Basic Knots for Whitewater – How to tie knots

by Jezz | Mar 17, 2019 | Australia, Instructional, Internationalisation, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction

So generally everyone who kayaks, canoes or rafts on whitewater carry a rope and sometimes even some rescue equipment. Not everyone knows how to use their equipment, simply watch some of the more interested ways that people tie their kayaks down as a good example. So...

Nile Special: A Walk Down Memory Lane

by kalobgrady | Mar 15, 2019 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Canada, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Trip Reports, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

It has taken a few months to organize my thoughts, to transcribe my feelings in a way that make sense, but this is a story I feel I must tell. This community, this river played a major role in my development as a kayaker and as a person, and I owe it to the legends...

How to kickflip. Basics.

by sethashworth | Mar 13, 2019 | Instructional, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

The Kickflip is the one of my absolute favourite downriver tricks.  This video outlines how to begin learning this trick.  What to look for in terms of site selection and how to make it happen....

Why go to Futaleufu

by capucinethomaslepine | Mar 12, 2019 | Creeking, Internationalisation, Norway, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

I travelled to Futaleufu river in february 2019, here are some insights on the place, the river, the people… I landed in Esquel Argentina and then stayed for one and a half month in Futaleufu with my friends Marlene Devillez and Nicolas Caussanel at Mariann Saether’s...

The Magic of T-Rescues

by janekoopman | Mar 11, 2019 | Instructional, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction

You have probably heard it said that we are all between swims. Truth! Whether you are Dane Jackson or just got in a boat for the first time yesterday it is just a matter of time before we all will find ourselves having another out of boat experience. The thing is,...

Hip & Back Pain associated with kayaking

by heatherherbeck | Mar 10, 2019 | Fitness, Internationalisation, United States, Video, Whitewater

 The latest epidemic these days is SITTING.  Most people have desk jobs, then come home to sit even longer at the end of the day scanning through social media or watching a movie.  On weekends rally for a few laps down the river . . . only to sit even...

Mexican Freeride

by kalobgrady | Mar 8, 2019 | Antix, Canada, Creeking, Internationalisation, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

The jungles of Veracruz are a mystical place, where imaginations flourish and ideas come to life.  In the spring of 2018; Nick Troutman, Dane Jackson and I orchestrating a quick mission to Veracruz state and the Alseseca river.  Our goals were simple and...

Update on Section 00 of the Chattooga River

by crystalgustin | Mar 7, 2019 | Creeking, Internationalisation, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Almost 2 years ago I got my first PDF on section 00 of the Chattooga River (full article – https://hub.jacksonkayak.com/blog/2016/03/06/next-level-exploratory-kayaking-chattooga-style/). After going back in this previous weekend I wanted to update a few things....

How to Wave Wheel

by sethashworth | Mar 6, 2019 | Instructional, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

The Wave Wheel is one of the most fun down river freestyle tricks you can do.  It is basically a downriver cartwheel.  Pre-req skills are the flatwater double pump and ideally a flat cartwheel.  Check out the video then go give it a...

River Safety Experiment: Underwater Color Visibility

by stephenwright | Mar 5, 2019 | Video, Whitewater

After being around a few, and reading reports of many whitewater entrapment accidents, I noticed something. Rescuers regularly report that they struggled to see the trapped paddler underwater, even when they were within a few feet of them. This often complicates...

Paddling the Glacial Waters of the Nenana Riverwith the KelloggShow

by kelloggfamily | Mar 4, 2019 | Family Zone, Whitewater

We did a lot of paddling on our trip up to and in Alaska. We had a blast pushing ourselves in Canada and paddling some of the most amazingly clear blue water I’ve ever seen. Most of what we found in Alaska was class IV and up, and the water was nearly all glacial...

Things to consider when choosing your paddling partners . . .

by heatherherbeck | Feb 24, 2019 | Whitewater

Everyone has different templates on the type of people they enjoy paddling with, but here are just a few of my thoughts and some characteristics I look for and expect of my close paddling circle when I take on challenging whitewater.   The harder and...