Kayaking competitions are fun for families

by Vincent Family | Jun 24, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Whitewater

We are not a competitive family in terms of competing with those outside our family. Competition inside the family is a different story and a great motivator to learn new skills in all areas of our lives. We first got involved with kayaking competitions when Hunter...

Paddling Maps

by davecrerar | Jun 23, 2019 | Whitewater

Over the last couple of years, a small army of us, led by Aquabatics, have been developing a new river guide system. Originally just in North America Simon’s brainchild has exploded on the international scene.      It is a GPS based product that allows...

Becoming an ACA Instructor

by kylethomas | Jun 21, 2019 | Antix, Clinics, Instructional, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction

Over 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...

CKS PaddleFest

by nicktroutman | Jun 20, 2019 | Canada, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Our weekend in Buena Vista Colorado for the CKS PaddleFest was filled with paddling and competing, and racing and tons of fun with family and friends. The freestyle event was held on the whitewater park in South Main as well as the annual Numbers race on the Numbers...

HAUT TARN

by nourianewman | Jun 18, 2019 | Creeking, France, Internationalisation, Nirvana, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

French 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 Disciplines

This 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...

Getting Back Into the Swing of Things

by Cameron O'Connor | Jun 14, 2019 | Creeking, Nirvana, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

The rivers are high the weather is good, and we are ready to go kayaking. After a long winter in the Sierra Nevada’s, the mountains are coated in a thick layer of snow. Slowly by surely, as the blanket is melting off, rivers and creeks are emerging and so are the...

Road to the Worlds

by teamjk | Jun 13, 2019 | Internationalisation, Playboating, UK, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Name: Ben Higson What country are you competing for? Great Britain Favorite place to train? Nottingham and Cardiff (especially if it is sunny). If I am lucky enough to go abroad Millau How many World Championships have you competed in before? None, this will be my...

“BC Class III” – Thompson River

by kylethomas | Jun 12, 2019 | Antix, Creeking, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

The Thompson River in British Columbia is the largest tributary of the Fraser River. It is frequently paddled at flows of 250-600 cms (~12,400 CFS – 21,200 cfs). That’s a lot of water! It’s important to make this flow conversion from cubic meters per second to...

Georgia in my mind

by teamjk | Jun 10, 2019 | Internationalisation, Poland, Video, Whitewater

One of the most recently emerging kayaking destination is Georgia. For a good reason. This April I spent there second trip and I keep falling in love with this magnificent country ! Have a short read to follow my adventure in this beautiful Caucasian country. Georgia,...

Giving back: SFA and AW

by Jessica Yurtinus | Jun 9, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, rivers, Whitewater

In 2013 Jackson Kayak and California Canoe and Kayak teamed up to start the first annual Opening Day on the South Fork American.  The weekend starts with clinics taught by a variety of Jackson Kayak team members and ends with a BBQ party and raffle with proceeds...

a few favorite moments from the southeast season

by Boyd Ruppelt | Jun 8, 2019 | Creeking, Internationalisation, Nirvana, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

This is one of those seasons in the southeast that has just been packed with good times and epic moments…. way too many to share but I thought I’d pick out a few of my favorite moments to pass...