Clay Wright is a professional whitewater
kayaker and kayak designer. He designed a signature "Java" creekboat for
Perception Kayaks. He has appeared in 50+ extreme or instructional kayak videos. Wright is a pioneer in creekboating (with 1st descents in 11 states and 5 countries) and
playboating
Canoe freestyle (also known as playboating) is a discipline of whitewater kayaking or canoeing where people perform various technical moves in one place (a playspot), as opposed to downriver whitewater canoeing or kayaking where the objective is ...
(inventor of the loop, a fundamental trick in the sport)
He has won many freestyle events and
extreme racing, extreme races throughout the world including the first Green River Race in 1996. He is a 8-time US Freestyle Team member and won Gold in 1997, 2013, 2017 and 2019 Freestyle World Championships in the Squirt Boat category. He serves as the ICF Team USA Freestyle coach.
He lives in Rock Island, TN and paddles for
Jackson Kayak; a company started and named after one of the most successful freestyle kayakers
Eric Jackson.
See also
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Whitewater Kayaking
Whitewater kayaking is an adventure sport where a river is navigated in a decked kayak. Whitewater kayaking includes several styles. River running; where the paddler follows a river and paddles rapids as they travel. Creeking usually involving s ...
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Playboating
Canoe freestyle (also known as playboating) is a discipline of whitewater kayaking or canoeing where people perform various technical moves in one place (a playspot), as opposed to downriver whitewater canoeing or kayaking where the objective is ...
References
Jackson Kayak Website Patagonia Ambassador Website
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Kayakers
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International whitewater paddlers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)