Never Winter – Family Whitewater Adventures: Part Four by Vincent Family | Jan 19, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Playboating, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIt’s winter and for most people the kayaking season has been over for a few months. For those in the northern hemispheres that are still paddling, you are likely wearing a lot of layers to ward off the chill. Time to think about heading SOUTH for warm water and warm...
Trust is a Whitewater Kayaking Skill by teamjk | Jan 18, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesTrusting yourself and others is a difficult thing to do at times, but it can certainly have a big effect on the way you think about a rapid. As many paddlers can relate to, fear is a difficult feeling to overcome at some times. People find themselves held back despite...
A Drysuit Diary by Kat and David Levitt | Jan 17, 2018 | Reviews, rivers, Whitewater After 3 brands and 4 suits the verdict is in: Kokatat drysuits will last a long, long time! The facts: Drysuits are an investment. A quality brand is important, but how you treat them is key to their longevity. David owns a Kokatat Meridian...
Kayaker’s Guide to New Year’s Resolutions by Valerie Betrand | Jan 16, 2018 | Internationalisation, Norway, Whitewater1. Kayak asap after January 1st to set the bar for the rest of the year and make a proper statement on social media. 2. Quit your ‘winter months’ by a month this year and make yourself believe that you are a lucky bastard to touch water this early regardless of the...
Year in Review by Hannah Ray | Jan 14, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, Reviews, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines2017 was another great year! • I paddled my home spot, Charles City Whitewater, as much as I could (40 times to be exact). Photo: Charles City Whitewater. PC: Marty Colbert • I started trying to figure out Blunts and McNastys, along ways to go here yet, but I’m...
Medium Karma PNG by teamjk | Jan 12, 2018 | Creeking, Karma, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesBen Stookesberry’s name doesn’t light up my phone often. When it does, I assume there is an adventure on its way. I met Ben properly for the first time in Kangiqsualujjuack QC. I knew him, knew of him, but had never paddled with him. I was able to join Ben, Chris...
Never Winter – Family Whitewater Adventures: Part Three by Vincent Family | Jan 11, 2018 | Creeking, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIt’s winter and for most people the kayaking season has been over for a few months. For those in the northern hemispheres that are still paddling, you are likely wearing a lot of layers to ward off the chill. Time to think about heading SOUTH for warm water and warm...
Summer on the Slave River by teamjk | Jan 10, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesMy Summer of 2017 was one I won’t forget for a while. The Slave river in the Northwest Territories is one of the most unique and special rivers I’ve ever had the chance to paddle. The Slave is a very high volume river with the water levels ranging from...
World Championships Hangover – In the eyes of an athlete by Courtney Kerin | Jan 8, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesIf any of you know an athlete from the world championships well, you have probably heard this term before and if not it is something to realise. At the world championships for any sport the athletes don’t just get that good overnight. It has taken years of hard...
UNLEASHEDxUganda by kalobgrady | Jan 7, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Canada, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesUNLEASHEDxUganda Presented by: SEND Stage 1: Cuban Freestyle Sponsored by Jackson Kayak A glorious way to live. 29 athletes from 12 diverse countries have converged upon the longest river in the world to progress the sport of whitewater...
Times are changing by Valerie Betrand | Jan 5, 2018 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, Norway, rivers, WhitewaterJust about six years ago we started taking our babies on the Ottawa River with us. We’d paddle to play spots, kids on the laps. We’d go down simple wave trains and do easy ferries, had them swim in current, if not otherwise playing alongside of the river. We’d spend...
Shoshone New Years Day-The first day of the next paddling season by Holcombe Family | Jan 4, 2018 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Family Zone, Internationalisation, River Running, United States, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesAfter a lovely Christmas spent with family in Oklahoma, it was time to decide where to spend the winter. That is the best and worst part of life on the road: choosing where to go when absolutely anywhere is a possibility. The sensible thing would be to head back to...
