Green Bridge Landing on the Doe River by wildwildwes | Aug 8, 2018 | WhitewaterWhitewater has a way of creating and shaping communities in a special way that no other sport can do. The joy that we experience as paddlers on whitewater gives us a sense like no other and hard to put into words. This sense of wonder often motivates us to do more and...
First Impressions of the Rockstar 4.0 by katelyngreen | Aug 5, 2018 | Playboating, Reviews, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThis past weekend I got the chance to try out the new Rockstar 4.0 on the Dryway section of the Deerfield River. I was a bit apprehensive at first to try out a new playboat design, because I have just been so in love with the 2016 Rockstar. The 2016 Rockstar made...
How to “Dry Head” Back Deck Roll by sethashworth | Aug 3, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Instructional, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesJoin Seth Ashworth in the follow up to his last tutorial and get that back deck roll to the next level. Did this one help...
Small Yet Mighty: Tariffville Triple Crown 2018 by katelyngreen | Aug 1, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Whitewater, Wrap UpsThis year the Triple Crown returned to Tariffville gorge as a small but mighty event, plus a new event. Traditionally, the triple crown is an event including a slalom, downriver, and freestyle event all in one weekend. This year, organizer Andy Kuhlberg also added a...
Fear in Kayaking by caseyjones | Jul 31, 2018 | 2015 Zen, Instructional, rivers, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionFear Definition: An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. Let’s face it, we’ve all dealt with fear on the river. It’s a less enjoyable part of the sport that we love. How we deal with...
How to Back Deck Roll with Seth Ashworth by sethashworth | Jul 30, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Instructional, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionThis week Seth Ashworth runs down one of the most useful rolls in whitewater kayaking. Check out his...
Grande Ronde Family Rafting Trip: ‘Wild & Free’ Tour by nicktroutman | Jul 29, 2018 | Canada, Dynamic Duo, Family Zone, Internationalisation, Video, WhitewaterThis summer we were invited on a family rafting trip with Macy and Amanda Burnham, and their kids and a couple friends. We were excited to join along, though honestly, we had no clue what we were getting into, and boy were we in for a treat. We had 5 families, 7 kids...
The Jamie McEwan Triple Crown 2018 by Jessie Stone | Jul 27, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesJuly 14th and 15th this summer was the 9th year of the Jamie McEwan Triple Crown, and this year in the middle of the summer we had water! This was very exciting as two years ago for the July event, we had drought conditions and had to turn the event into a paddle...
Charles City Challenge 2018 by Hannah Ray | Jul 26, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Whitewater, Wrap UpsThe Charles City Challenge was another hit this year! The initial event date saw high water and officials postponed the event until the river subsided. Two weeks later, the river was down to a near perfect level for freestyle playboating, the sun was out, and...
Kayak Cross Fit by Tom Potter | Jul 25, 2018 | Fitness, Video, WhitewaterOver the years that I have been involved in kayaking, mountain biking, snowboarding, climbing, and other adventure sports, training usually meant to simply go do the sport. Of course I spent plenty of hours in the pool in my kayak, or at the rock gym climbing on...
Quick First Impression of the Rockstar 4.0 by Andrew Regan | Jul 24, 2018 | Playboating, Reviews, rivers, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThis design marks quite a stark difference to previous Jackson Freestyle boats, I’ve had the 4.0 out for the past few days on the waves of the Ottawa River. Seated position: The first thing I noticed about this boat was the higher knee position coupled...
Summer PNWs (Personal New Waves) by janekoopman | Jul 23, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesI cannot think of anything much better than warm summer afternoons spent with friends takings turns with surfs that make you giggle, basking on the rocks, cheering each other on, making new friends, eating snacks and not wanting to stop but also being exhausted by the...
