How to Pick Between a Bigger or Smaller Freestyle Kayak

by teamjk | Dec 9, 2018 | Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Ever been stuck deciding between a bigger freestyle kayak or a smaller one? Well here is my advice. I am currently 115lbs (about 52 kg) and I paddle both the XS and Small Rockstar. For me, there are definitely pros and cons to both. Smaller Boat Pros: I love my XS...

5 Tips to Stay Ultramodern on Waves

by David Silk | Dec 8, 2018 | Internationalisation, Playboating, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Lots of people love surfing. Some of them love throwing tricks. But it’s a small and refined group which devotes their time and energy into looking constantly posh and stylish in all aspects of being on a wave. Here I will give five definitive steps to help transition...

My Year of the McNasty

by Anna Bruno | Dec 3, 2018 | Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

2018 has been “The Year of the McNasty” for me. Technically, I’ve been working on this trick for longer than a year, okay, longer than I would like to admit… but getting to be consistent and adaptable on both sides has been a significant goal of mine for the last...

Living as a Dirtbag College Student: How to Make Time for the River

by katelyngreen | Nov 10, 2018 | Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

This fall has been a pretty challenging time for me trying to figure out a balance between what I have to do and all the things that I want to do with my time. I knew that college, especially my junior year, was going test my time management skills and my stress...

Mer-Men are real at Buseater wave, Ottawa river

by sethashworth | Nov 7, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Freestyle river boarders and Rockstar 4.0 at one of the worlds best waves from team paddler Seth...

Younguns Freestyle series

by teamjk | Oct 29, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

The 2018 Younguns Freestyle has finished now and it has been amazing. This is a really great series of competitions for youth paddlers (18 and under) where the focus is on having fun more than the results (that doesn’t mean that it isn’t competitive). There is always...

Freestyle Kayaking Destination: Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

by Courtney Kerin | Oct 27, 2018 | Internationalisation, New Zealand, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater

This year I had the privilege of going to Whitehorse, YT to teach freestyle and river running skills to the YCKC (Yukon Canoe Kayak Club). This was my first time here in Yukon Territory and I quickly fell in love with the place. Whitehorse is a beautiful outdoorsy...

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 Disciplines

30 +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...

Rockstar 4.0 Small was worth the wait!

by Vincent Family | Sep 11, 2018 | Family Zone, Playboating, Reviews, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

With all of the hype this summer about the Rockstar 4.0 (Medium) and how HUGE it goes, I was really really excited to get my hands on a Rockstar 4.0 (Small) today! Sidenote: big thanks to Stephen W and Kristine J for making that happen. I had tried a medium a few...

The Battle of Big Bull Falls

by Jake Ament | Sep 9, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, United States, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

80 degrees and low humidity- Northwoods summers are hard to beat.  Which is why, every August boaters from all around Wisconsin and the surrounding states gather in my hometown at the Wausau whitewater park for the annual freestyle clinic and Midwest Freestyle...

THE ROCKSTAR 4.0 ROCKS!!

by Jacob Walker | Sep 8, 2018 | Playboating, Reviews, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

This weekend I got to paddle the new RockStar 4.0, and it really does live up to the hype! My first impressions just from sitting in it was that there is a little bit more volume in the middle of the boat because the knees are raised up higher. Personally, I think...

Stephen Wright’s Freestyle Fundamentals video #4: the Lean Clean

by stephenwright | Sep 7, 2018 | Instructional, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

This video teaches you to do the ULTIMATE freestyle fundamentals skill drill: the Lean Clean.  This exercise will help you learn to do so many freestyle tricks: cartwheels, splitwheels, stern squirts, blunts, back blunts, air screw take-offs, pan ams, back pan...