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....
Sunday SUPday – Taking out the SUPerCharger by Jessica Yurtinus | Jun 28, 2014 | Whitewater Summer is in full swing here in Reno. Temps are rising and the water is changing. . . Time to get “water creative”. What does that mean? It’s time to take out the stand up paddleboards. I received my SUPercharger a couple weeks ago, but this...
Spring Reflections by Anna Bruno | Jun 27, 2014 | WhitewaterExactly a year ago I ran some of the hardest whitewater of my life. It was a semi-intentional decision, influenced in part by the right time, the right place, and the right group of people. I had just finished a year of working for World Class Academy, where I spent...
Colorful Colorado Tour 2014 by Courtney Kerin | Jun 17, 2014 | WhitewaterColorful Colorado is home to many great rivers, which to us paddlers means only one thing! Plenty of great paddling! Many whitewater events have become an annual occurrence in this state, influencing a lot of boaters of all abilities to tour round the river towns from...
Sage Donnelly Takes 2nd at the Steep Creek Championships! by sagedonnelly | Jun 16, 2014 | WhitewaterThis year I was able to do the Homestake Creek Race at the Gopro Mountain Games! We got there a few days before the race to get some practice laps in, and the first thing I did was walk the course with EJ while watching Dane run some laps. Then I did a couple laps...
