2010 Fun Series is Here- the best just got better! by Will Richardson | Sep 22, 2009 | Whitewater Benefits Better knee comfort, foot comfort Bow and stern stay out of water better Smoother paddling, easier paddling Easier to roll Faster and looser for surfing Cartwheels and loops easier 1" shorter, 1 gallon more volume – still faster and easier...
Gauley Fest= Gauley River/New River + Big Party+ American Whitewater Fundraiser by Will Richardson | Sep 21, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterThis year’s Gauley Fest combined perfect weather, great water levels, warm water, lots of excited paddlers, and a really fun party. We arrived in time to paddle down the Upper on Friday in our new 2010 Funs! That alone was such an epic moment, the birth of a new...
Kananaskis River Festival by Will Richardson | Sep 21, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterAugust 21, 2009 Photos By Brad Sutton This past weekend was the 2009 . Hundreds of kayakers showed up to demo Jackson Kayaks from Tony Palmer owner of Undercurrents paddling store. Tony’s entire JK Demo fleet was on the water including the Dynamic Duo all...
Ben Stookesberry Heads to Mexico by Will Richardson | Sep 21, 2009 | WhitewaterAugust 21, 2009 By Ben Stookesberry Just a quick one. Leaving for a trip today that has all the aspects of the deepest canyon in North America. The Barranca de Piaxtla is impressive even when viewed from space (144 miles up on google earth). Stay tuned for our...
Green River, WY builds a sweet playpark! This from Billy Bob Malesky by Will Richardson | Sep 20, 2009 | WhitewaterOctober 20, 2009 A couple of weekends ago the new and improved one million dollar Green River play park opened in Wyoming after being out of commission for four years. It was originally built in 2002 and was a great feature, hole at low flows, wave during runoff. The...
How Low Can You Go? Raven Fork / Nick's B'day Wknd by Will Richardson | Sep 20, 2009 | WhitewaterOctober 20, 2009 Photos By Clay Wright "Gage read 9” but felt like 10” today, might hold for tomorrow” said Chan Jones on Friday evening, so with some reservations I decided it was worth doing and early Saturday morning loaded up my truck with...
Brad Sutton reviews a great year in the Northern Canadian Rockies! Way to go Brad! by Will Richardson | Sep 19, 2009 | Heros, WhitewaterOctober 19, 2009 Photos Hi EJ, This past 2009 paddling season is one to remember so many great rivers and friendly kayakers. I got into the Super Hero this season and fell in love with it with my weight being 190 pounds and 6 feet tall. This season started with the...
New River Dries video update by Will Richardson | Sep 19, 2009 | WhitewaterAugust 19, 2009 By Justin Owen I have stayed very busy and accumulated lots of video this season in West Virginia. In fact, it’s been stacking up faster than I can do anything with it. I located some from the New River Dries put-in waves not long ago, and put a...
Marilyn sends in a happy kayaking tale! by Will Richardson | Sep 19, 2009 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterOctober 19, 2009 Hi Eric, I am a newbie to kayaking. I first tried it out when I was depressed and had a visit from family who was doing canoeing…the reason for the depression was my 19 year old moving out and going to college. Yeah…it was a biggie for...
Kayak Camping and Fishing. Some of the best fun and relaxation you can ever experience by Will Richardson | Sep 19, 2009 | Recreational/TouringI just had the pleasure of going to one of the best places to go kayak camping/fishing for a few days, Ontario Canada!!! The area is about 2 hours west of Ottawa City called Crotch Lake. Man o man, this is exactly what the mind and body need when it’s time to...
Justin Owen's Gillespies Wave – Gauley 20,000 cfs update by Will Richardson | Sep 18, 2009 | WhitewaterAugust 18, 2009 By Justin Owen It has continued to be a wonderful water year here in West Virginia.The New hasn’t dropped below a foot, The Gauley has been huge at times, and the creeks have gone at regular intervals. It has been a whitewater wonderland to say...
Four on Four Mexico Prep by Will Richardson | Sep 18, 2009 | WhitewaterAugust 18, 2009 By Darin McQuoid Just did an awesome four days on Fordyce Creek, a fall release in California negotiated by American Whitewater. I hope four days on this 14 mile class V run was enough to get me in shape for this Friday the 21st, when Ben Stookesberry,...
