Superchargin’ the Ice Bucket Challenge by colinkemp | Aug 28, 2014 | WhitewaterJim from Valley Mill Kayak School just sent in this story. Look in the background of the video to see my sweet kicker ramp that I build for the shop grand opening a long time ago! I was recently sent this video from a SUP student who was in one of our lessons at...
Right Channel , Cuvono by Barry Loughnane | Aug 27, 2014 | Ireland, WhitewaterCuvono whitewater course in Slovakia is the site of the 2014 European Championships, taking place next week. The course and set up here is amazing with two great channels to paddle when taking a break from the hole along with a resort that has everything you could...
Super Technical- Claire’s Super Moves! by Claire OHara | Aug 26, 2014 | WhitewaterAs the sunsets over the valley after another day out on the warm waters of the Ottawa I have finally had a chance to take a break from surfing the epic waves on my doorstep to put together a wrap up video from the last 8 months. Focusing on my squirt boating and...
Ottawa Life by Claire OHara | Aug 26, 2014 | WhitewaterAs I watch another beautiful sunset over the boats, river and fields in the distance, I have chance to reflect on an awesome summer and take in the reality that it is almost over. I have now been at the Ottawa training on the river for 5 weeks. In that time I have...
Green Lines by Hunt Jennings | Aug 25, 2014 | WhitewaterMy favorite line on the Green, check out a short little edit of linking Groove Tube into Sunshine Hot Left… Not the easiest line but definitely awesome! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/103670097[/vimeo]
Back to the Future with the 2015 FUN by Hilde Schweitzer | Aug 25, 2014 | WhitewaterIt’s 2014, right? Pretty incredible to be able to take the 2015 FUN for a two week trip down the Grand in 2014. Also along for the ride were several Zens, a couple Karmas, a SuperFun, a Funrunner, and a Supercharger which saw a lot of use and was a big hit. Thank you...
Late summer creeking? Madison and T-wave! by Adam Swett | Aug 24, 2014 | WhitewaterI was so skeptical looking at an extended weather forecast that some projected heavy rain would amount to anything I left all my boats up at the river an hour north of my house. I was in the middle of my summer vacation and couldn’t possibly get that lucky in...
Clifden Beach Party by JK Team | Aug 23, 2014 | WhitewaterThe best weekend of the summer has just passed and with it the world premier of Too High, a kayaking film put together by Joe Rea Dickens and Jamie Conn. But first back to the weekend. The Clifden beach party weekend is the highlight of the not so packed Irish summer...
Inner City Kids Kayaking Camp 2014 – Our 10th Year!! by Jessie Stone | Aug 22, 2014 | WhitewaterTeaching people to kayak is something I love to do, and exposing kids to kayaking who would never otherwise have the opportunity is a very special and unique experience that has been the highlight of my teaching career over the years. Add to that that these students...
Racing the Karma in the Maine WW Championships by Adam Swett | Aug 21, 2014 | WhitewaterThe second leg of the Maine Whitewater Chamionships took place here in northern Maine last month and went off without a hitch! http://www.mainewwc.com/results/2014-results/ We finally had some bigger water up here to challenge us but experienced less of a competitor...
Tumwater Canyon – Chocolately Milky Good by Brett Barton | Aug 19, 2014 | WhitewaterFor the last month and a half central Washington has been on fire, literally. Over 600,000 acres have burned already. And while the last few days have been filled with life giving rain and cooler temps, many thousands of acres on hilltops and mountain ridges deep in...
Yoga for Paddlers: Side Stretch for your Lower Back and Hip by Anna Bruno | Aug 18, 2014 | WhitewaterWhen we sit in a kayak, our hips are typically below our knees, and our pelvis is tilted forwards underneath our ribcage. This position causes your hipflexors your iliopsoas muscle strains to contract, and can put immense strain on your quadrutus lumborum, a muscle...