Jackson Kayak’s Kids Teaching Kids Pt 1 Hand Rolling Made Easy by teamjk | Nov 16, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Instructional, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesJackson Kayak’s series on Kids Teaching Kids kayaking fundamentals. So often, kids are intimidated by cold, sounds, texture, and a desire to please that they fall into the trap of not wanting to try. When kids show other kids how easy skills and...
1 Simple Tip to improve your Whitewater kayaking (All Abilities) by sethashworth | Nov 10, 2017 | Instructional, Video, Whitewater Hey guys, here is a quick video of a simple tip which you might already know but certainly is a good one to keep in mind or something you may know about but haven’t been doing all the time. Make sure you hit up those comments if you liked or disliked...
How to Be Smooth by katiejackson | Nov 4, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Instructional, River Running, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesAccording to wikiHow, to be smooth with the ladies you need to be playful, stay effortlessly in control of the situation, keep your reactions low-key, casually initiate affection, and be funny. I googled “How to be smooth” in hopes of finding a funny opening, but some...
How To Feewheele (regular) by teamjk | Oct 20, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Instructional, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesA freewheele is one of my personal favorite parts about whitewater kayaking. It can be done regular or switch but regular is easier. A freewheele is when you come off a waterfall and as you come off you plant a stroke that turns you so you land backwards. I am going...
River Scouting – Online by ericboyd | Oct 12, 2017 | Fishing, Freshwater, Instructional, Internationalisation, United StatesWhen not fishing, I enjoy scouring Google Maps, Google Earth, Bing, and other sites in order to find out of the way areas to scout and hopefully find productive water. When looking at a river on any online mapping program, I look for key features within the...
5 Steps to Finding the Perfect Van Camp by christopherkorbulic | Oct 5, 2017 | Instructional, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater1: Prioritize your activities. Being on the road in a van, or any other vehicle for that matter, is because you want to prioritize spending time doing things you love, right? Obviously you want to be kayaking, or at least be close to water, but that might not...
Video – Time Remapping and a GIVEAWAY! by Drew Ross | Sep 28, 2017 | Fishing, Instructional, VideoPart 3 in the Video Editing Series. Here’s a short video on “Time Remapping” and I’m giving stuff away. Time remapping lets you add slow and fast effects to the same video clip. It’s a cool feature that is easily done....
My secrets for getting sponsored by Rafael Ortiz | Sep 28, 2017 | Featured Post, Instructional, Internationalisation, Mexico, Whitewater I signed my first contract on a napkin 13 years ago with Kristine Jackson. I was 17 and getting sponsored was the coolest thing that ever happened to me. Today I call myself a professional whitewater kayaker: I do this for a living. Over the past decade, I’ve...
ICF Judges Seminar – Grade A Judge by Claire OHara | Sep 22, 2017 | Events, Instructional, Internationalisation, Playboating, UK, Whitewater, WW Disciplines45, 60, 90, 110. Clean , Super Clean, Huge, Aerial, Linked??? My brains is fried and its awesome. After many years in the sport and many many hours spent judging I have finally got myself on an ICF Judges Training seminar in Plattling with Sneaky Pete and Terry Best...
Using the Happy Thruster to Step Up Your Freestyle Game by katelyngreen | Sep 15, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Instructional, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesYou may, at one point or another, have seen a person paddling a playboat (a short stubby boat) with a big inflatable airbag underneath their sprayskirt. I’m sorry to say, they were not just happy to see you; they were using a Happy Thruster! If you haven’t...
Gear Tie Down Tip by Eric Atkins | Sep 14, 2017 | Fishing, InstructionalHere is a quick and inexpensive tip to keeping your rods and paddles sorted during your fishing trips. I use Nite-ize Gear Ties to keep my rods separated from other fishing rods. These rubber-coated wires are easy to twist and tie around the rods, paddle shafts, and...
*Video* Part 2 in the Video Editing Series – BUILDING Better Transitions by Drew Ross | Sep 11, 2017 | Fishing, Instructional, VideoHere’s a short video that shows how to build transitions between your cuts. This method uses your camera to create seamless edits before you get on a computer. They aren’t complicated and don’t require any tools but add a ton of quality to your...
