Teaching kids under 12 years how to paddle: TIP #4

by Valerie Betrand | Aug 28, 2019 | Family Zone, Instructional, Internationalisation, Kid's Kayaks, Norway, Whitewater

(This article is the fourth of a series of five) In the recent years, there has been an increasing amount of young paddlers. Teaching them to paddle requires a very different approach than teaching teenagers or adults. Here is a gathering of my top tips to anyone...

New in JK Little Shreders Team

by JK Little Shredders | Aug 18, 2019 | Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Video, Whitewater

Hello everyone! We’re @theKULbrothers, new in JK Little Shredders Team. I’m Mati (9 yo). My bro Konrad is 7. We live in Krakow Poland. The first half of 2019 is behind us. It was a time of new experiences and small successes. Actually, we don’t take...

A Look Back Into Living A Dream

by teamjk | Aug 16, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

The 2019 ICF Canoe World Championships was an experience that I will never forget. It has been a journey that I started four years ago, when I first put on my dad’s gear and jumped into his whitewater kayak. Flash back to 2016, I took my first freestyle clinic with...

Sunshine and Kayaking: The Perfect Unplugged Adventure

by teamjk | Aug 9, 2019 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Soaking In the Best Moments of Your Life. Ever wonder, if you can make time stand still? Shrink your schedule and get a glimmer of unplugged moments together with the people you love most? What about the idea of putting away the to do lists, grasping at minutes of...

Teaching kids under 12 years how to paddle: TIP #1

by Valerie Betrand | Jul 25, 2019 | Family Zone, Instructional, Kid's Kayaks, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

(This article is the first one of a series of five) In the recent years, there has been an increasing amount of very young paddlers. Teaching them to paddle requires a very different approach than teaching teenagers or adults. Here is a gathering of my top tips to...

ICF Freestyle World Championships is about more than your actual score…

by Vincent Family | Jul 16, 2019 | Canada, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) Freestyle World Championships happen every two years on either a wave or a hole feature. This year’s World Championships just finished in Sort, Spain and it was a fabulous experience. The town of Sort is a small town in...

Kayaking as a Means to Help At-Risk Youth

by teamjk | Jul 15, 2019 | Family Zone, Fishing

Kayak fishing has been a lot more to me than just sitting in a plastic boat on the middle of a river. I have met so many fantastic people while being involved in the sport. When I started kayaking five years ago, I didn’t really know where it would ultimately lead me....

6 month BIGRIGHDFD Review

by teamjk | Jul 13, 2019 | Family Zone, Fishing, Reviews, Uncategorized

What a last 6 months it’s been in this boat! Unbelievable. I hardly have words to describe it, honestly. I was so stoked when this kayak was announced and then we had to wait another 6 months to get our hands on one and now, NOW I have spent the last 6 months in it...

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 While Pregnant

by dianegaydos | May 13, 2019 | Creeking, Family Zone, Internationalisation, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Whether or not you should paddle while pregnant is both a personal and professional decision. There are multiple factors to take into account before making an educated decision for you and your baby. In this article, I hope to share both my personal and professional...

The Mcnasty

by JK Little Shredders | Mar 19, 2019 | Australia, Family Zone, Internationalisation, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

So far this summer there has been one trick that I have been trying a lot. And that is the Mcnasty its probably one of my favourite playboating tricks out there. I have a series of issues with learning this trick at first my coaches were just trying to get me into a...

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...