NoliFest 2019 Beat Nightfall BoaterX Results by wildwildwes | Jun 7, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, WhitewaterOn Friday evening of May 17th the river community came back together to continue the good times of NoliFest with the rescheduled gorge GO FAST event called #BeatNightFall! Extreme high water flows and safety concerns caused the event to be postponed during the...
California 2k19 by teamjk | Jun 6, 2019 | Creeking, Nirvana, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHey guys! This past spring I got the chance to travel to Northern California to take advantage some classic whitewater that does not get tons of traffic. On this trip, we spent a week checking out the Trinity watershed. I made a short video of some of the amazing...
What’s In Your Kit #2: Sunscreen by Hilde Schweitzer | Jun 5, 2019 | Internationalisation, United States, WhitewaterScrolling through the list of what I consider essentials in my kayak kit, this time I am reviewing my favorite sunscreen product, All Good. Just last week it was reported that certain ingredients and chemicals in sunscreens are entering the bloodstream...
Reno River Festival by nicktroutman | Jun 4, 2019 | Canada, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWe made our annual venture west again this year to take part in the Reno River Festival. It was an incredible year this year as water levels were high, the weather was hot, and the crowds showed up in the masses. The weekend was a total blast with live concerts, tons...
Road to Worlds With Team Jackson by Zosia Tula | Jun 3, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Finland, Internationalisation, Playboating, Poland, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesName: Zofia Tuła What country are you competing for? Poland Favorite place to train? Makinito Spot (France) How many World Championships have you competed in before? 3 What are your previous placements at Worlds? 4th in K1W, 6th in K1SW – (San Juan,Argentina...
Cold and Frustrated: Stories from Stakeout: Season 2: Episode 4 by sethashworth | Jun 2, 2019 | Playboating, rivers, Rockstar 4.0, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesAfter the end of a wild month of kayaking Andi heads home and seth does some kayaking....
American Whitewater: Stewards of America’s waterways and outdoor recreation by teamjk | May 30, 2019 | WhitewaterThe roar of Steelhead Falls on Washington’s White Salmon River reverberates off the basalt walls of the beautiful river canyon, this is what the impact of American Whitewater feels like. It is hard for anyone to look at a free-flowing wilderness river and not...
Unleashed 2019 by teamjk | May 30, 2019 | Austria, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIt was 6:00 am, my phone rang. Super sleepy I tried to grab it and checked what’s up. “SEND tagged you in a post”. What post did they tag me in? That’s worth a look! I opened it. “Congrats to all the people who are on the list above, you...
Cold and Frustrated: Stories from Stakeout: Season 2: Episode 3 by sethashworth | May 29, 2019 | Video, WhitewaterAndi runs through his visualisation strategy to try and catch his freestyle paddling up with the competition. Then he trys it out in the real world....
2019 Doe River Cleanup by wildwildwes | May 28, 2019 | WhitewaterOn May 11, 2019 the Appalachian Paddling Enthusiasts joined forces with the Overmountain Chapter Trout Unlimited, Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic Partnership and the Roan Mountain Community Park to host one of the largest cleanup efforts ever attempted on the...
The Importance of Mentorship in Whitewater Kayaking and Rafting by teamjk | May 26, 2019 | WhitewaterMy first experience kayaking in a river, I flipped over, hit my head, and received seven stitches above my right eye. That was when I decided I would learn from someone who knew what they were doing. Whitewater mentors are able to teach us to be safe, have fun, know...
Road to Worlds With Team Jackson by Tomasz Czaplicki | May 25, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Uncategorized, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesRoad to Worlds Name: Tomasz Czaplicki What country are you competing for? Poland Favorite place to train? Plattling, Millau and Makinito spot and R.I.P. Nile Special How many World Championships have you competed in before? My first Worlds was in Thun in 2009 so Sort...
