What’s in your Kit: Ear Plugs by Hilde Schweitzer | Apr 29, 2019 | Internationalisation, United States, WhitewaterI have spent a good deal of my kayaking career using stuff that didn’t work. Some of this was because of finances, some because I am a sucker for a good deal, and some purchases were the result of poor choices made because I listened to other people who may or...
Dealing With Dislocated Ribs by Anna Bruno | Apr 22, 2019 | Fitness, Internationalisation, United States, WhitewaterOwie! I bent down to untie my shoes for a yoga class in Columbus, Georgia, stood up and suddenly, couldn’t breathe. I had a sharp, stabbing pain under my left shoulder blade and my entire left side felt like it was on fire and simultaneously frozen. I couldn’t stand,...
Kayak Angling Nutrition by teamjk | Mar 28, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalOne of the more important parts of kayaking fishing that most of us never talk or think about is proper nutrition. Having some sort of nutrition plan for a day on the water should be something everyone thinks about. Kayak angling expends a lot of energy and most of us...
Say What Part 2—Ear surgery field notes by Hilde Schweitzer | Oct 23, 2018 | Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater If you kayak, and the water you kayak in is below 68 degrees, you will most likely eventually need surgery for surfer’s ear. I was fortunate enough to book room number 2 at the Santa Cruz Surgery Center last week to get my left ear chiseled open by the...
Foot Rot Fundamentals by Anna Bruno | Aug 21, 2018 | Instructional, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionFoot Rot Fundamentals Warm Water = Fun and Fungus? Summertime is in full-swing up on the Ottawa River. Low levels mean big waves, and warm water means paddling in shorties or skin to win! But warm water, warm weather, and long days in kayaks can also equal the dreaded...
Back Basics by samantharuppelt | Apr 22, 2018 | Fitness, Instructional, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionYou know that moment when you hit a sweet boof… and then you land on a rock? What about that moment when you go to do a splat…. and then just plow your bow straight into a rock and jolt forward? (Oh that’s just me…) What abouttttttt when you go to load your boat on...
Soft Power Health’s Trip down the Nile by Jessie Stone | Apr 21, 2018 | Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, WhitewaterFriday March 16th is a cloudy, cool morning. The weather looked overcast, but nothing like the day before when 10 hours of nonstop rain pounded the Ugandan red clay landscape. I had a small river flowing right down to my banda and wasn’t sure I would make it...
Soft Power Health Experiences the Nile First Hand by Jessie Stone | Apr 17, 2018 | Internationalisation, United States, WhitewaterFriday March 16th is a cloudy, cool morning. The weather looked overcast, but nothing like the day before when 10 hours of nonstop rain pounded the Ugandan red clay landscape. I had a small river flowing right down to my banda and wasn’t sure I would make it...
Body Care and Maintenance – The QL and how it relates to paddlers by isaaclevinson | Mar 11, 2018 | Fitness, WhitewaterWhat is the QL? The QL or Quadratus Lumborium is a deep muscle in your low back that extends, stabilizes and laterally flexes your low back. It also aids in breathing and lifting your hip. I think this is a muscle that kayakers often overlook until...
Update on Isimba Dam and the Nile by Jessie Stone | Jun 8, 2017 | Trip Reports, Trips, WhitewaterAfter a busy season in Uganda both on and off the water with many attempts to find out exactly how high Isimba dam would be, we finally have news! An official survey was done at the dam site and the Isimba dam will flood through Vengeance rapid and to the base of...
Wheelchair distribution in Uganda with the Walkabout Foundation by Jessie Stone | Mar 23, 2014 | Internationalisation, United States, WhitewaterOver the last week in Uganda, we hosted the Walkabout Foundation to distribute 200 Tough Rider wheelchairs to people in need. These chairs are made in Kenya by disabled people and specially made for African (Ugandan) wear and tare. This distribution was months in the...
Nile Summer by Jessie Stone | Mar 7, 2014 | WhitewaterWhen it’s really hot in Uganda, which it is in the months of January and February, it is hard to imagine that its cold and snowy elsewhere. It’s very easy to get accustomed to flip-flops, no sleeves, and warm Nile water. The middle of the day when sweat is pouring...
