Why the Zambezi is One of the Best Kayaking Locations

by JK Team | Jan 7, 2020 | Antix, Australia, Exploration Feature, River Running

By: Andi Brunner In december 2019, I spent three weeks in Africa on the mighty Zambezi. In this blog I am going to show you why it is definitely worth going there. First, some information for those of you that don’t know the Zambezi. It is the fourth-longest...

Preserving My Happy Place

by Katie Fankhouser | Jan 2, 2020 | Antix, River Running, Whitewater

This summer I picked up trash out of 3 different rivers in Colorado. Here is the low down on each clean up: St vrain creek Lyons, CO People: Kevin Parker Arn Hayden Matt booth Rebecca Hayden Katie Fankhouser (me) This one was right here in my hometown. I got the guys...

Learn How to Stern Squirt with Stephen Wright!

by stephenwright | Dec 11, 2019 | Antix, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction

Learn How to Stern Squirt with Stephen Wright. Want to finally learn to spin around on your stern like all the cool kids? Want to finally unlock to potential of your trendy half-slice river runner? Want to make the river your playground??? Check out my latest...

The Lower Kynshi

by kalobgrady | Dec 10, 2019 | Antix, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Trip Reports, Whitewater Feature

The Lower Kynshi River has been labelled by some as the best river in the World. Since its discovery, and through its first descents, the early exploration of this major river system revealed to its founders the true magic within the walls of the Kynshi. The Kynshi is...

The Single Duo – Paddling With My Brother

by Hargrove Adventures | Dec 5, 2019 | Antix, Family Zone, Whitewater

Creating Opportunities for Family Fun with Whitewater Kayaking For me, Whitewater Kayaking is not just an individual sport, but also an opportunity to enjoy unplugged time together with my family. There are so many park & play spots and river runs that provide joy...

Cost of New vs Used in Whitewater

by Jessica Yurtinus | Nov 30, 2019 | Antix, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater Feature, Zen

How much does whitewater kayaking really cost? I like to kayak. Because of this, I spend quite a bit of time at the Reno Whitewater Park in the Spring and Summer. Our park is smack dab in the middle of downtown, so inevitably there are lots of people out enjoying the...

Hay Diddle Diddle, Straight Down the Middle

by Mateo Williams | Nov 26, 2019 | Antix, Creeking, Whitewater

Last weekend I went to the Tallulah river in Georgia, it was about a 1-hour drive away from my house. I had run this river multiple times, the biggish rapid on the river is Oceana what is a 75-foot slide. The normal line is on the left side of the rapid. The slide...

How to Surf . . . Lake Tahoe

by Jessica Yurtinus | Nov 8, 2019 | Antix, Rockstar, RockStar 2019, Whitewater Instruction

West coast boating becomes a little scarce in the Fall. The snow pack has melted and without scheduled releases there isn’t much to kayak, so we start looking at other options. One of my favorite options is surfing Lake Tahoe. We have been chasing waves on Tahoe...

Antix Final Thoughts

by shanegroves | Aug 21, 2019 | Antix, Creeking, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

When I first saw the Antix at Gauley Fest when it was being prototyped I was a little shocked by its looks. I mean, it wasn’t exactly sleek looking. It wasn’t slicey. The hull was flat but with weird rocker. It didn’t look fast. It looked way playful and was supposed...

Becoming an ACA Instructor

by kylethomas | Jun 21, 2019 | Antix, Clinics, Instructional, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction

Over the past five years, I have volunteered a tremendous amount of time to the American Canoe Association (ACA). I have been teaching whitewater and sea kayaking for the past decade, but have only been ACA certified for the past five years. Teaching has always gone...

“BC Class III” – Thompson River

by kylethomas | Jun 12, 2019 | Antix, Creeking, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

The Thompson River in British Columbia is the largest tributary of the Fraser River. It is frequently paddled at flows of 250-600 cms (~12,400 CFS – 21,200 cfs). That’s a lot of water! It’s important to make this flow conversion from cubic meters per second to...

NoliFest 2019: The Year of the Great Flood

by wildwildwes | May 20, 2019 | Antix, Event Coverage, Events, Whitewater

The 5th annual NoliFest will be a high water event to remember for the ages! The festival was scheduled during Easter weekend this year and it was more reminiscent of Noah’s flood. Heavy rain totaling 2-3” fell regionally most of Good Friday and the Nolichucky River...