EP 11. Clay Wright : The Lifer

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Clay Wright may very well have more hours in a kayak on a river than any human being in history....maybe even more than any Inuit on the ocean.  Nearly 5 decades ago at age 7, Clay Wright stood on the banks of Hell Hole and the Nantahala watching his Mom paddle and knowing he had to learn to kayak or he was staying on shore.  He learned....and not too long after, started going on kayak tour.  Clay was central to the legendary Falling Down movies with BJ & Katie Johnson then a fixture through decades of freestyle competition. Here we are 5 decades later, and Clay is still on kayak tour!   Clay had a front row tour of kayak history, from building fiberglass boats to the birth of creek boating, the birth of playboating and mentoring each new generation. What is it like to dedicate your life to the river?  FInd out from Clay.  

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