Ekstremsportveko 2014. An intense kayaking week in Norway by Mikel Sarasola | Jul 25, 2014 | WhitewaterThe Ekstremsportveko, one of the biggest outdoor festival on earth, has come to the end. The challenging rivers in Voss hosted different kayak races during the week and some of the world best kayakers were there for a great week of hard kayaking. This year we had low...
Playboating the Salween River- China by JK Fans | Jul 24, 2014 | WhitewaterPlayboating on the Salween River The Salween is one of the largest rivers in China, and one of the last free-flowing ones. I spent the spring living in the Salween Valley in Yunnan Province, China, working with Travis Winn and his company Last Descents River...
Idaho Wave Boating by David Silk | Jul 23, 2014 | WhitewaterOn my way back from Payette River Games, and the rest of the pro circuit this year, I got a sweet chance to hit up some wicked Idaho waves! We were headed to Missoula for a stop before going back to Connecticut, but with the higher water in Idaho, I got treated to a...
Summer Paddling is off to a Strong Start in Maine with the Kennebec Race and Huckfest by JK Fans | Jul 22, 2014 | WhitewaterI think it is safe to say that summer paddling season in Maine is at last well underway. While spring was drawn out and dry suitless paddling seemed to take forever to arrive, it finally has and those sunny warm water days are oh so sweet. A few weeks ago the summer...
Instruction and Jackson Kayak by JK Team | Jul 21, 2014 | Uncategorized Hello everyone, I’ve been instructing whitewater kayaking for 14 years now. When I was in College, I instructed for a fantastic student lead outdoor program called Wilderness Pursuits at Western State College in Colorado. I then took my degree in...
Having Fun In The Fun 1 by kelloggfamily | Jul 20, 2014 | Kid's Kayaks, Whitewater Kelly’s Whitewater Park is the best place for my younger siblings to get in their kayaks. It has a small feature that’s very calm and not intimidating at all. Below the wave is a giant eddy great for roll practice and rescues. While my older...
Some sick pictures from the Natural Games! by Mathieu Dumoulin | Jul 19, 2014 | WhitewaterThe Natural Games did not disappoint with Photographers! Here are some photos from Gilles Reboisson: Be sure to like his Facebook page- simply look up Gilles Reboisson Pics!
The Malad River Race 2014 by Micah Kneidl | Jul 18, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterThis past April, a group of southwestern Idaho boaters worked up a plan to put on the first annual lower Malad Race. The Malad River is located in the deserts of Southern Idaho and it features two short stretches, the upper is class 3 and the lower is class 4. The...
Racing the Kennebec and Grand Falls Huckfest by Adam Swett | Jul 17, 2014 | WhitewaterThe Maine Whitewater Championship started on the Kennebec river on Saturday with a solid turn out and fluffy levels. http://www.mainewwc.com/ Racers where challenged with 6500cfs for the time trial and elected to wait until afternoon for the mass start downriver race...
World Cup Final- Sort, Spain by Emily Jackson | Jul 15, 2014 | WhitewaterWorld Cup Final- Sort, Spain Well the final of three World Cups has ended and it couldn’t have ended better! We spent the last week in Sort, Spain which hosted the World Championships in 2001. Spending time in town I remembered more and more childhood memories of the...
2014 Payette River Games – Kellogg Style by kelloggfamily | Jul 1, 2014 | Kid's Kayaks, Whitewater The Payette River Games are over and everyone had a blast. Seriously, this is the most awesome event for so many reasons. First, the organizers make every attempt to to make competing an overall epic experience for all the athletes. This includes offering free...
Never ending Norwegian days by Mike Dawson | Jun 29, 2014 | Norway, WhitewaterThe international slalom season is on a break for the next 6 weeks so I decided to load up my Karma, pack my paddling kit and catch a flight a late flight out to Bergan, Norway to get there in time for the Extreme Sport Veko. I landed and headed straight to the river....
