Mens Prelims at NOC Pigeon World Cup stop #2 by jacksonkayak | Aug 28, 2012 | WhitewaterThe next stop on the World Cup Championship series is the Pigeon River in Tennessee, 3 hours towards the east of Rock Island just out of the way of the approaching hurricane! Hosted at the incredible NOC camp, this venue is awesome in its convenience. The feature is...
Norway- The Dream Becomes a Reality! 3 Weeks of Norway’s Best! by christopherkorbulic | Aug 28, 2012 | WhitewaterSince I started kayaking I have seen and heard about the Norwegian kayaking oasis and its unbelievable rivers, but I never thought I would get to paddle here. It is one of the most expensive places to travel, and for a kayaker used to sleeping in the back of a...
Men’s Final Day at Rock Island World Cup 2012 by jacksonkayak | Aug 28, 2012 | WhitewaterLike the women’s final day, men’s consisted of two runs a semis in the morning (again), Joaquim Fontane from Catalonia and Canadian youth and newly crowned Canadian champ, Adam Chappel. There was no holding back as the air screws, space godzillas, phonix...
Falling in Love Again- The Dynamic Duo! by Andy Graham | Aug 27, 2012 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterFalling in Love Again I must admit I have fallen in love again. Remember back when you first started learning to kayak, when every trip out was filled with new excitement, new found wonder for moving water and a plain new love for the sport. I have been boating for...
Women’s Final Day at Rock Island World Cup by jacksonkayak | Aug 26, 2012 | WhitewaterThe final day for women’s K1 competition at the 2012 World Cup of Freestyle kayaking included a morning semi final session and a finals in the afternoon. The world’s top names mixed with some new names on the scene made their way down the rocks to the...
OC1 and C1 Final Day Results for Rock Island World Cup by jacksonkayak | Aug 26, 2012 | WhitewaterThe final day saw the OC1 top 5 men competing for the first World Cup finals straight after the women’s semis. The rides were lower in scoring as open boats will always take gentle set ups and lots of surfing before any moves. Immediately all boaters cruised...
OC1 and C1 Prelim World Cup Results by jacksonkayak | Aug 26, 2012 | WhitewaterToday was the 2nd day of the 2012 World Cup Stage 1 in Rock Island. I started off in the morning doing squirt finals and took 2nd in that behind Clay Wright who had a 21 second mystery move. Nice one. And as soon as that was finished i ran down to make OC1 prelims. I...
JR Men’s World Cup Semi Final Results by jacksonkayak | Aug 26, 2012 | WhitewaterThe juniors were impressive again with their semi final rides this afternoon as the up and coming talent was on display for the world to see. The Kellog family well represented with two entries and a tight race brewing between Paul Palmer, the tall Alec Voorhes and...
Currents: The Ottawa River by Mike McKay | Aug 26, 2012 | WhitewaterIn this episode Currents explores what this river has contributed to the sport of whitewater paddling. See the history of the Ottawa River through the voices of the people who helped shape what it is today. Currents v2_7: The Ottawa River from Five2Nine on Vimeo....
Men’s World Cup Quarter Finals (Rock Island) by jacksonkayak | Aug 25, 2012 | WhitewaterMen’s went off with the top 20 paddlers in the world, quite a few world champs (EJ, Nick, Dane, Pringle) along side many who aim at that next top podium. The heats were litteraly stacked! This day it was more about who took the biggest risk, who went for the...
World Cup Freestyle Squirt Finals by jacksonkayak | Aug 25, 2012 | WhitewaterThe day started out with two venues busy. At the top of the Caney Fork run, at the outrun of the dam was host to the men’s and women’s squirt finals. The OC1 and C1 event was simultaneously being hosted on the main feature down river. The audience...
World Cup Freestyle Results for Women’s K-1 Prelims- Schedule for SAT/SUN by jacksonkayak | Aug 24, 2012 | WhitewaterThe competition for the Women’s Class today was as nerve wrecking to watch as it was for them to compete. The jitters is what I saw from so many of the competitors. Getting a competition like this started in a spot with minimum training water is not easy. There...
