoints...
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Corran 7:51 PM
Friday, March 28, 2008
Surf Latino Magazine
- River Surfing in Canada makes mainstream European Surf Magazine...
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Corran 8:02 PM
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Making new boards
- As we prepare for the store opening mid April, so we're making boards as fast as we can... as well as introducing a new line of boards for this year.
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Corran 10:52 PM
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Intelligent Flex
- There is more to making a great, innovative board, than just shaping a piece of foam and covering it with fiberglass. In my opinion, surfing has been stagnant for 30 years, and it's time to make some radical improvements.
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Corran 7:46 AM
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Snowboarding
- It's Quebec. It's winter. There is lots of snow, so it only makes sense to go snowboarding!
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Corran 1:54 PM
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Asymmetric Surfboard
- After a lot of research and work, and using way too much of my feeble brain power, here is my first asymmetric surfboard.
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Corran 1:25 PM
Ecuador: Part 4
- Local Tallent. Who's who in Montanita Ecuador.
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Corran 7:20 PM
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Mad Boy - next Proto
- The Mad Boy is evolving, and is nearing its final version!
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Corran 9:43 AM
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Mad Boy
- My newest kayak design - a river running creeker called Mad Boy!
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Corran 12:55 PM
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Ecuador: Part 3
- Finally, a swell came in, and I had a ball... but it was not without mishap!
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Corran 7:38 AM
Saturday, January 19, 2008
2Imagine Wetsuits
- Here are the latest photo's of our wetsuit line. And we had fun taking them too...
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Corran 12:25 PM
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Ecuador: Part 2
- Now that we're safe and sound... and arrived with (almost) all our bags (thats right, Continental lost Lynns Bag, but they did a great job of getting it to her pretty fast), it was time to go out for some waves...
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Corran 5:19 PM
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Ecuador: Part 1
- My yearly pilgrimage south... to somewhere warm, with waves, and girls and sun. Here is the first post of many of my trip to Ecuador.
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Corran 6:32 PM
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Surfing the East Coast USA
- Finally, some East coast surf has arrived, so we've been bolting down to go and get some of it..
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Corran 8:47 AM
KONG
- The daddy of all river waves. Big, mean and deadly. Someone once said, if it can't kill you, it's not extreme. Well, THIS is extreme.
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Corran 2:38 PM
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Laminating the Huracan
- Now I have to put a skin on the plug to make it strong.
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Corran 8:57 AM
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Pre-production Boards
- Here are some photo's of the 1st pre-production boards for 2008.
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Corran 8:46 AM
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Overview of the Huracan
- Some comparative shots of the boat - now you can really see it.
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Corran 8:10 AM
Friday, October 19, 2007
Shaping the Huracan, part 3
- The mapping out, and recessing the cockpit.
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Corran 5:44 PM
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Shaping the Huracan, part 2
- This is the 2nd installment of photo's about the shaping process I go through to make a new kayak design.
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Corran 4:23 PM
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
The new Huracan from Dragorossi?
- It's been long in the mind, but I've just now started to actually shape the boat. Here are the first pictures of the shaping of the new river playboat from Dragorossi.
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Corran 7:19 PM
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Are Eco Boards Strong?
- With all our efforts to save mother earth, we mustn't forget the vital question... how do the boards actually stand up against normal boards?
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Corran 9:53 AM
Friday, October 05, 2007
Lets hope it's not serious
- I've been working frantically to find ways to make a more ecological board. Looking into cores and fins made from biodegradable materials, to bamboo skins, and researching bio based resins for the laminate. It's not easy trying to change the world, and get all these huge manufacturers to consider the impact on the environment of our surfboards.
But maybe I've been over-doing it, or maybe its something else. On Friday morning, I was out at the Lachine rapids, standing on the rocks in mid river, when suddenly the entire world started to spin and turn. I sat down, trying to steady myself, and began to try to relax and breath evenly. But, instead of feeling better, I keeled over and passed out. About a minute later I came to, and felt very week and dizzy for about 15 minutes. Finalyl, I felt like I had the strength to paddle downt he river with my freind Mike Topliss, and on to shore.
I was lucky to be on the rocks when it happened. If I'd been on the wave, I probably would have drowned. I can just imagine the headlines - "Infamous kayaker and daredevil drowns unexplainably." I was lucky not to be on the wave, pass out and drown, because by the time help arrived I'd have been 1km downstream and dead as a doornail.
So now its a multitude of blood tests to see whats up, as the problem is re-occuring. Some freinds suspect its too much work. Others, too much sex, and my brother suggested drinking less alcohol before surfing. He said it happens to him all the time ;-). Anyway, I'll keep you posted on what happens.
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Corran 1:19 PM
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Saving mother earth
- It's time for us to do our bit to save our planet. The first step, ecological boards!
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Corran 12:21 PM
Parting Shot
- With the beginning of September (Fall) so the season is now thinkinbg of winding down... for some people that is. Personally, I'll go to December, but... yes, Mirco had to leave. But before he left, a final session...
