Wrap Up: 2014 CBKA Tournament by Matthew Trucks | Sep 22, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Tournaments, Wrap UpsIt begun on September 12th 2014 with a 4 hour drive from my home to the destination of Camp Wright on Kent Island Maryland. Once past the beaten paths of NJ and onto Delaware after Route 299 (I will never go that way again) and onto Rt 301. Rt 301 was a desolate...
Mounting a Raymarine fishfinder on a Kraken by Jim Sammons | Sep 21, 2014 | Fishing, Kraken, United StatesThe Kraken on the water and ready to hunt After getting my Kraken my first stop was visiting my local Jackson Kayak Dealer, OEX, to get some rigging done. Sure I could do it all myself but they have all the tools and parts I needed to make it a fast and easy job. The...
Ninja Mission to Sept-Chutes, Quebec by Alex Toth | Sep 20, 2014 | United States, WhitewaterA couple weeks ago I headed up to Canada to visit my buddy Charles Arsenault. I didn’t know what we were going to get into but I was told there was water and that’s all I needed to know. When I got in Charles told me he wanted to go on a “Ninja” mission to...
The Kraken hits the water by Jim Sammons | Sep 20, 2014 | Fishing, KrakenCatch and release of my first Yellowtail on the Kraken The production on the Jackson Kayak Kraken is beginning and I can’t wait for you all to get a chance to get on one and paddle it and check out some of the cool features the team has put together for this...
The Great Gauley Pilgrimage – Travel Tips & Traditions! by wildwildwes | Sep 19, 2014 | WhitewaterAs I was packing last night to head to my 11th Gauley Fest this weekend I had quite a nostalgic moment looking back at all the T-shirts I had accumulated from over the years of the event. I also thought about all the many things I’ve learned along the way while making...
Improving your roll, the ‘Jez countdown technique’. by Jezz | Sep 18, 2014 | Instructional, WhitewaterRecently I have volunteered my time to help out a few Juniors learning to roll in Sydney, driving a couple of hours to do so. Why? Well we always need to do our part in helping the next generation of paddlers and in doing so I felt it was a good reason to post about...
An Action Packed Summer in a Nutshell!! by Bennett Smith | Sep 17, 2014 | United States, WhitewaterSummer 2014 has been one of, if not THE best, summers of my life! A lot of things have happened that are hard to sum up in one short post. Before summer, I wasn’t kayaking as much as I would have liked to, but once school was out I headed to Colorado for the kayak...
First Impressions on the 2015 FUN! by Hilde Schweitzer | Sep 16, 2014 | WhitewaterFirst Impressions “you will never get a second chance to make a first impression” will rogers I know you should never put too much credence in first impressions, especially of a boat but from experience I can pretty much tell within a few minutes whether a boat and I...
NF of the Payette by sagedonnelly | Sep 16, 2014 | WhitewaterHere is quick video of my favorite river, the North Fork of the Payette in Idaho. Very happy to have run a lot more of it this year! I ran from lower Nutcracker to right above Jacob’s, and of course the Lower 5. Thanks to the Craig and Seth Stoenner for showing...
Tuolumne River Lives On by Phil Boyer | Sep 15, 2014 | WhitewaterTuolumne River Lives On In late July I had the opportunity to paddle my first overnight Tuolumne trip since the Rim fire of 2013. I had heard stories of a burned out canyon, fallen trees, and sediment filled river. I also heard stories of poppy fields in the spring...
River running video and story on EpicLife.com by Ken Hoeve | Sep 14, 2014 | United States, WhitewaterI recently had the chance to do a story on standup paddling and river running with the website and magazine Epic life. Click on the link to see why this style of river running is a fun way to get on the river and try something new. Be sure to have a look at the video...
California Whitewater Weekend with SheJumps by Jessica Yurtinus | Sep 13, 2014 | WhitewaterI recently got the opportunity to teach some playboating and river running clinics on the South Fork American River for an organization called SheJumps. The purpose of SheJumps is to increase female participation in outdoor activties, and throughout the weekend we got...
