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...
West Mountain Drifters: The Voorhees Brothers by alecvoorhees | Oct 21, 2018 | Creeking, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesEver since I can remember, myself and my brothers have always been immersed in the river life, thanks to our parents. My dad has been an avid paddler for 30+ years, and his dream was to paddle with his boys. Fast forward 21 years, myself, Hayden, and Connor have had...
Feather Fest by sagedonnelly | Oct 18, 2018 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesThe Feather River… where do I even begin with the Feather River? It is an incredible canyon that has fueled my kayaking since I was too small to fit in my little Jackson Kayak Side Kick. I learned how to boof, read different lines, measure consequences, different...
A very different summer by Claire OHara | Oct 17, 2018 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, Trip Reports, Trips, UK, WhitewaterIn April we got the very exciting news that we have a little one on the way. Due in December me and Jez couldn’t be more excited about the new addition to our life. We knew things were going to change but not as quickly or as majorly as they did. I had a big...
Lake Erie KBF Open by Jim Ware | Oct 16, 2018 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments, Wrap UpsI’ve always wanted to fish the Great Lakes and what better way to do it than when $10,000 is on the line? Kayak Bass Fishing held the Northeast Open hosted by FishUSA and the city of Erie Pennsylvania September 14 and 15. Myself and great friend Jim Clark decided to...
Don and Darcy do Russia by colinkemp | Oct 16, 2018 | Creeking, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIf you have ever been kayaking in Ecuador you likely know Don and Darcy. They love to boat and this is a bit of their story and journey for the love of WW and the crazy places it takes us. Kayaking trip to the Altai Mountains, Russia Don and I have been slackers on...
Revenge on the New by Anthony Shingler | Oct 15, 2018 | Coosa FD, FishingFriday, September 28th, I got out of work at 2:45 pm and took off to Galax, Virginia for the Kayak Bass Fishing (KBF) Trail event on the New River. My last experience on the New River in West Virginia was very negative due to the rain all day and the lack of...
Hometown Throwdowns by katelyngreen | Oct 15, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThis past summer I was able to put together two really successful Hometown Throwdowns at my local playspot called Tville on the Farmington River. Hometown Throwdowns are grassroots paddling events that are all for fun and are meant to get people excited about paddling...
Go Fast and Take Chances, but Stay Stoked! by eliottbertz | Oct 14, 2018 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, Event Coverage, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIt’s racing season boys and girls. The leaves are starting to change colors and long boats are showing up on the southeastern rivers in full force. For me, the stoke is high for this racing season even though I may be on the sidelines for most of it. Although I...
Going Rogue in the Karma RG by kylethomas | Oct 14, 2018 | Karma RG, Recreational/Touring, riversMulti-day trips are a big deal in the Pacific Northwest. It’s as if every paddler here has done at least one. Multi-day trips were more of a sea kayaking thing while I was living in the Southeast, but even those rarely extended beyond two days. It wasn’t often that...
Good Step Forward for Noli Wild & Scenic by wildwildwes | Oct 13, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, WhitewaterI organized several advocates together a few weeks ago to host a VIP paddle trip for a local state legislator. A good productive time was had by all who were a part! American Whitewater Reports: Butts in boats! File this under how to build support for new Wild and...
HOW TO: Dynamic Duo With Your Young Child by Micah Kneidl | Oct 12, 2018 | Dynamic Duo, Family Zone, Instructional, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesHOW TO: Dynamic Duo With Your Young Child For years I have been passionate about tandem kayaking and have made many memories from the back (and front) of my Dynamic Duo tandem kayak. Today I continue to love the Dynamic Duo for so many reasons but especially for the...
