Nationals

by sagedonnelly | Apr 27, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Team JK, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

Right after making Jr. and Senior USA slalom teams in Canoe and Kayak, I left North Carolina and drove the six hours down to Columbus, Georgia for freestyle national championships. I hadn’t been in my play boat since Worlds in December and I was really excited to get...

US Nationals – Fun Times on the Chattahoochee!

by sethchapelle | Jul 25, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, C1 Outfitting, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

This year the US Freestyle Kayak National Championships were held on the Chattahoochee River in downtown Columbus, GA. I had been hearing great things about the good play and warm water in Columbus for several years but the 12-hour drive had kept me from making the...

Competing in Freestyle Nationals

by JK Little Shredders | May 20, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

A week has passed, and I’m back on the Potomac in Washington, DC after competing in the U.S. Freestyle National Championships in Columbus Georgia. I had a blast paddling with all my friends during the week before and then competing with them on Friday and...

From Fear To Triumph: Maddy Kellogg’s National’s Competition

by kelloggfamily | May 1, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

Guess what? We are in Colombus, Georgia for the National Freestyle Kayak competition. Almost my whole family is going to compete including Rowdy! It is going to be so much fun. I’ve been looking forward to this competition all year because it’s the first one this...

Freestyle Kayak Nationals on the Chattahoochee!

by teamjk | Apr 28, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Over Spring Break, my family and I headed down to the Chattahoochee in Columbus, Georgia for the National Freestyle Kayaking Championships held on an amazing wave known as Good Wave. Starting from Washington, D.C., the drive took us a total of about eleven hours,...

Kelloggshow Takes on Columbus at US Freestyle Kayaking Nationals

by kelloggfamily | Apr 27, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

Columbus, GA’s whitewater feature is one of my favorite features in the country. I was super excited to hear that they were gonna hold the US Freestyle Kayaking National Championships there! It had been 2 years since we’d been on the wave so we arrived in Columbus 2...

New Zealand freestyle nationals and team trials

by Courtney Kerin | Apr 25, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

The New Zealand Freestyle Nationals hit it off the other weekend with a variety of paddlers from throughout New Zealand. Nestled away down a country back road is one of New Zealand’s best features, the Hawea Whitewater Park, located on what used to be a flat section...

2017 Freestyle Nationals Training with Kaelin and Tom

by teamjk | Apr 12, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Training for Freestyle Nationals on the Columbus Waves So after a fun weekend of friends, slalom, and hole-play at NOC, I was lucky enough for Spring Break to go to Columbus, Georgia to train with Tom Dollé on Good Wave. I met Tom last summer on the Ottawa, and we...

NZ 2014 Freestyle Nationals

by Courtney Kerin | Apr 19, 2014 | Whitewater

The New Zealand national championships happened over the last weekend of march at the hawea whitewater park, situated in the central region of the South Island. It is New Zealand newest freestyle location and without a doubt our best. Last years nationals featured as...

Idaho boating- Nationals at KWP & 2013 event

by Devon Barker | Aug 23, 2012 | Whitewater

I just finished reading EJ post, Life and Sturgis all wrapped together… into Life- an essay and Kick off to an epic week! and found myself reflecting back on his thoughts and on my summer. Coincidentally, EJ started his Sturgis ride in Lewiston, Idaho where I work as...

Living in the Moment – North Fork Championships, Little White Salmon, & USA Freestyle Nationals

by alecvoorhees | Aug 8, 2012 | Whitewater, Zen

This summer has been one to remember with amazing events in Idaho, great flows, and a personal first descent. Not being sure if I would be in town for the North Fork Championships, I got to the event early and managed to snag a spot in the Expert Division due to...

Video of kids on Class 5 NF of the Payette, Lower 5, Idaho

by sagedonnelly | Jul 31, 2012 | Uncategorized, Video, Whitewater

I had a blast after Nationals running the different forks of the Payette River in Idaho, class 3-5. Here is a little video of Hayden Voorhees with his dad Mike, and My dad and I running the Lower 5 section of the North Fork of the Payette. See you on the river! Sage...