Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Working towards advanced playboating moves like the McNasty or simply looking for ways to gain control and prevent a swim in your half-slice or creekboat? Follow along with the Onlne White Water Crew, find a pourover or frothy wave, and spend some time dialing in your comfort side surfing!
Pro tip: Keep the weight through your boat, not your paddle, to prevent bouncing in a side surf.
Working towards advanced playboating moves like the McNasty or simply looking for ways to gain control and prevent a swim in your half-slice or creekboat? Follow along with the Onlne White Water Crew, find a pourover or frothy wave, and spend some time dialing in your comfort side surfing!
Pro tip: Keep the weight through your boat, not your paddle, to prevent bouncing in a side surf.

![Patso - A River Life
“I can’t imagine not having that [the river] in my life, ever. It has formed my life.” – Patricia Patso Stow
In 1979, Patrica “Patso” Stow joined the (mostly-male) crew of guides on California’s Stanislaus River. Her life—and the northern California boating community—would never be the same.
From guiding on the Tuolumne to meeting her husband Tim, learning to kayak alongside her teenaged sons at age 58 to tackling the SF American with her “posse”, Patso is a force of nature as fierce and nurturing as the rivers that continue to shape her life.
“My name is Patso Stow, I’m mommy, river mommy, wife, play companion, part of a posse, former teacher, Rock of Gibraltar for some….”
Filmed and directed by Greg Cairns
Featuring: Patso Stow
With support from NRS & Jack’s Plastic Welding Patso - A River Life](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_hc_ngkvT5M/mqdefault.jpg)








