New Allstar at the Madison Wave by Adam Swett | Nov 11, 2012 | WhitewaterMore often than not I’m stuck at work when the Madison wave comes in. It’s downright painful when your favorite spot is in and you are earning money to pay the bills, right? In a stroke of luck, I woke up on my day off to find the usgs.gov gauge at Madison...
Racing Maine in the Super Hero by Adam Swett | Aug 22, 2012 | Whitewater On Saturday morning July 21st my wife Sarah and I left Big Eddy Campground after picking up fellow paddler Jane Koopman. Along with our dogs Rupert and Ranger we headed north on the Golden...
Racing the Super Hero and Duo on the Penobscot River by Adam Swett | Aug 20, 2012 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterI have always wanted to race the Class IV + Gorge/Crib section of the Penobscot River but never got the chance. Last weekend Sarah, our two labs and I headed north for “The Race That Never Was”. We were meeting our friend Pete who was really excited to...
Maine Duo Penobscot and Kennebec by Adam Swett | Aug 18, 2012 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterPeter Lataille and I took out the Duo just after it arrived in Maine last late winter at Blue Hill falls and had a blast. It was the only boat we had out of four that with it’s length and hull speed would surf the wave consistently that day. Flash forwards to...
Mattawamkeag River by Adam Swett | Jul 19, 2012 | WhitewaterThe last time I ran this river I was in a Crossfire and was paddling with a couple of open-boaters whom i latched onto after leaving my friends upstream surfing. Back then we put- in at the bridge in the town of Mattawamkeag and paddled a few rapids, a big wave, then...
Playboating Marsh Stream, Maine by Adam Swett | Jun 17, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h55-M8a7wGg&feature=plcp[/youtube] We got soaked up here with areas of Maine getting 4+” of rain which brought in every run in the state! We spent Monday and Tuesday, June 4th and 5th, on a classic central Maine...
Creeking the Super Hero in Maine by Adam Swett | Apr 22, 2012 | Hero, WhitewaterI have been paddling the Super Hero since last June and as soon it got to Maine I was paddling it down the everything from the Kennebec, Penobscot and any other place I could. I weigh at least 215lbs and always wanted a big boy boat that I could take down anything,...
Home Waves in Maine! by Adam Swett | Apr 10, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterEvery spring and fall (and sometimes summer) one of the main stems of the Penobscot River near Old Town, Maine, my home town where I grew up rises to 35,000 cfs+. When these levels occur a set of waves and holes come in between the Penobscot Nations Island and the...
Demo the Rock Star by Adam Swett | Mar 27, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterThe ice has broken! We have been out on Kenduskeag Stream and throwing around the Rock Star medium I just received from Jackson Kayak. The spring run-off is poor here but the sun is out! You can walk the shuttle on the “Keag” and it offers up some good...
