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> Workhorse,
Melocheville, Quebec
corran
addison
“Workhorse is a unique wave. It’s one of
the biggest, fastest and most exciting
river waves I’ve ever surfed in a kayak or
on a surfboard,” says Corran Addison,
Dragorossi designer and owner of
Montreal’s only true surf shop. Workhorse
is found about 100 metres downstream of
energizer Wave in Melocheville, between
Montreal and Valleyfield, QC.
“But it’s fickle. It’s hardly ever in and
maybe that’s part of the attraction. It’s such
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a unique experience to surf it that each time
I do it’s like a special treat. this is because
of Grand Falls-Windsor.
the wave is the outflow from a dam. It takes
A large breaking wave with flushy edges, it is
the exact right set of gates open, at the right
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the best inland surfing the Rock has to offer.
beautiful campsite on the
flow, in the right order to work. At about 40
she’s pushy, can be hard to break into and
shore of the Madawaska River
to 50 feet wide, 10 feet high, and faster
many get slapped in their attempts but once
than any other wave I’ve surfed, Workhorse
you’ve had a ride, you’ll never look at another.
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offers up high-speed carving and aerials.”
whitewater kayak and canoe
programs for all ages and levels
rabioux Wave
through, creating some fantastic surf waves,
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duranCe river,
paddling programs for kids
including Butthole and the ledge. Butthole
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gets a bit crowded on hot summer days as a
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For the worldly traveller, France offers some
river safety and rescue, WFA
playspot, but the ledge is usually sharp and
clean, providing hours of soul-searching surf.
great surf waves, both ocean and river, but for
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the most consistent conditions the Alps-fed
exceptional instructors
Durance River is a must. A good spot for even
Virgin Wave novice paddlers, the area gets an average
exPLoits river,
of 300 days of sun a year and Alps runoff in
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June and July really push the water levels
up for expert paddlers. the Rabioux Wave is
www.paddlerco-op.com
A newfie classic, the Virgin Wave lays in home to the Rabioux River Festival in August
waiting near the end of a sweet three- and spotlights allow you to throw down until
1-888-233-3929 kilometre, class-III run, starting near the town midnight all year round.
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