How to exit your kayak in current by Clay Wright | Oct 28, 2018 | Instructional, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionYou round the corner and see water spraying up off something unexpected in the next drop… you stroke for shore, try to get out to scout but then .. oops! Your skirt is off, your paddle is on the bank, your bow catches current and suddenly you’ve got to decide...
Gauley Season of the Century! (Season of the Dries) by Clay Wright | Oct 25, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines30 +years of loving the Upper Gauley and I’ve never seen a season like this! So good – I’ve barely been there? There are very few kayaking days that can compare to a play-date with the Upper, but here’s what I’ve been up to instead: Mill...
How to Splat – Wheel a Kayak by Clay Wright | Apr 24, 2018 | Internationalisation, MixMaster, rivers, United States, WhitewaterWhat’s more fun than squirting into a ”Splat”? Smashing the bow down and ‘splat-wheeling’ on across it! The big advantage of having both ends of your boat wafer-thin is that you can get vertical on both sides, and with that ability comes...
Rolling through Adversity by Clay Wright | Sep 10, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Instructional, Internationalisation, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines ‘’Wow, I think pulled my head up hard on those roll attempts and pulled myself out of the boat.. I really need to work on that before the next rapid so I won’t swim again!” Said nobody. Ever. Instead most paddlers who just swam after...
Antix – 2 different sizes, 2 different boats by Clay Wright | Mar 28, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Playboating, Reviews, River Running, Whitewater, WW Disciplines[If you are lucky enough to be between 160 and 190, the Antix M and L are 2 different boat styles rather than 2 different sizes. For the rest of you, I hope this will help you understand the boat style we’re offering you!] Antix – 2 different sizes, 2...
EJ, Clay and my 10 year Reunion on the Nile by Jessie Stone | Feb 16, 2013 | WhitewaterIt is hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since my first trip to the Nile. Really it feels like it was just a few years ago that we were first here. So many things have changed but the essence of this place and the river remains the same. I remember so clearly my...
Shock Absorbing Bulkhead System- Walk- Through by nicktroutman | Feb 15, 2013 | Creeking, Whitewater, ZenCheck out Jackson Kayak’s unique shock absorbing bulkhead system. This is a simple to use system that is easy to adjust, gives you storage access to the front of your boat and can help save your ankles if you piton. Clay Wright walks you though how the whole...
5th Annual Alseseca Race and Switch Run! by nicktroutman | Jan 16, 2013 | Whitewater5th Annual Alseseca Race Well we just finished the 5th annual Alseseca Kayak race here in the little town of Tlapacoyan, Vera Cruz Mexico. This is either my 8th or 9th trip down here to Mexico, I start to loose count. I have been coming down since 2006 when I...
2013 All Star- Initial Review by Clay Wright by Clay Wright | Aug 13, 2012 | WhitewaterFirst Review of 2013 All-star Just a quick review of the new All-star after paddling it off and on daily for a week. Me: 165lbs, 30” inseam, 5’9” size 11 play booties. Compared to Rockstar Medium Fit: The cockpit rim is lower than the Rockstar, I...
2011 Super Hero Review (vs Hero) by Clay Wright | Apr 25, 2011 | Whitewater Take a 2011 Hero and ‘Super-size-it’ and you get a boat just as lively, quick, stable, and nimble ast he2011 Hero – only bigger! But what about when a 170 lb guy compares one to the other? That’s the idea here – to compare how...
