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Late summer creeking? Madison and T-wave!

by | Aug 24, 2014 | Whitewater

I was so skeptical looking at an extended weather forecast that some projected heavy rain would amount to anything I left all my boats up at the river an hour north of my house. I was in the middle of my summer vacation and couldn’t possibly get that lucky in...

Racing the Karma in the Maine WW Championships

by | Aug 21, 2014 | Whitewater

The second leg of the Maine Whitewater Chamionships took place here in northern Maine last month and went off without a hitch! http://www.mainewwc.com/results/2014-results/ We finally had some bigger water up here to challenge us but experienced less of a competitor...

Racing the Kennebec and Grand Falls Huckfest

by | Jul 17, 2014 | Whitewater

The Maine Whitewater Championship started on the Kennebec river on Saturday with a solid turn out and fluffy levels. http://www.mainewwc.com/ Racers where challenged with 6500cfs for the time trial and elected to wait until afternoon for the mass start downriver race...

Stillwater River Twave

by | Jun 1, 2014 | Whitewater

Last week I was out everyday at the Twave on the Stillwater River. It’s just down the street from my house so I was able to get chores done and surf my ass off. Plus shoot a ton of footage from different angles. I did end up there by myself which isn’t...

Madison Wave

by | May 7, 2014 | Whitewater

The Madison wave is so fun to surf that the wait in-between your last surf and next can be excruciating. This for me is truth because of shear excitement, energy and potential for something to take place there, out on the wave you did not expect....

Back yard run…………

by | Apr 30, 2014 | Whitewater

This local run, 15 minutes from my house, is called the Souadabscook. We just call it the Sow. It’s mostly class II, III with a class IV falls near the end of the regular run. At one time there was a steep, stout fish ladder below the falls that some people...

Winter @ Otter Cliffs, Maine.

by | Jan 15, 2014 | Whitewater

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xShfEjel69o&list=UUVEiUwUWANQ-HEIiFMpg7LA&index=1[/youtube] Winter moved in quickly up here in Maine and we had very little opportunity to get out and paddle anywhere in the late fall 2013. No rain came and then the...

Shredding with the Rock Star and Allstar

by | Mar 25, 2013 | Whitewater

There are big changes going on in the Old Town/Orono area as I mentioned in a previous post here on Jackson Kayak’s website. https://hub.jacksonkayak.com/blog/2013/03/11/2013-allstar-at-the-owave/ I saw this wave pop up after a construction company spent much of...

2013 Allstar at the Owave

by | Mar 11, 2013 | Whitewater

Everyday, or close to it, I drive over the bridge that spans the Stillwater river . The Stillwater connects the mainland to the Island of Old Town/ Orono, named Marsh Island by the Penobscot Tribe. Sometime last year construction began on a new hydro power generating...

2013 Allstar in the Ocean

by | Mar 5, 2013 | Whitewater

My big nemesis is trying to hit the ocean waves here in Maine. Trying to get swells, buoys, wave heights and winds all nailed down is a real struggle. Sometimes I get completely skunked because there’s no surf, the waves are way too big or it’s crazy...

1st paddle of 2013! Surfing the Karma.

by | Feb 21, 2013 | Whitewater

After waiting and waiting most of the winter to get out on moving water my day finally came and it was a good one! It was sunny, probably 38° in coastal Maine at one of my favorite spots, Blue Hill Falls. This is where i learned how to kayak, it is an exceptional...