Into the Mystic

by Hilde Schweitzer | Jun 12, 2018 | rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater

We were born before the wind   Also younger than the sun Ere the bonnie boat was won  As we sail into the mystic   If ever there were a song written about a trip on the Grand Canyon, Van Morrison’s Into the Mystic represents that for me.   It’s...

CKS Paddlefest is a must-do for families!

by Vincent Family | Jun 9, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

CKS Paddlefest is held over the memorial day long weekend in Buena Vista, Colorado, a funky mountain town a few hours west of Denver. It just celebrated it’s 18th year and keeps getting better and better for both paddlers and families alike. Once you arrive in the...

CKS Paddlefest Women’s Group Paddle

by Courtney Kerin | Jun 8, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Whitewater

The annual CKS Paddlefest in Buena Vista saw an amazing turn out of women of all ages and crafts for the women’s group paddle. Though high water meant a change of location on the river, almost 30 ladies still came out to bask in the sunshine and share in a beautiful...

Paradise (soon to be) Lost

by Kevin Parker | Jun 3, 2018 | rivers, Whitewater

In March I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Uganda, and paddle on the Nile, with world class paddlers Stephen and Clay Wright, from Jackson Kayak, and Sam Ward, founder of Kayak the Nile. This trip was especially memorable for me, as this will be possible...

The Turbo Wave

by Micah Kneidl | May 28, 2018 | rivers, Whitewater

You know when Facebook reminds you of something many years ago?    I was recently reminded that eleven years ago I had posted some photos of my friends and I surfing the Turbo Wave on the Payette River.   Familiar faces like Will Parham and Ryan Bailey...

Reno River Festival

by nicktroutman | May 19, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

This past weekend was the annual Reno River Festival. I have been coming here to Reno for many years due to it’s downtown location, great river features, huge festival, as well as the fact that we have many amazing friends who live locally. The River Fest is always...

Cutting the Ribbon: 15 More Years of Ocoee River Releases!

by Kat and David Levitt | May 18, 2018 | Antix, Events, rivers, Whitewater

The Ocoee River’s iconic existence is preserved (for now)! Long live the Ocoee! Ocoee rapids are the primary diet of many Southeastern paddlers. It is so much a staple of the whitewater enthusiast in our region, that no one could possibly imagine a summer...

Cold and Frustrated: Stories From Stakeout: Episode 2: Dislocated David

by sethashworth | May 8, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Join along with Seth and David as their adventures through the search for the biggest river waves in the world continues.  This week levels finally rise, and things take a turn for the worse when David gets injured.  Tune in to find out what...

Grand Canyon: Kayak Self Support Adventure

by nicktroutman | May 7, 2018 | Canada, Exploration Feature, Internationalisation, karma traverse, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

This January Emily and myself were invited on a last minute winter Grand Canyon trip with the Holcomb family. It was a tough decision, but we chose to make it happen. We quickly dropped everything and tried our hardest to make this dream turn into fruition. Once...

The Middle Fork… of the Payette?

by Micah Kneidl | May 4, 2018 | Creeking, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Everybody has heard of the Payette River, and many of you are probably familiar with various sections of the Payette, but not so many people are familiar specifically with the Middle Fork of the Payette River. To get to the Middle Fork, drive towards beautiful Garden...

Cold and Frustrated: Stories from Stakeout. Episode 1: The Eyebrow Bet

by sethashworth | May 1, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Media, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

So this week, and for the next month David Silk and I are coming out with a weekly Video blog following our adventures through Stakeout. We want to show more than just the epic kayaking of this time of year but also the off river shenanigans, travel around Canada...

SPB River Fest

by Tom Dolle | Apr 29, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, France, Internationalisation, Whitewater

English Part: Last week-end, we had three days to enjoy Easter. Family time ?! Yes, it was for the french freestylers. From March 31st to April 2nd, a big part of the kayakers family had come together to compete at the French National Freestyle championship. This...