Kayaking When Life Gets in the Way by Mike McKay | Aug 22, 2017 | Canada, Creeking, Fitness, Internationalisation, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesMost people I know aren’t like me. By that I mean most people don’t base their lives around kayaking. For me this is something I have spent the last 10 years doing nearly year round and have found a way to base my career around it. Therefore, it is quite often that my...
Sparkleberry Swamp in the Karma RG by kylethomas | Aug 21, 2017 | Karma RG, Recreational/Touring, rivers, Trip Reports, TripsSince my early days of learning to kayak, I can often recall a mentor in the sport recommending that I visit Sparkleberry Swamp. Honestly, I had never heard of the place nor even knew which state it was in. But at every sea kayaking event I attended, someone would...
Don’t ever paddle the Salmon by Jezz | Aug 20, 2017 | Australia, Creeking, Family Zone, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesBasically because it will ruin your perception of all other rivers as the salmon river is one spectacular section of whitewater which has almost everything you could ever want in a river. The main Salmon has large safe rapids, spectacular scenery, wilderness adventure...
Antix from a Class III Point-of-View by kylethomas | Aug 17, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Media, Reviews, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesFor the past six months, I have been paddling Jackson Kayak’s Antix in the southeast and recently the Pacific Northwest. I learned to paddle on rivers like the Chattooga and Ocoee, and as I progress in the sport, I continue to have a lot of fun on class III rivers....
Finding meaning in kayaking by sethdow | Aug 15, 2017 | Creeking, Karma, Nirvana, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines// August 15, 2017 Finding meaning in kayaking The reasons why we kayak shift over time. I have met and talked to many people who have “retired” from kayaking, people for whom kayaking has lost meaning. I have also been known to threaten retirement, basically every...
Visualizing Your Ride by bryceaaron | Aug 14, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Events, Instructional, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesCompetitions are something that almost every kayaker does, be it a hometown throwdown or Worlds! Competitions may make some people nervous but what I’ve found most helpful is to visualize your ride and seeing you do it in your head! Visualizing your ride can...
Caucasus Mountains by dianegaydos | Aug 13, 2017 | Creeking, Internationalisation, Karma, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWhy are you spending two weeks in Georgia? This was a common and recurring question leading up to our most recent trip. Living in Tennessee, most people understandably associate Georgia with the bordering state directly south. Patiently we would explain that our trip...
KelloggShow Kids Heading to Argentina for the USA Freestyle Kayaking World Championships by kelloggfamily | Aug 12, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines2017. My first opportunity to try to make the US Freestyle Kayaking Team. It had been on my mind all winter. Living in Colorado is not the best place for kayak training in the winter, but my brother, Kenny and I maintained our fitness by snowboarding and lifting...
Keep It Clean by teamjk | Aug 9, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, riversEvery weekend I tend to get a hard time from my buddies because my kayaks and my truck are pretty clean. Now I will admit that I feel like my equipment needs to be clean so that it is even more appealing to an on looker that may have interest in checking out the brand...
Letting go of Perfection: A Summer Lesson by JK Little Shredders | Aug 9, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines Over the summer, when I went to the Ottawa River for the OKS Keener program, I was introduced to big wave surfing, which I found new and quite appealing! There was only one problem, I was missing so many passes! When I first started kayaking, I learned in...
Come join me at Montréal Eau Vive by JK Little Shredders | Aug 6, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Media, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesClose your eyes… Well, not yet because then you can’t read what I’m about to share, but pretend you’re closing your eyes and imagine a river… a wide river, like probably the widest river you’ve ever been on. Then, add a rapid, like… a really big...
The Eight Golden Rules of Kayaking by Anna Bruno | Aug 2, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Instructional, Internationalisation, rivers, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesPaddling in large groups can be stressful and hard to manage. Paddling with teenagers can also be stressful and hard to manage on occasion. At World Class Academy, I frequently got to do both, often on new and unfamiliar runs. What can make paddling in larger groups...
