Belgian Championship AKA MavaMania2k20 by Lane De Meulenaere | Nov 25, 2020 | Belgium, Event Coverage, Events, InternationalisationMavaMania is the yearly highlight of the Belgium freestyle scene. The one and only freestyle competition organized in Belgium. While you might consider the Belgium freestyle scene to be very small, you would be surprised by the amount of people showing up for the...
Nottingham Freestyle League – Flatwater competition & winning run by Lane De Meulenaere | Nov 17, 2020 | Belgium, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIf you’re following the freestyle scene, you’ll know that most competitions were cancelled due to the pandemic. A bummer for those of us who love competing and strive to win some medals. Luckily the NFL (Nottingham Freestyle League), had a creative solution! The NFL...
Freestyle workshop – Wiesenwehr by Lane De Meulenaere | Oct 19, 2020 | Featured Post, Germany, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThanks to heavy rain in the beginning of the year, the kayak circumstances were prime! On a sunny Saturday we decided to organize a freestyle clinic on the Erft. The hole is located in a little village called Neuss, near Dusseldorf. It’s mostly rain dependent but runs...
Roadtrip to Larcay | Whitewater Kayaking France by Lane De Meulenaere | Oct 8, 2020 | Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesFor the people that are familiar with the European freestyle scene, might know that France has a bunch of amazing waves! Some are quiet famous others might not be as much. Last spring, we were in luck, one of the lesser known unicorns was running at prime level!...
The struggles of being DEAF for over 5 months and HOW TO AVOID it by Lane De Meulenaere | Sep 23, 2020 | Blogroll, Exploration Feature, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesI’m sure most of you have heard about surfer’s ear and that you should wear earplugs when kayaking or doing any watersports for that matter. Like me, you probably disregarded most of the comments and continued enjoying your time on the water without protection. Well,...
The Infamous Jura Beauty by Lane De Meulenaere | Jan 5, 2020 | Creeking, France, InternationalisationThe Jura is a small region in France named after the Jura mountains and quite arguably home of some of the best rivers in France. All of these rivers are purely rain fed, so when the sky pours down, the rivers call. We listened and it didn’t disappoint! One of...
Millau rust scrub session by Lane De Meulenaere | Nov 28, 2019 | Belgium, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0Belgium is not the greatest play to live (if you’re a whitewater kayaker), let’s be real. Belgium is amazing otherwise! Due to the flat nature of our little country, we’re short in rivers with a decent gradient to make it interesting. On rare...
The rare Belgium gems of playboating by Lane De Meulenaere | Nov 11, 2019 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Belgium, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0It might surprise you to read this, but there is actually some playboating potential in Belgium! We’ve got 3 holes that are decent for playboating, yes 3! Unfortunately, these are rare treats during winter and spring. 2 of the 3 holes need a lot of water to run and...
Makinito Contest 2019 by Lane De Meulenaere | Nov 6, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, France, InternationalisationEvery year in June, French and international paddlers gather in a little town Entressen in the south of France, about 30min from the ocean. What is so special about this little town the unknowing would ask? Well, it’s the home of one of the best freestyle holes around...
SPBriverfest 5.0 by Lane De Meulenaere | Apr 23, 2019 | Belgium, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesOne of the yearly highlights for the French kayaking community is the SPBriverfest. Usually this is one of the earlier competitions for most paddlers, the kayaking community is awakening out of its yearly winter sleep and sets off to compete in Saint Pierre De Boeuf....
