Les chutasses Ardéchoises

by Morgan Arnaud | Apr 17, 2017 | France, Uncategorized

Pachamama nous a offert près de 2 semaines de navigation dans les Cévennes. Avec plus de 200mm tombés sur 2 jours, des petits secrets d’Ardéchois se sont présenté à nous. Apres une brève négociation nous obtenons nos après-midi de libre pour en profiter. Quelques...

Why do you swim?

by Mike Shaw | Apr 16, 2017 | UK, Uncategorized

Why do you swim?! In this article I am aiming to address the reasons that people swim and how to avoid it. I am not talking about those life or death situations when it can be deemed necessary to swim. I’m talking about the time you decided to pull your deck on flat...

Deeper water

by Andrew McIlhone | Apr 10, 2017 | Internationalisation, Ireland, Uncategorized

The weather forecast was broken here in Ireland for a day!! It predicted zero wind and temperatures around 16 degrees in spring time! Well obviously with these forecasts a few of us teamed up and headed a couple of miles offshore to a shipwreck in around 100 feet of...

SPB river fest’2017

by Annie-Pier Marchand | Mar 21, 2017 | France, Uncategorized

Ce week-end c’était la première compétition de freestyle nationale de l’année! Plus de 80 athlètes ont répondu présent pour cet événement organisé par le club No Pasa (fraichement nommé ;). Ce SPB River Fest’ 17 était à la hauteur de sa réputation...

No Travel Without Kayak

by Nathan Barbier | Mar 21, 2017 | France, Uncategorized

Encore une année riche en kayak pour moi. Après un printemps particulièrement difficile avec la perte d’un ami proche, nous nous sommes serrés les coudes pour retrouver la confiance et la passion qui nous animent. En plus de nos habituelles tournées Européennes...

Winter Boating in Jackson Hole!

by janekoopman | Mar 18, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Clinics, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Instructional, Playboating, Uncategorized, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

We may still be skiing deep snow in the Tetons but we we have not forgotten about boating either! Each week the Jackson Hole Community Center opens up a section of its pool for kayakers to get in their boats, or those provided by the Jackson Hole Kayak School, and...

What GalwayFest Stands For

by Andrew Regan | Mar 14, 2017 | Ireland, Uncategorized

GalwayFest 2017, aided by perfect flows and the elusive Irish sunny weekend really kicked onto another level this year. It also finalised in my head what I (we) want the event to stand for moving into the future. Despite being asked many times, I find it almost...

Grand Canyon in the Antix

by teamjk | Mar 14, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Uncategorized, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

I recently had to joy of taking the JK Antix down the Grand Canyon on a 13 day raft support trip. Our launch date was Dec. 21 (the shortest day of the year). My first time paddling the Antix was the day we launched. I was a little worried about how the Antix...

Double Drop Race _ Galway

by teamjk | Feb 26, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Uncategorized, Whitewater

Double drop is located in the centre of Galway city, on one of the canals joining the upper to the lower Corrib. Until last year, no one really thought about running it. Last summer, Danny O’Brien and Dave McClure posted a video a video on facebook of them...

Rio Cañete, Peru

by Morgan Arnaud | Jan 12, 2017 | Spain, Uncategorized

Ce fut plein de joie que Thomas Neime, Kevin Monlezun et moi-même, nous sommes revenus après 2 mois en Bolivie à Lunahuana. En effet les parties hautes du rio Cañete m’avait déjà bien fait de l’œil l’année dernière et tous surchauffer cette année. C’est parti, déjà le...

Karnali- 8 day trip

by Alex McGourty | Jan 11, 2017 | Ireland, Uncategorized

After a week in Pokhara city getting caught up on academics and enjoying the comforts of access to Wi-Fi and pizza, we prepared to leave for our Karnali adventure. We anxiously packed our essential kayak gear and clothes and loaded up the rickety bus for what would a...

Cuda HD is Amazing

by Tim Thao | Jan 5, 2017 | Cuda HD, Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater Fishing, Tournaments, Uncategorized, Wrap Ups

I have been able to fish and paddle out of the Cuda HD for about a two weeks now, and this kayak is a beast. Previously I mainly rode the Cuda 12 and I loved that boat. It was quick, stable, and had great maneuverability. I have fished the Cuda 12 in many rivers and...