Norther Winters and Kayak Polo by saskiavanmourik | Feb 11, 2013 | WhitewaterHappy New Year! Bring it on 2013! As I write this post it is -35 C; or -31 F for those in the USA. Things are well though, we have not hung up our paddles. We’ve moved into kayak polo season at the pool. The early part of our winter brought the Somba Ke Paddling Club...
Elk River by davecrerar | Dec 22, 2012 | WhitewaterThis year has possibly been one of the greatest years to date for myself. I moved to Canada four years ago with the dream of being able to kayak and snowboard for the rest of my life, a pretty unrealistic dream for most, but especially for an Irish man.  A recent you...
Short Trip Report Red Deer River,Alberta by Stephen Laurie | Oct 17, 2012 | Coosa, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater FishingAfter a few missed attempts due to conflicting schedules I was finally able connect with some of my kayak angling friends for a trip down the Red Deer River . The particular section we floated is home to walleye, northern pike, brown trout, rainbow trout, yellow...
Returning to the Bow River,Alberta by Stephen Laurie | Aug 24, 2012 | Coosa, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, riversReturning to the Bow River A Video showing some highlights and clips from my return to the Bow River after an unusually long spring run-off. I spent a few hours prospecting from Mckinnon Flats to the Carsland Weir with some great results. The trout were hungry and it...
Alberta Freestyle- Video by davecrerar | Jul 6, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterThis is the Brierley’s wave in Rocky Mountain House Alberta, its a dam controlled feature and, according to local knowledge it runs from snow melt until early September. They are holding their home town throw down here on July 13th – 15th....
Creeking the Sheep River -Alberta by davecrerar | Jun 29, 2012 | Creeking, WhitewaterDave Crerar Pavel Bendl As the pincher creek festival got up and running our group was steadily increasing in size, as is the norm at kayaking festivals. I was definitely a little keen this weekend and suggested hitting up two different runs on the way down to the...
Pincher Creek Festival – Alberta by davecrerar | Jun 10, 2012 | WhitewaterThis past May long weekend saw the first of Western Canada’s whitewater festivals. Pincher creek is an area in the southern part of Alberta, located in the South-East and boasts some incredible views and some incredible white water. This area provides an almost erie...
White Dog Spring Surfing! Ottawa River was at 21 Feet! by stephenwright | Apr 11, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterAn unseasonably warm snap hit the east coast last week, triggering an early high-water event all over Ontario and into part of Quebec. Â Even though I’d only been back from Chile for 3 days, I decided to turn and burn north for some big wave action! Â With levels...
VIDEO: The Rockstar Goes BIG, no Dane Goes Big, no the Waves Perfect… Okay it’s all HUGE! by Dane Jackson | May 18, 2011 | WhitewaterHere is a video of Dane Jackson shredding up Detonater Wave in Quebec, Canada. OH MY GOODNESS!! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojkWQqiDHxY&feature=share[/youtube]
Cold Canada by Zack Boles | Apr 17, 2011 | UncategorizedAfter 19 years of paddling very hard including 5 years of slalom training and competing, 10 summers of instructing-guiding-video boating, 13 countries visited, one fractured vertebrae scare including a neck brace for 2 months, too many pulled muscles and sore backs to...
Villain S vs Villain review by JK Team | Mar 30, 2011 | WhitewaterJust finished writing a long review of the Villain in french on my website. I’m putting an english resume for those who can’t read french. You can also use an online translation site like google to have the full article translated. When the two models came...