2019 Dirty Bird Confidence Series Recap

by crystalgustin | Aug 4, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater

Every year Paddle In Pink hosts an event on the Pigeon River in TN to raise money for the Live Like Maria Foundation. The event consists of a group of women all slicing and playing their way down the river and for the Southeast, this is not a common scene which makes...

Kayak Angling Confidence: Confessions of a Scaredy-Cat Kid

by Jean Wilson | Dec 15, 2018 | Coosa HD, Fishing

I meet folks at the ramp when I’m launching or returning from a fishing trip in my Coosa HD and they often remark that they would be nervous to kayak fish and to go out adventuring on the water alone. “Aren’t you afraid of alligators?”, “Do you get scared being alone...

Dirty Bird Confidence Series Recap 2018

by crystalgustin | Jul 16, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, United States, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

There is something magical that happens when a large group of women get together to paddle. The energy is high, smiles are vast and the camaraderie is second to none. Every year, Paddle in Pink leads a few trips, one being an all girls paddle on the Pigeon River in...

Confidence Series Recap: Year Three on the Pigeon

by crystalgustin | Jul 7, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Accessories, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, rivers, United States, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

On June 24th, 18 women gathered at the Pigeon River to get their play on. This year marked 3 years of Paddle in Pink putting on this event and every year things seem to get better. Groups this year were split into smaller numbers so there was more one-on-one...

Dirty Bird: Confidence Series 2017

by crystalgustin | Apr 14, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Media, Whitewater

Mark your calendars ladies, this year Paddle In Pink’s Confidence Series on the Dirty Bird (Pigeon River, TN) is set for June 24th. Last year was a big success with over 20 women learning how to get vertical and throw about in a playboat. This year the format...

Young Female Student Steps Up and Takes Strides!

by Jeremy Adkins | Jun 10, 2012 | Whitewater

Recently I taught a class to a young lady named Katie Jackson. Katie is from Birmingham, Alabama and was interested in getting over the hump in her boating. Sometimes students are very timid and need that little extra push and confidence booster from a fellow paddler....

Stomping it!

by JK Team | Jan 30, 2012 | Hero

My hero has served me well. It has taken me through some rough patches when my confidence was shaken. It has helped me push my paddling to running hard and harder runs. It has helped me rehab from injury and it has helped me make good friends. It has turned me into a...

Mission: Sights sounds and Chile.

by Billy Harris | Feb 5, 2010 | Whitewater

The familiar rumble of the van next door reluctantly cranks to life, it’s three on the tree shifter grinds into reverse as it prepares for a day of shuttles.The clouds that have plagued us for the last couple days are starting to wear off.The river that was starting...