Habitat 67 Wave: video by nicktroutman | Sep 13, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterThis summer while I was coaching with the Keener Program I had the opportunity to paddle some of the best waves in Eastern Canada, though one of my most favorites of the summer was Habitat 67 in Montreal. It was a long drive, 4 hours there and 4 hours back, for only a...
California Whitewater Weekend with SheJumps by Jessica Yurtinus | Sep 13, 2014 | WhitewaterI recently got the opportunity to teach some playboating and river running clinics on the South Fork American River for an organization called SheJumps. The purpose of SheJumps is to increase female participation in outdoor activties, and throughout the weekend we got...
Yoga for Paddlers| Shoulder Reach Through Stretch by Anna Bruno | Sep 12, 2014 | WhitewaterThe mark of a kayaker, more than the beat up hands or a twice broken nose, or even a vocabulary diminished to the adjectives of “brown” “stout” “sick”, would have to be the shoulders. The broad, muscular, possibly even overdeveloped, yet with a history of...
First Descents 2014 by heatherherbeck | Sep 11, 2014 | WhitewaterThis is my 8th year being part of First Descents (www.firstdescent.org). It has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. This season was no exception. Late July/Early August, I spent a week in Montana on the Clarks Fork River, shortly followed by two...
Thinking for Yourself- Green River Narrows- Unlimited Style by Hunt Jennings | Sep 10, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterOne of the most common mistakes that everyone makes is subconsciously following “the pack”. Naturally, if everyone is doing it, it feels like the safe thing to do. Because no one will say anything to you for following them. Therefore it is very easy to not...
Corner Wave Classic by nicktroutman | Sep 8, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, Tournaments, Trip Reports, WhitewaterCorner Wave is one of the best features on the Ottawa river, though being that it can be a bit tricky at times, and sometimes can randomly flush you it is rarely the location for a large scale event. This year we decided to change that and start the annual Corner Wave...
Pro Am Games at NOC-Fundraising for First Descents! by sagedonnelly | Sep 8, 2014 | WhitewaterAfter finishing up with Nationals Championships at Pigeon Point, I headed over to the Nantahala Outdoor Center on the Nantahala River where I volunteered to be a Pro at the World Kayak Pro Am games. It’s a competition where a pro is matched up with a few amateur...
Results- Pan Am Freestyle Kayak Championships Wrap-Up! by ericjackson | Sep 6, 2014 | Whitewater2014 Pan Am Championships Wrap- Up Held at NOC- site of the 2013 World Championships- 6 countries competed. Prelims: Women: Emily Jackson took top seed in prelims this morning with a 550 point second ride and a 360 point first ride for an 880 point...
Jackson Family down at NOC in NC, after the Ottawa River events… by ericjackson | Sep 6, 2014 | WhitewaterThe Pan Am Championships are today at NOC. Paddlers are here from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and the USA. The field is very small this year. Many of the paddlers who are training/playing up on the Ottawa for next year’s Garberator World Championships are...
Moving to the Southeast by dianegaydos | Sep 5, 2014 | WhitewaterWell, I guess it’s official. I am now a southeasterner. I recently moved from California to Knoxville, Tennessee and have been enjoying exploring my new surroundings! So far, I have had a chance to try out many of the local dam release runs, including the Cascades of...
The Perfect Day! by sagedonnelly | Sep 4, 2014 | WhitewaterAfter 3 weeks in Europe for slalom racing, and spending about 24 hours at home doing a mad packing of my van, we drove across the country to North Carolina and Tennessee so I could train for Freestyle Nationals at Pigeon Point and compete in a few races at NOC....
Indi’s Golden Rules for Teaching Kids Whitewater by jacksonkayak | Sep 3, 2014 | Canada, Instructional, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterIndiana James here…. For the last few years, from when my son Sam was 5 or 6, I’ve been casually asking him if the “mighty Yosimmity Sambo wants to run some whitewater?” His answer has always been “meh”. He likes it, just has that...
