Green Lines by Hunt Jennings | Aug 25, 2014 | WhitewaterMy favorite line on the Green, check out a short little edit of linking Groove Tube into Sunshine Hot Left… Not the easiest line but definitely awesome! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/103670097[/vimeo]
Back to the Future with the 2015 FUN by Hilde Schweitzer | Aug 25, 2014 | WhitewaterIt’s 2014, right? Pretty incredible to be able to take the 2015 FUN for a two week trip down the Grand in 2014. Also along for the ride were several Zens, a couple Karmas, a SuperFun, a Funrunner, and a Supercharger which saw a lot of use and was a big hit. Thank you...
Late summer creeking? Madison and T-wave! by Adam Swett | Aug 24, 2014 | WhitewaterI was so skeptical looking at an extended weather forecast that some projected heavy rain would amount to anything I left all my boats up at the river an hour north of my house. I was in the middle of my summer vacation and couldn’t possibly get that lucky in...
Clifden Beach Party by JK Team | Aug 23, 2014 | WhitewaterThe best weekend of the summer has just passed and with it the world premier of Too High, a kayaking film put together by Joe Rea Dickens and Jamie Conn. But first back to the weekend. The Clifden beach party weekend is the highlight of the not so packed Irish summer...
Inner City Kids Kayaking Camp 2014 – Our 10th Year!! by Jessie Stone | Aug 22, 2014 | WhitewaterTeaching people to kayak is something I love to do, and exposing kids to kayaking who would never otherwise have the opportunity is a very special and unique experience that has been the highlight of my teaching career over the years. Add to that that these students...
Racing the Karma in the Maine WW Championships by Adam Swett | Aug 21, 2014 | WhitewaterThe second leg of the Maine Whitewater Chamionships took place here in northern Maine last month and went off without a hitch! http://www.mainewwc.com/results/2014-results/ We finally had some bigger water up here to challenge us but experienced less of a competitor...
Jason’s adventures in Europe! Part 1 by Jason Craig | Aug 20, 2014 | United States, WhitewaterJason Craig 7/18/2014 Jason’s adventures in Europe! Part 1 I just got back from the best time of my life! The past three weeks I have spent traveling around France and Spain with my best friends competing in the World Cups of Freestyle Kayaking. It was an...
Tumwater Canyon – Chocolately Milky Good by Brett Barton | Aug 19, 2014 | WhitewaterFor the last month and a half central Washington has been on fire, literally. Over 600,000 acres have burned already. And while the last few days have been filled with life giving rain and cooler temps, many thousands of acres on hilltops and mountain ridges deep in...
Yoga for Paddlers: Side Stretch for your Lower Back and Hip by Anna Bruno | Aug 18, 2014 | WhitewaterWhen we sit in a kayak, our hips are typically below our knees, and our pelvis is tilted forwards underneath our ribcage. This position causes your hipflexors your iliopsoas muscle strains to contract, and can put immense strain on your quadrutus lumborum, a muscle...
Inspiring confidence with the 2015 Fun by colinkemp | Aug 17, 2014 | WhitewaterThis past weekend we had a former Reno boater come back to visit for the first time in three years. I taught Newt to boat and he did really well, while he still lived in Reno. He learned in the ’07 Fun and loved the boat. Work took Newt to Phoenix, where he certainly...
Check out GoPro Games TV #1 show by AT&T by ericjackson | Aug 17, 2014 | the athlete, Video, WhitewaterHere is a piece AT&T did on the GoPro Games… The games are one of our favorite on the “tour” and this year was no different (except for my shoulder injury and lack of racing in Homestake with the new Karma!) Thanks GoPro for the awesome support...
Attaining with your Karma UL by colinkemp | Aug 15, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterI guess we need to start with an explanation of attaining. It was a staple of my youth and is likely the best way to get a workout in your WW kayak. Attaining is the art of paddling your boat upstream through a rapid. I know that a bunch of you are thinking “Why the...
