He goes by many names but regardless of what you call him I'd like to introduce Team Dagger's Chris Gragtmans all around excellent paddler and nice guy!  Check out the video links as well.

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I am originally from Kingston,…

Last weekend marked the annual Demo Days Festival at the Nantahala Outdoor Center.  In addition to a weekend full of boat demos the event also hosts the NOC Freestyle Shootout and the Dagger Dash Attainment Race competitions.  This years events saw high water due to heavy rains on Friday night which led to some tricky competition environments but allowed everyone to slip away in the mornings and evenings for some great runs on the Cascades.  All in all it was a great weekend as the sun…