UNLEASHEDxUganda

by kalobgrady | Jan 9, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Canada, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

Stage 2: The Dead Dutchman BoaterX Sponsored by: World Class Academy  A name so ominous that only a quick mention is needed to instill a deep fear into even the bravest of athletes.  The Dead Dutchman; a prestigious, intertwined collection of exploding...

World Championships Hangover – In the eyes of an athlete

by Courtney Kerin | Jan 8, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

If any of you know an athlete from the world championships well, you have probably heard this term before and if not it is something to realise. At the world championships for any sport the athletes don’t just get that good overnight. It has taken years of hard...

UNLEASHEDxUganda

by kalobgrady | Jan 7, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Canada, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

UNLEASHEDxUganda Presented by: SEND  Stage 1: Cuban Freestyle Sponsored by Jackson Kayak  A glorious way to live.  29 athletes from 12 diverse countries have converged upon the longest river in the world to progress the sport of whitewater...

Winning the BCKFC Championship

by Chuck Bahan | Jan 4, 2018 | Coosa FD, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments, Wrap Ups

My local club has their first annual championship hosted in Cocodrie, Louisiana and rewarded people in the club who finished in the top 15 of each tournament.  Around 40 qualified for the event in December.  I’ve been consistent all year, but...

2017 San Juan Worlds Recap

by sagedonnelly | Dec 19, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

My mom and I arrived in Mendoza on the 14th of October and drove 2 hours down to San Juan. This was both our first times in Argentina and we were amazed at how (almost) at home we felt; The landscape looks just like Arizona/Southern Nevada and we were completely...

Why Argentina Worlds Were the Best Ever!

by Jessie Stone | Dec 17, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

These Freestyle Kayaking World Championships in San Juan, Argentina were particularly special for me. First, after Garburator Worlds, I honestly said to myself that I was not going to Argentina – it seemed far away and impossible to imagine going!! Second, I was not...

Its not over until its over!

by Michael Ernst | Dec 14, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, Tournaments, United States, Wrap Ups

There is a lot that goes through my routine when I prep for an upcoming tournament. I always study a lot of contour maps and satellite images. I also will go over past tournaments and fishing outings in the area where the future tournament will be. Time of year and...

Freestyle Worlds Championships…from shore !

by nourianewman | Dec 14, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

I usually spend more time on the river rather than off the river watching other people paddle. Being both a coach and a spectator at the 2017 Freestyle World Championships in San Juan was way more interesting than I thought it would be and it was interesting to see...

Adventures in Argentina 4 of 4

by sethashworth | Dec 13, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Here is the last installment from Team JK paddler Seth Ashworth.  This episode takes us through the finals day with some KILLER interviews and commentary on the action from a wide variety of JK team members.  Don’t forget to check out Seth’s other videos and...

Adventures in Argentina ep 3.

by sethashworth | Dec 6, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

In this video Seth Ashworth keeps us up to date on whats happening in the first days of Freestyle kayak world champs, Some shots of opening ceremonies, a top life hack from Dane and Following team paddler Anna Bruno through her World Champ Squirt kayak...

Vlog: the Alabama Kayak Fishing Classic

by Eric Atkins | Dec 6, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Tournaments, Video

In 2017 the kayak fishing clubs of Alabama came together to host a joint event. That event was held on the mighty Coosa River in Wetumpka, Alabama. If you have never been, you have got to go to this destination. It is one of the most gorgeous rivers in the south and...

Ladies on the Lake Sea Kayak Symposium

by heatherherbeck | Dec 3, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Recreational/Touring

This past August, I was invited to be the “guest instructor” at the Ladies on the Lake Sea Kayak Symposium on Lake Superior in Munising, MI.  I don’t have much background in sea kayaking  (not sure I can even say I have ANY), but I was invited to share...