Name: Alex Horne
DOB: 10/01/91
Height: 5’8
Weight: 140
Hometown: Gorham, NH
Social media:
Instagram: Eyekayak
Facebook: Alex Lee Playboat: small or medium rockstar V Creekboat: small Gnarvana Favorite Rivers: Zambezi River, New River Dries, Glade Creek, Upper Gauley Kayaking Background: I started kayaking in Maine in 2015, after being a whitewater raft guide for five years. I took my passion for ww kayaking from Maine to WV in 2020, to allow myself to further progress within the sport. I picked WV because it has it all when it comes to whitewater kayaking: class V creeks, big wave surfing and awesome downriver play boating. Locally I’m known as a playboater that loves surfing the New River dries and doing downriver freestyle on the Gauley and New Rivers, but I’ve also been increasing my time in a creek boat since moving to WV. I’ve enjoyed pushing myself in this aspect of the sport, paddling on local creeks, and enjoying trips to Colorado and California to creek boat.
Community involvement: I love organizing whitewater events and, along with a good friend, organize a series of whitewater kayaking races: The Maine Whitewater Championship (mwcc.org). I also love racing, myself, and compete in many local events in the Southeast each year. Also, in 2024 I qualified for the USA freestyle and squirt boating teams and will be representing the USA in Germany in 2025. Squirt boating is a new discipline for me and I’ve loved exploring it so far.
Random facts: I’m an optometrist by day, and love what I do for work. I have two dogs that are both deaf (and mostly blind), that I call Tili & Tali. I’ve been a vegan for over half my life and have been known to eat chickpeas straight from the can. I’m also one of those weird morning people that can’t wait to get the day started, but crashes at 8pm each day.
