Montreal- the Autumn Wave Capital by David Silk | Oct 17, 2019 | Canada, Internationalisation, Playboating, RockStar 2019, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIt’s fall on the east coast of the US. Leaves are starting to turn, there’s a briskness in the air, and all sorts of fall river releases are happening. Now is the classic time to break out the creek boat and get a few runs on those couple-weekend-a-year rivers, adding...
Freestyle in Mexico by David Silk | Aug 14, 2019 | Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIt’s a pretty typical start to a kayaking story. Drive to the airport, flight to Mexico City booked. Weasel your way into getting the boat on the plane. From North America, only a couple quick connections on a cheap flight, an overly expensive airport lunch, and...
2018 Year in Review by David Silk | Jan 12, 2019 | WhitewaterThough without a doubt a great year, 2018 definitely saw me struggling more than any other time. Logged 3 dislocations this year, as well as now in the process of recovering from shoulder surgery, which obviously limited my boating, and put a solid stopper in my...
5 Tips to Stay Ultramodern on Waves by David Silk | Dec 8, 2018 | Internationalisation, Playboating, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesLots of people love surfing. Some of them love throwing tricks. But it’s a small and refined group which devotes their time and energy into looking constantly posh and stylish in all aspects of being on a wave. Here I will give five definitive steps to help transition...
How to Clean Blunt (The Classy Edition) by David Silk | Apr 2, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Instructional, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines Tuxedos. The Queen of England. Very small forks. Clean blunts. What do they all have in common? Class. Here we’re going to cover not only just how to do one of the most stylish tricks in a wave boaters arsenal, but how to do it in such a way they it...
Two Weeks of Falling by David Silk | Feb 24, 2017 | Creeking, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIt started as just yet another trip suggestion from one of my best friends, one of hundreds that Andrew Oxley and I concoct. We were in Washington state at the time, talking about how much fun falling off cliffs in kayaks is. Pretty soon he came up with the idea- we...
How To: Flat Water Backloop by David Silk | Feb 22, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Clinics, Instructional, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesGetting bummed about colder weather? Not looking forward to moving into a pool for the winter? Well here’s something that can keep you trying for a bit at least, even if you think you’ve got every flatwater trick in the book down- the elusive flatwater back loop! The...
Pan Americans 2014 by David Silk | Sep 28, 2014 | WhitewaterEarly september this year at NOC was not very busy. However, those few boaters that happened to be there were some of the best in the world. The Pan American Championships were happening, and though small, there were some great boaters and it was an awesome event....
Playing in Tariffville Gorge- CT by David Silk | Jul 29, 2014 | WhitewaterI’ve been traveling alot to boat recently, stuff like the Colorado tour, Idaho, down south, and Canada, and I’m of course hoping to get to way more places in the future. But despite all the incredible places I’ve been, one still remains one of my...
Idaho Wave Boating by David Silk | Jul 23, 2014 | WhitewaterOn my way back from Payette River Games, and the rest of the pro circuit this year, I got a sweet chance to hit up some wicked Idaho waves! We were headed to Missoula for a stop before going back to Connecticut, but with the higher water in Idaho, I got treated to a...
Mid-Season Edit! by David Silk | Jul 5, 2014 | WhitewaterThis has already been such an insane year for me… months of high water at home in Connecticut, some down south play, and the colorado tour… best year by far! With all this boating going on, and getting lots of footage, I thought I might as well put out a...
May Showers by David Silk | May 23, 2014 | Playboating, WhitewaterAround this time normally in Connecticut, rivers are going back to normal flows after April. This year though, we’ve been lucky to get rain… lots and lots of rain. In fact, my home playspot at Tariffville Gorge, which runs at usually around 2 feet, has...
