Kanfest

by davecrerar | Sep 21, 2018 | Canada, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Whitewater

Kanfest took place this past weekend on the Kananaskis River. A concrete part of the Alberta kayaking summer festival line up makes this event a must. With over six events as part of the registration we were kept busy all day Saturday and Sunday. Despite rain the...

A letter on growing up and staying in the game.

by davecrerar | Sep 18, 2018 | Canada, Events, Internationalisation, Whitewater

As we move from our carefree twenties into our thirties the looming call to conform to the “norm” becomes more and more insistent. There are responsibilities that crop up as we continue along life’s path that inevitably take time that we would otherwise spend...

Fired up on my first Gore Fest!

by sethchapelle | Sep 14, 2018 | C1 Outfitting, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

his was my first year to go to American Whitewater’s Gore Canyon Fest. And now that I have gone, I feel that I will have to go back! Gore Fest is an awesome event! The event is centered around the longstanding Class V Gore Canyon downriver kayak and raft race. Along...

European Championships

by Tom Dolle | Sep 13, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, France, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

This year, the European Championships were in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was my first time going there and it’s such a sick place! There is a whitewater park with 2 channels, one for Slalom and another one where the hole is. The interesting part of the European is that...

Inaugural Meet the Mountains Festival = HUGE Success!

by wildwildwes | Sep 10, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

NORTHEAST TENNESSEE’S OUTDOOR SHOWCASE https://www.mtmfest.com/ Mission: To enrich the region’s quality of life, health, and wellbeing by increasing awareness and use of our outdoor recreation resources. Several months ago I was asked to join a planning team committee...

The Battle of Big Bull Falls

by Jake Ament | Sep 9, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, United States, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

80 degrees and low humidity- Northwoods summers are hard to beat.  Which is why, every August boaters from all around Wisconsin and the surrounding states gather in my hometown at the Wausau whitewater park for the annual freestyle clinic and Midwest Freestyle...

If You Build It….

by joshtidwell | Aug 15, 2018 | Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, United States

Back in 2015 2 sets of fishing buddies set down to figure out how to grow the kayak fishing community in the small town of Gadsden, Alabama. The four had met while fishing in tournaments in their region, and wondered why they haven’t fished together since they...

Toby Creek Race

by davecrerar | Aug 9, 2018 | Canada, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Late July brought about a now staple part of the Canadian racing scene. Toby creek race, the brain child of Simon Coward has become the North Fork of the North. Mimicking the road side access that allows easy viewership of the Idaho based race, Toby has grown rapidly...

Bedford River Festival 2018 Big Air Ramp

by alexread | Aug 2, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, UK, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Last weekend I headed up to Bedford for the 2018 River Festival to try my hand at the Big Air Ramp with the guys from Canoe Trail (www.canoetrail.co.uk) Once I got there I was super excited to get on the ramp and have a go. Sitting on top of the 6m ramp for the first...

Small Yet Mighty: Tariffville Triple Crown 2018

by katelyngreen | Aug 1, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

This year the Triple Crown returned to Tariffville gorge as a small but mighty event, plus a new event. Traditionally, the triple crown is an event including a slalom, downriver, and freestyle event all in one weekend. This year, organizer Andy Kuhlberg also added a...

The Jamie McEwan Triple Crown 2018

by Jessie Stone | Jul 27, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

July 14th and 15th this summer was the 9th year of the Jamie McEwan Triple Crown, and this year in the middle of the summer we had water! This was very exciting as two years ago for the July event, we had drought conditions and had to turn the event into a paddle...

Charles City Challenge 2018

by Hannah Ray | Jul 26, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

The Charles City Challenge was another hit this year! The initial event date saw high water and officials postponed the event until the river subsided.  Two weeks later, the river was down to a near perfect level for freestyle playboating, the sun was out, and...