Ranking the Top Five Waves in My First Session on the Ottawa by Zander Capozzi

Ranking the Top Five Waves from My First Session on the Ottawa 5th Place: Right Side Horseshoe You can loop it, throw some pretty fun tricks, and it's a really good wave. It's a great place to warm up and have fun. 4th Place: Butcher's Knife An incredible wave, although it's really annoying to catch and usually requires you to hike back up afterward. That said, it's super bouncy, has great loops, and you could probably even throw an air screw on it. 3rd Place: Waikiki (not sure if that's the correct spelling) Bouncy, fast, and everything you could possibly want in a wave. It's just an all-around blast to paddle. 2nd Place: Three-and-a-Half-Foot Corner Wave An incredible wave, and the only one I've landed an air screw on so far, so it's absolutely legendary in my books. It's great for blunts, back loops, loops, and almost any other trick you can imagine. The only downside is the eddy access. Other than that, it's an awesome wave, although it's a little smaller than my first-place pick. 1st Place: Big Kahuna The one. The only. Big Kahuna. The bounciest wave on the river, the fastest, and the closest thing you'll get to riding a stakeout wave. It's incredible—very scary, very fast, and very, very big. Its biggest flaw is that there's no easy way to catch the eddy after riding it, so you'll most likely have to hike back up for another lap. But other than that, it's beyond superlative. One of the most awesome, awesome-sauce waves imaginable.