The Boof from Whitewater Instruction on Vimeo.

LINK TO THE PAGE WITH DETAILS ON THE BOOF.

"Into the eddy" Boof from Whitewater Instruction on Vimeo.

LINK TO THE PAGE WITH DETAILS ON THE EDDY BOOF.

The Straight and Fader Boofs from Whitewater Instruction on Vimeo.

LINK TO THE PAGE WITH DETAILS ON THE STRAIGHT AND FADER BOOFS.

If you’re new to whitewater kayaking, boofing is a way to get your kayak over some obstacle, usually a ledge of some sort, in a way that keeps the bow up so that you clear what is usually a reversal at the bottom and land in control, centered over your boat and without sinking the bow.  You’ll notice he breaks it down into three parts: the approach, the paddle stroke, and body position.

I am by no means an expert on boofing, by the way – as I’ve said before, most of my boofs require scuba gear.   But I think these videos have given me a much better idea of what to work on.

This one talks about boofing in general:

Here’s one that talks about how to boof into an eddy:

There’s more on their Vimeo page, here’s a link to all of the Whitewater Instruction videos on Vimeo.