Teaching kids under 12 years how to paddle: TIP #4 by Valerie Betrand | Aug 28, 2019 | Family Zone, Instructional, Internationalisation, Kid's Kayaks, Norway, Whitewater(This article is the fourth of a series of five) In the recent years, there has been an increasing amount of young paddlers. Teaching them to paddle requires a very different approach than teaching teenagers or adults. Here is a gathering of my top tips to anyone...
Teaching kids under 12 years how to paddle: TIP #2 by Valerie Betrand | Aug 3, 2019 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, Kid's Kayaks, Norway, Whitewater(This article is the second of a series of five) In the recent years, there has been an increasing amount of very young paddlers. Teaching them to paddle requires a very different approach than teaching teenagers or adults. Here is a gathering of my top tips to anyone...
Extremesport Veko recap by teamjk | Jul 17, 2019 | Creeking, Internationalisation, Nirvana, Norway, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesFor me, and many other whitewater kayakers, the extremesport week at Voss is an annual thing we’re not willing to miss. I’ve already lost count on how many times I’ve been. This year, Veko was hosting the European championship. This meant there was even more kayakers...
Why go to Futaleufu by capucinethomaslepine | Mar 12, 2019 | Creeking, Internationalisation, Norway, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesI travelled to Futaleufu river in february 2019, here are some insights on the place, the river, the people… I landed in Esquel Argentina and then stayed for one and a half month in Futaleufu with my friends Marlene Devillez and Nicolas Caussanel at Mariann Saether’s...
Year 2018 in review by Valerie Betrand | Feb 5, 2019 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, Kid's Kayaks, Norway, Playboating, Reviews, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW Disciplines2018 has been yet another successful year filled with adventures, travels, new achievements, and lots and lots of time spent on the water! It has been a very active year, with kayaking as our main sport, and kiting, skiing and surfing as other complementary excuses to...
Gearing Young Kids Up by Valerie Betrand | Aug 31, 2018 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, Kid's Kayaks, Norway, Shooting Star, WhitewaterI have gotten several inquiries lately about equipping smaller kids for the river and thought it was about time to share a few pieces of advice on the matter. I take full accusations for being a gear junky myself and properly gearing up my kids at a ridiculously young...
Season Start in Europe by Valerie Betrand | Jun 10, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Internationalisation, Norway, Playboating, Uncategorized, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesMid-March and still well buried under many meters of snow. Quite literally. Although winter season was still at its very best, when you’ve been skiing non-stop for already six months, you find yourself praying for all the white to melt away. But since it did not seem...
2017 River kayaking journal from Norway by capucinethomaslepine | Apr 16, 2018 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, Internationalisation, Norway, River Running, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIn 2017, I did a lot of whitewater paddling. I was on the water more than 150 days and took part in 15 races, winning some, learning from mistakes from others but each one exciting. I never try to get a record number of days on the water. It is natural consequence of...
Kayak-Fishing in Norway – first contact with Halibut by Christian Jurgens | Apr 8, 2018 | Fishing, Germany, Internationalisation, Norway, Video2016 – Three friends with their kayaks on halibut-hunt in Norway. https://youtu.be/dXOryTZwMGM
Kayaker’s Guide to New Year’s Resolutions by Valerie Betrand | Jan 16, 2018 | Internationalisation, Norway, Whitewater1. Kayak asap after January 1st to set the bar for the rest of the year and make a proper statement on social media. 2. Quit your ‘winter months’ by a month this year and make yourself believe that you are a lucky bastard to touch water this early regardless of the...
Coping with not being at … by Valerie Betrand | Jan 13, 2018 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, Norway, WhitewaterEver tried to deal with not being able to fulfill a dream? Certainly you have, and so does most people. Sometimes major obstacles come in the way and demolish your last hopes of reaching a goal you held on tight for a while. For me, it was the recent Freestyle Worlds....
Times are changing by Valerie Betrand | Jan 5, 2018 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, Norway, rivers, WhitewaterJust about six years ago we started taking our babies on the Ottawa River with us. We’d paddle to play spots, kids on the laps. We’d go down simple wave trains and do easy ferries, had them swim in current, if not otherwise playing alongside of the river. We’d spend...
