France Trip by JK Little Shredders | Oct 21, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThis summer was my 6th trip to France with Llandysul Paddlers, with a record number of around 100 paddlers going, including my mum. Getting there involved a 24 hour coach journey, including a ferry crossing from Dover to Calais. When everyone finally saw the sign to...
My competitions and what it is all about by JK Little Shredders | Sep 24, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHey There! So every one has a different perspective of freestyle competitions, some people take them seriously, some may take them as just some fun, some might just want to test their skill. All competitions are different, you have got your local club jam session, you...
Lotte the Little Shredder checks in about her summer by JK Little Shredders | Sep 7, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThis year I was lucky enough to leave the cold NZ winter and travel to Canada for the summer to attend the 2017 Keener program for session 1. This was my second year as a keener. I got to link up with a few of my keener mates from last year’s session and make new...
Letting go of Perfection: A Summer Lesson by JK Little Shredders | Aug 9, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines Over the summer, when I went to the Ottawa River for the OKS Keener program, I was introduced to big wave surfing, which I found new and quite appealing! There was only one problem, I was missing so many passes! When I first started kayaking, I learned in...
Come join me at Montréal Eau Vive by JK Little Shredders | Aug 6, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Media, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesClose your eyes… Well, not yet because then you can’t read what I’m about to share, but pretend you’re closing your eyes and imagine a river… a wide river, like probably the widest river you’ve ever been on. Then, add a rapid, like… a really big...
Rock Star XS Year in Review by JK Little Shredders | Jun 23, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Reviews, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesFacebook just reminded me that my new Rock Star XS arrived at my school one year ago this week. The past year paddling it has been awesome! Check out these fun videos of all the great things my boat and I have done together over the past year. The first video is my...
US Team Trials by JK Little Shredders | Jun 20, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesThis year was my first year competing in the junior women’s class. This also meant I was eligible to compete against some of the best juniors in the country in the 2017 USA team trials. Before I got to Buena Vista, where team trials were being held, I was pretty...
Dominion River Rock by JK Little Shredders | Jun 17, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesOne day, we received the news that an awesome river festival would be held in the place that my family used to live in, Richmond Virginia! It is known as Dominion River Rock, and has all sorts of sports, from rock climbing and kayaking, to slacklining and even dog...
Little Shredder Lotte checks in from NZ by JK Little Shredders | May 23, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesSo far this year has been awesome! It started off with a big splash when I attended the Hawea Whitewater camp with Claire, Anna, Josh, Dennis and other awesome coaches. We had the pleasure of hosting 4 Aussies and had 50+ people attending the camp. During the camp the...
Competing in Freestyle Nationals by JK Little Shredders | May 20, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesA week has passed, and I’m back on the Potomac in Washington, DC after competing in the U.S. Freestyle National Championships in Columbus Georgia. I had a blast paddling with all my friends during the week before and then competing with them on Friday and...
JK Little Shredders Team announced by JK Little Shredders | May 15, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Team JK, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesSo we have spent the last few weeks going though over 30 applications to the Jackson Kayak Little Shredders Team. There is so many amazing kids doing such fantastic things out there all over the world, with applications from Europe, Oceania all over America, almost...
