No Attain No gain

by tommypiros | Aug 29, 2019 | Creeking, Karma Unlimited, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

This year I decided to make it a goal to paddle a longboat regularly for overall training and race as many events as possible. This is new to me because I’ve never really been a big fan of racing or longboats as opposed to more freestyle, creeking and just...

Salida 3P Race – using multi-sport training to maintain overall fitness and paddling readiness

by sethchapelle | May 14, 2019 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Fitness, Karma Unlimited, Playboating, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

In mid April I competed in a really fun triathlon race in Salida, Colorado. It was not a traditional triathlon. This triathlon combines three of my favorite activities (kayaking, skiing, and mountain biking). The event is called the Salida 3P (Pole, Pedal, Paddle)....

Go Fast and Take Chances, but Stay Stoked!

by eliottbertz | Oct 14, 2018 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, Event Coverage, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

It’s racing season boys and girls. The leaves are starting to change colors and long boats are showing up on the southeastern rivers in full force. For me, the stoke is high for this racing season even though I may be on the sidelines for most of it. Although I...

Downriver racing – a great family activity!

by teamjk | Nov 8, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Antix, Family Zone, Karma, Karma Unlimited, Whitewater

This is our first year being exposed to downriver races and we have to say… they are a great family activity! If you pick the right ones they are a family bonding experience with high fun factors.   We dipped our toe into the world of Downriver racing at CKS...

Cuyahoga Falls Race 2017 – 3rd in Slalom

by sethchapelle | Oct 29, 2017 | C1 Outfitting, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Karma, Karma Unlimited, rivers, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

2017 marked the second year of the Cuyahoga Falls race in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. That’s right, I said Ohio. I was very pleasantly surprised last year when I went to this race for its first year. I did not know that there was whitewater in Ohio until a couple...

What would it take to go Sub 4 minutes in the Green Race?

by isaaclevinson | Oct 14, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Karma Unlimited, rivers, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

Every year for the past 22 years, at 12pm on the first Saturday in November, hundreds of kayakers and thousands of kayaking enthusiasts gather to be a part of what claims to be “The Greatest Show in Sports.” This statement is arguable but nonetheless, I would put my...

2017 Upper Yough Race and How-to Seal Launch/Pogo Loop

by sethchapelle | Aug 4, 2017 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, C1 Outfitting, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Uncategorized, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

The Upper Yough Race is an annual downriver race that occurs on the Yough River in Friendsville, MD. The upper Yough is a really fun class IV (IV+) section of whitewater that has scheduled dam releases all throughout the summer. People travel from all around the east...

Twice The Boat – Twice The Fun

by Riley Frank | Jul 12, 2017 | Creeking, Family Zone, Karma Unlimited, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

For a while I’ve had a Karma/UL sitting idle only getting used every once in a while for a race or long section of flat water. Up until now the hardest section I’d paddled it on had been Gore. While gore is a fun run there aren’t many tight, must make moves. A couple...

2016 Review with all the videos- Enjoy

by Jeremy Adkins | Jul 8, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Creeking, Dynamic Duo, Family Zone, Internationalisation, Karma Unlimited, Reviews, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

What a great year 2016 was. Looking back on all the great memories of 2016 makes me smile. Instead of talking about all the great memories I posted some of the videos from local rivers like Mulberry Fork and Locust Fork playing with go pro. Coosa Pirouette- Love going...

Tips and Tricks for Your Karma UL

by teamjk | Mar 30, 2017 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, Instructional, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Hey guys! Over the past couple months, I have been playing around with my Karma Unlimited. I picked up the boat in November with the intent of creeking with it this winter to try and be comfortable racing one by this upcoming fall. Needless to say, it has been a...

Top Ten Tricks on Ocoee River!

by Jeremy Adkins | Jan 29, 2017 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, Instructional, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Another great summer on the Ocoee. With almost 30 years kayaking on the Ocoee here are some of the moves i truly look forward to doing each year. This year I started writing them down and filming them. Here are some for you to work on next summer. The Ocoee will...

Face Melting Clas III on the Cranberry

by shanegroves | Jan 28, 2017 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

When West Virgina gets good flows cycling in, it doesn’t get much better. We can hit up a high water play run on the New or catch a classic class V creek. It is hard to venture from the epic, action packed goods, but we have so many easy wilderness runs that get...