Total Totality Report: by tylerbradt | Sep 3, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIn the United States of America, on August 21st, 2017 the moon went in front of the sun. For so many this indescribable cosmic experience put into perspective our small place in the universe as night time fell, in the middle of the day, and the perfect sphere of the...
Corner Wave Classic by nicktroutman | Sep 2, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesThis past weekend we held the 2nd annual Corner Wave Classic on the Ottawa River. It was an awesome evening with great river levels, sunsets, a little rain, hot coffee, a warm fire and a whole bunch of friends. We used more of a grassroots scouring system with 1 large...
2017 Green River Takeover- Event Recap by katiejackson | Sep 1, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesAmazing, spectacular, phenomenal, extraordinary, preeminent, astounding, … How could you pick just one adjective to describe this event? In the past, something has always come up the same weekend as the take over. This year, schedules aligned, and I had the honor of...
Trust – the Essential Ingredient for the Inner City Kids Kayaking Camp by Jessie Stone | Aug 28, 2017 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, United States, WhitewaterTrust is something that we often take for granted without even knowing it. I look at many things in my life and think about how many would not occur without trust both by me and with the people I am working/interacting with. The inner city kids kayaking camp is a...
Rahul’s Noli Gorge Anitx by wildwildwes | Aug 26, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesRahual Subramanian is a local paddler in the Tri-Cities area in Tennessee and a member of the Appalachian Paddling Enthusiasts club. He started kayaking whitewater this past January and has come a long way in eight months. His determination to progress safely while...
Kayaking When Life Gets in the Way by Mike McKay | Aug 22, 2017 | Canada, Creeking, Fitness, Internationalisation, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesMost people I know aren’t like me. By that I mean most people don’t base their lives around kayaking. For me this is something I have spent the last 10 years doing nearly year round and have found a way to base my career around it. Therefore, it is quite often that my...
Don’t ever paddle the Salmon by Jezz | Aug 20, 2017 | Australia, Creeking, Family Zone, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesBasically because it will ruin your perception of all other rivers as the salmon river is one spectacular section of whitewater which has almost everything you could ever want in a river. The main Salmon has large safe rapids, spectacular scenery, wilderness adventure...
Antix from a Class III Point-of-View by kylethomas | Aug 17, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Media, Reviews, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesFor the past six months, I have been paddling Jackson Kayak’s Antix in the southeast and recently the Pacific Northwest. I learned to paddle on rivers like the Chattooga and Ocoee, and as I progress in the sport, I continue to have a lot of fun on class III rivers....
Finding meaning in kayaking by sethdow | Aug 15, 2017 | Creeking, Karma, Nirvana, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines// August 15, 2017 Finding meaning in kayaking The reasons why we kayak shift over time. I have met and talked to many people who have “retired” from kayaking, people for whom kayaking has lost meaning. I have also been known to threaten retirement, basically every...
Visualizing Your Ride by bryceaaron | Aug 14, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Events, Instructional, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesCompetitions are something that almost every kayaker does, be it a hometown throwdown or Worlds! Competitions may make some people nervous but what I’ve found most helpful is to visualize your ride and seeing you do it in your head! Visualizing your ride can...
Caucasus Mountains by dianegaydos | Aug 13, 2017 | Creeking, Internationalisation, Karma, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWhy are you spending two weeks in Georgia? This was a common and recurring question leading up to our most recent trip. Living in Tennessee, most people understandably associate Georgia with the bordering state directly south. Patiently we would explain that our trip...
The Lefty Day by Rafael Ortiz | Aug 11, 2017 | Creeking, Internationalisation, Mexico, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesI was right above this scary big rapid last month and was trying to get out. The water was surging and pushing me violently onto the rocks on my left side. There was no room to turn around- I would probably get swept into the rapid if I tried. And something in my mind...
