Freestyle Worlds Championships…from shore ! by nourianewman | Dec 14, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesI usually spend more time on the river rather than off the river watching other people paddle. Being both a coach and a spectator at the 2017 Freestyle World Championships in San Juan was way more interesting than I thought it would be and it was interesting to see...
Adventures in Argentina ep 3. by sethashworth | Dec 6, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIn this video Seth Ashworth keeps us up to date on whats happening in the first days of Freestyle kayak world champs, Some shots of opening ceremonies, a top life hack from Dane and Following team paddler Anna Bruno through her World Champ Squirt kayak...
New Video. Adventures in Argentina. Part 1 of 4. by sethashworth | Nov 28, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines Team paddler Seth Ashworth is in Argentina right now competing at Freestyle Kayak World Championships. He is sharing a four part (or possibly more) video series with us about the San Juan area, traveling, life-styling and everything else...
The Games are Open! by ericjackson | Nov 27, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, EJ, Event Coverage, Internationalisation, MixMaster, the athlete, United States, Whitewater November 26, 2017 EJ World Championships Update Jackson Kayak has been the official Kayak sponsor of every World Freestyle Kayak Championships since 2009. Often people wonder what that means, exactly. What this means is that we find...
Underdogs of the 2017 World Freestyle Championships by Jezz | Nov 22, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Australia, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, rivers, Team JK, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesEveryone loves an underdog, the story of someone coming from nowhere and becoming the next big thing in the sport, or someone who has worked so hard in the sport but just never quite got their moment in the spotlight, an underdog is always a great story in sporting...
How to have the best 50th Birthday Ever! by Jessie Stone | Nov 19, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Internationalisation, United States, WhitewaterWhat’s the best way to spend your 50th birthday? My recommendation is preparing for the World Championships in Argentina! I never could have imagined how going to kayak camp in Argentina in preparation for this year’s ICF Freestyle World Championships would be the...
ICF Judges Seminar – Grade A Judge by Claire OHara | Sep 22, 2017 | Events, Instructional, Internationalisation, Playboating, UK, Whitewater, WW Disciplines45, 60, 90, 110. Clean , Super Clean, Huge, Aerial, Linked??? My brains is fried and its awesome. After many years in the sport and many many hours spent judging I have finally got myself on an ICF Judges Training seminar in Plattling with Sneaky Pete and Terry Best...
US Freestyle Kayak Team Trials 2017 – Buena Vista, CO by Jessie Stone | Jun 12, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, United States, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesThis year’s US Freestyle Kayak Team Trials took place on June 30-31st in Buena Vista, Colorado. There was plenty of good snow pack and even snow the week prior to the trials. Cool weather kept a good steady and lower flow going right up through the first day of the...
Crossing Borders by Darin McQuoid | Feb 25, 2013 | WhitewaterPaperwork, isn’t that what we are trying to escape while on vacation? Unfortunately it has caught up with us in Argentina, and delayed us for a few days. Thankfully that’s behind us now and we head into Chile. Views are incredible as to head to the border...
High in the Desert- Argentina by Darin McQuoid | Feb 20, 2013 | WhitewaterDry arid wind removes any moisture from our gear as we sleep. Too dry. We’re stuck in northwest Argentina with low water for two more days as we wait on the correct paperwork which will allow us to take our rental car into Chile. We make some calls to see what...
Joining local paddlers in Argentina by Darin McQuoid | Jan 21, 2013 | WhitewaterThrough a series of events too complicated to explain, I’m on a kayaking trip to Chile but land in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Almost a thousand miles later and we are at our first real river. Silvio Gallo, is a kayaking legend in Argentina. We’re lucky...
Mission: People Noises and Patagonia by Billy Harris | Feb 23, 2011 | WhitewaterMission:… People Noises and PatagoniaHuilo Huilo National Park.I am sitting in the nicest hotel I have ever been in, or pretty close…. I am parked right in the heart of Patagonia Argentina…. This place is a pure, clean, friendly and amazing...
