Truck Life Tour Episode 5: Last days in South East. Caney Fork and High water Rock Island by sethashworth | May 24, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHeading back toward Rock Island, TN, in driving rain was a mixture of both ominous worry (because of the previously mentioned leaking truck topper) and excitement. We were heading back because I had return a boat I had borrowed from Stephen Wright and also...
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...
New Obsessions by Herschel Finch | May 18, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Fishing Tournament, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, Mayfly, Tournaments, United States, Wrap UpsSo what does a poor pro-staffer do while waiting for the last month and half (grrr) for the waters to become fishable on his home river? You can only rearrange tackle boxes and bags so many times, and clean, lube, and restring the main reels until the child-bride...
Brush Creek Race: Wild & Free Tour by nicktroutman | May 16, 2017 | Canada, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesSo fired up to finally make it down to Kernville for the Kern River Festival and Brush Creek Race. It was a blast hanging out with everyone, enjoying perfect weather and high water, and awesome time setting new course records on Brush Creek. Thanks Evan Moore for...
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...
Rockstar Surf Madison, Maine by Adam Swett | May 14, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, Playboating, rivers, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThis wave is easily my favorite spot in Maine. Madison is in central Maine on the Kennebec River and best flows are around 19k to 25k on the USGS gauge. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/me/nwis/uv?site_no=01047150 The wave here usually doesn’t come in much or comes in...
Failure by Maddie Kimmel | May 13, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesFailure Merriam Webster definition- lacking success Maddie’s definition- not doing your best Failure is something that happens to us all (no matter how it might seem). Last weekend, I failed terribly at the NOC Freestyle Shootout and it was soul crushing. ...
Work Week Dries by shanegroves | May 8, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHaving beast whitewater surrounding you in all directions a rain storm away from running comes with its challenges. A normal workday with family responsibilities are then taken in stride between laps on class V and, recently, surfing the Dries. I went to bed Sunday...
A Year of Awesome Opportunities by Emily Jackson | May 6, 2017 | 2015 Zen, 2016 Rock Star Competition, Creeking, Family Zone, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesA Year of Awesome Opportunities! Today I am writing from the Sequoia National Forest- we are parked at the take out of Brush Creek. A Creek I ran 12 years ago but not since! My husband Nick and I have two kids and two dogs packed into my Sprinter RV, and a trailer...
River Bassin Recap – Rock Hill, SC, April 29th by Drew Gregory | May 5, 2017 | Drew Gregory, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Subjects, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, River Bassin Tournament, Tournaments, United States, Wrap UpsRain pounded the Carolinas the week before this event and, yet, the River Bassin’ nation still showed up, with 71 anglers willing to brave the high, stained water to go River Bassin’! The folks at Visit York County, SC, welcomed us with open arms again...
From Fear To Triumph: Maddy Kellogg’s National’s Competition by kelloggfamily | May 1, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesGuess what? We are in Colombus, Georgia for the National Freestyle Kayak competition. Almost my whole family is going to compete including Rowdy! It is going to be so much fun. I’ve been looking forward to this competition all year because it’s the first one this...
