Becoming an ACA Instructor by kylethomas | Jun 21, 2019 | Antix, Clinics, Instructional, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionOver the past five years, I have volunteered a tremendous amount of time to the American Canoe Association (ACA). I have been teaching whitewater and sea kayaking for the past decade, but have only been ACA certified for the past five years. Teaching has always gone...
HAUT TARN by nourianewman | Jun 18, 2019 | Creeking, France, Internationalisation, Nirvana, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesFrench rivers are no Little White Salmon or North Fork of the Payette. I come from a country which doesn’t have many clean drops or big water. We have good cheese and real bread though ! Our whitewater isn’t the best and the paddling season is pretty short but we...
Finding clarity – A Weekend on the North Fork of the Lewis by janekoopman | Jun 15, 2019 | Creeking, Nirvana, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThis spring I have paddled the least of any spring in the last 8 years. Not by choice, just work, snow, love, geography and it makes me a little sad. It has also made me consider a little bit my identity as a paddler. How can I be a “good boater” if its already June...
Back to Chile: A smash and grab by Dane Jackson | Oct 11, 2018 | Internationalisation, Nirvana, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, WhitewaterI might be flying back to TN today, but it wont be for long, as I am going back to Chile for a short and sweet smash and grab trip. I am gonna be heading south with Adrian Mattern as well as some fellow JK team members. This is a little earlier than I have headed...
Gnarlfest: The best event you might not have heard of by Dane Jackson | Oct 7, 2018 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Nirvana, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThough this is the time of the year I would normally be in Europe for the Sickline race, with that discontinued it has given me a chance to check out a race that has been happening on the west coast in Cali for years: Gnarlfest. I had heard stories about the race from...
Back to Chile: A smash and grab by Dane Jackson | Jul 22, 2018 | Internationalisation, Nirvana, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater// July 22, 2018 Back to Chile: A smash and grab I might be flying back to TN today, but it wont be for long, as I am going back to Chile for a short and sweet smash and grab trip. I am gonna be heading south with Adrian Mattern as well as some fellow JK team members....
Loss and Victory at Sickline by Dane Jackson | Nov 3, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Nirvana, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines// November 03, 2017 Loss and Victory at Sickline From the moment I had the Nirvana in my hands I could only think about one race, and that was SIckline. I just knew that the Nirvana was gonna be the boat to really give me the best chance at taking that title. Right...
Nirvana Review by tylerbradt | Nov 1, 2017 | Creeking, Nirvana, Reviews, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines// November 01, 2017 Nirvana Review After a full five months paddling the Nirvana in all kinds of situations I finally feel ready to write a review of this boat. My first time ever paddling the Nirvana was on the North Fork of the Payette five days before the infamous...
Montreal Eau Vive- Wild & Free Tour by nicktroutman | Aug 24, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Nirvana, Playboating, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines// August 24, 2017 Montreal Eau Vive- Wild & Free Tour The Montreal Eau Vive is always one of my favorite events of the year being its unique nature of using Jet Ski shuttles and Jet Boat Boater-X, as well as the fact that it is a combination event including both...
Finding meaning in kayaking by sethdow | Aug 15, 2017 | Creeking, Karma, Nirvana, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines// August 15, 2017 Finding meaning in kayaking The reasons why we kayak shift over time. I have met and talked to many people who have “retired” from kayaking, people for whom kayaking has lost meaning. I have also been known to threaten retirement, basically every...
2 Wins with the Nirvana @ Voss Sportsweek by Dane Jackson | Jul 6, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Nirvana, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines// July 06, 2017 2 Wins with the Nirvana @ Voss Sportsweek Been out here with my crew in a new place with a new boat, Norway! My friends have hit me up every single year for as long as I can remember and asked if I was coming to Norway or to Extreme Sports week. Every...