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Corran 10:42 AM
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Kayaking in Armenia
- Dragon Paddler, Marco Marini, just returned from a great paddling trip to Armenia, and sent me these pictures!
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Corran 8:12 AM
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
River Surfing ROCKS!
- Surfing. River surfing... whatever. I don't care what you call it, but lets face it folks, what we have here is a gem. I wouldn't trade any ocean for these waves!
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Corran 8:10 PM
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Surf like a girl
- Thats enough of the boys. It was time for the girl surfers to go out and have some fun at the Lachines, and so off we went.
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Corran 8:42 AM
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Air!
- Mavericks simply has too much to offer. It is my favorite wave to surf, by far. Yesterday, using the Jet Ski to tow in of course, because it cannot be swum onto, we went back for another session, this time looking for air.
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Corran 7:42 AM
Airtime on Mavericks
- A good local surfer made the comment to Christine the other day... "I don't bother going to Mavericks. It's just an ego session for men with too much testosterone. It can't really be surfed; it's just survival".
As you can see, we're just barely surviving this wave. Not surfing it at all ;-)
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Corran 7:40 PM
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Awesome Mavericks Session
- With more awesome photo's of Mavericks from Mirco, I wanted to share them with you.
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Corran 7:39 PM
Sunday, August 12, 2007
From Habitat to Lachines in a day
- Great waves, new boards... and an Italian to document it all. Does it get any better than that?
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Corran 6:46 PM
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Professional pictures, at last
- Mirco Garoscio is here for a few weeks to get some "great surfing shots of this unique sport" as he put it. Here are just a few shots from the 1st session (equipment testing really, nothing more).
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Corran 8:15 AM
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Testing the newest Flux Core board
- My new 6'3" Flux Core Ocean Board was finished, and just dying to go out for a test in the lachines. I know this as a fact. The board told me!
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Corran 7:19 AM
Monday, August 06, 2007
Swimming for the Lachines
- With habitat being basically too flat to surf yesterday, Christine and I swam out to the Lachines for an afternoon surf. Here are some shots of Pyramid Wave.
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Corran 7:19 AM
Thursday, August 02, 2007
"Mavericks" - the return
- I'm loosing sleep, dreaming about this wave. It's all I want to do... every day, is surf it!So we went out again, with Christine and Darren, and got some awesome rides!
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Corran 1:07 PM
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Surfing more of "Mavericks"
- I went out again to Maverics with my original surfing buddy, Yanick - the very first person I taught to surf back in the day. It had been awhile since we'd surfed together, so it was really fun.
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Corran 7:38 AM
Monday, July 30, 2007
Surfing Lachines with Christine
- The Lachines waves are just so much fun. Period. 4 waves you can swim onto, and 2 more than need Jet Ski tow in. With the recent warm weather, we've been going out there every chance we get.
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Corran 8:42 PM
Surfing "Mavericks"
- This is river surfing mavericks... so called because its the most impressive river wave out in the Lachines. I've had downtime (with a lifejacket) of up to 40 seconds after wiping out, and the wave itself is fast, and hard. But soooo much fun.
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Corran 10:31 PM
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Some kayaking in Italy
- Marco Merini just sent me these fun photo's of their last weeks paddling in Italy. All too much fun it would seem.
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Corran 10:47 AM
Sunday, July 08, 2007
A New Fin System: 4WFS
- For years I have believed that fins should be adjustable. Having the ability to change your fins is important (for travel, and changing the feel of a board), but I have been convinced that adjusting the flair (splay), toe-in and placement are crucial if you want to be able to tailor your board each day for the conditions at hand. At Dragorossi I came up with just such a system, which while it accomplished this goal, was too complicated to install, and adjust for surfboards. I recently teamed up with my old high school buddy Dean Geragthy from South Africa (3 time SA champion), who has developed a fin system that does exactly whats needed, called the 4WFS. So now 2Imagine is importing these into Canada, for use on our boards, and distribution for other surfboard shapers.
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Corran 10:57 AM
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Some kayaking on Habitat
- I've had some good friends here from the UK, and Australia, who are here to surf the waves of Lachines. That's kayak surf the waves.
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Corran 8:44 AM
Friday, July 06, 2007
Mystery Solved
- Can this be true?
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Corran 10:55 AM
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Jet Ski surfing in the Lachines
- With summer here, and the waves at their best, we're waisting no time going out there and surfing them all...
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Corran 8:13 AM
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
River Surfing Locals
- Mike is certainly considered a local... it seems like every time I go there... he's there too..
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Corran 3:42 PM
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
River Surfing Locals
- Lynn is a rippin rider, and I was lucky to get some great shots of her yesterday.
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Corran 10:45 AM
Jet Ski tow-in surfing
- Finally, we're offering Jet Ski Tow-in tours of Lachines... here are some photo's of the first session.
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Corran 10:04 AM
