Instant Friendship

by Roberto Briones | Oct 8, 2017 | Fishing

About three weeks ago I got this unexpected and -at the time- kinda weird friend request on Facebook. It was this Aussie guy that started a group chat with another friend of mine.  I can’t recall the exact words but it went something like this: “Hey...

Why Corner Wave is my favorite wave on the Ottawa

by Brooke Hess | Sep 16, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, Playboating, rivers, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

If you have ever visited the Ottawa River, you have most likely seen, heard of, or been a part of what I refer to as the “Corner Wave Cult”. We are a specific breed of kayakers who have a potentially unhealthy obsession with Corner Wave. Situated smack-dab...

You got yourself a kayak!

by Roberto Briones | Sep 9, 2017 | Canada, Fishing, Internationalisation

You’re $2,500.00 poorer, congrats! That is so wrong in so many ways.  And I will tell you why at the end of this article. Kayak fishing is a “solo” sport.  Yes, it gets you more in tune with yourself and nature.  Makes you a better...

Lotte the Little Shredder checks in about her summer

by JK Little Shredders | Sep 7, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

This year I was lucky enough to leave the cold NZ winter and travel to Canada for the summer to attend the 2017 Keener program for session 1. This was my second year as a keener. I got to link up with a few of my keener mates from last year’s session and make new...

Corner Wave Classic

by nicktroutman | Sep 2, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

This past weekend we held the 2nd annual Corner Wave Classic on the Ottawa River. It was an awesome evening with great river levels, sunsets, a little rain, hot coffee, a warm fire and a whole bunch of friends. We used more of a grassroots scouring system with 1 large...

Letting go of Perfection: A Summer Lesson

by JK Little Shredders | Aug 9, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

 Over the summer, when I went to the Ottawa River for the OKS Keener program, I was introduced to big wave surfing, which I found new and quite appealing! There was only one problem, I was missing so many passes!  When I first started kayaking, I learned in...

Truck Life Tour 9: UNLEASHED stage 3 and 4.

by sethashworth | Jun 15, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Creeking, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Truck Life Tour continues in Canada, and so does the UNLEASHED tour.  We ended up having two full downtime days between stage 2 Boater-X and Stage 3.  The extra layover day was due mainly to super high water across eastern Canada.  Everywhere was too...

Truck Life Tour 7: Facing giants and searching for new ones

by sethashworth | May 29, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

This week of truck Life Tour has been the most static of any week so far.  But when I say static I mean we have slept in the same place all week, we have probably still clocked up another 500km of driving.  Brooke and I have been based in the Ottawa valley...

Ottawa Life

by Claire OHara | Aug 26, 2014 | Whitewater

As I watch another beautiful sunset over the boats, river and fields in the distance, I have chance to reflect on an awesome summer and take in the reality that it is almost over. I have now been at the Ottawa training on the river for 5 weeks. In that time I have...

Learning new Skills, meeting new boaters, opening up new horizons…. The Ottawa- A Kayaker’s Retreat

by ericjackson | Jul 29, 2014 | EJ Thoughts, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, Whitewater

I have been bringing groups of boaters up to the Ottawa River for over 20 years.    The Ottawa is a high volume river that flows out of Northern Quebec and Ontario and makes the border between the two.  It is the namesake of the Capital of Canada and an important...

2013 Star on the Ottawa River: Big Water River Running Review

by Emily Jackson | Dec 26, 2012 | Whitewater

  The past few weeks have been filled with family fun activities and getting ready for the holidays. We trekked up to Canada to spend the beginning of December with Nicks family in celebration of Christmas. We ended up bringing our kayaking gear knowing that both...

Currents: The Ottawa River

by Mike McKay | Aug 26, 2012 | Whitewater

In this episode Currents explores what this river has contributed to the sport of whitewater paddling. See the history of the Ottawa River through the voices of the people who helped shape what it is today. Currents v2_7: The Ottawa River from Five2Nine on Vimeo....