Is this how a training session looks like in 2020?

Jonathan Males | Performance1 - “Ok, your drone is linked up, let’s start the session now”.  Hearing his coach’s voice, the slalom paddler takes smooth powerful strokes away from the bank, not paying any attention to the tiny battery-powered drone that buzzes 5 metres above his head.  The drone’s HD camera gives a birds-eye view of him as he paddles, and is streamed live to the coach’s I-Pad 9, along with the video stream from his helmet mounted HD camera.  His coach can switch between the two video streams, watching and recording in high definition as the paddler takes his first run down the Olympic course.  By the time he’s finished the run and paddled back to the elevator, the coach has beamed an edited version back to watch on ...more

A Look Back at 2013

 

This year was a fun year for paddling got on a few new rivers. Got to meet some new friends and paddle with some folks I hadn’t seen in a little while. I had hoped to get out more in the fall but we have had very low levels of water on Vancouver Island. Hoping for more rain/snow as we head into 2014. Look forward to more missions and adventures, some new festivals, new rivers, exploring, and friends. Big thanks to ...more

Josh Neilson WWGP Entry 2014

2014 WWGP Entry - Josh Neilson from Southern Underground Productions on Vimeo.

2013 was a great year of kayaking for me. I often get asked what is my favorite river I have paddled and its such a tough question. We often break it down to best single day and best multi day run and I experienced both of these in one season. The Wainui River in NZ immediately took first spot on the single day runs after an epic day out at optimal flows. A month later in California we got on the seldom run North Fork of the San Joaquin and that topped out the best multi day run for me. The season didn't stop there though. Norway was next and an epic time was had by all! First descents and the biggest slide I have ever run in ...more

Jules Domine's WWGP Entry 2014

Stookesberry’s Top 10- Best Big Water on the planet

 

 Disclaimer – This could be a very contentious subject because that little creek in your back yard could make an epic 3 meter wave with the right 100 year flood conditions.  So let me apply some criteria to help narrow down the nearly ubiquitous potential for big voluminous flow to just a few select rivers, or 10 to be exact.  First I tried to think about rivers that would still be considered big water even at there lower flows. So I am sad to say that pretty much eliminates everything in the Continental US short of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.  But unfortunately both it and and Cataract canyon fail to make my list do to a lack of the truely massive rapids. Thus the order of Ranking itself is really based on big runnable rapids even though many times I may actually portage those rapids.  As many of you are well aware I also don’t mind big heinous portages.  But for the sake of kayaking purity, I have used that as a detractor here instead of an attribute.  As always I appreciate your comments and amendments  to my top 10 lists especially when it is an ...more

Daniel Rondon's WWGP Entry 2014

Boating Milestones

A great kayak history timeline offered  by
                 canoekayak.com

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The Next Generation:Young Gun Productions

Founded by a Rush Sturges 's post on facebook

Facing East - Full Movie

In a desolate area of western China, three of Asia's greatest rivers plunge off the Tibetan Plateau through a neck in the Himalayas only 50 miles wide. The spectacular Yunnan Gorges of the Yangtze River, Mekong River and Salween River are home now to a massive hydro electric project that is converting a living, spectacular, unique river to a series of 13 damns with no free flowing sections of river in-between. They are taking this ...more

Whitewater Kayaking the Stikine River

Galen Volckhausen 2012 - 13 Highlight Reel

Galen Volckhausen 2012 - 13 Highlight Reel from Airborn Athletics on Vimeo.

Jordan Poffenberger's WWGP Entry 2014

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Simon Roussel's WWGP Entry 2014

My name is Simon Roussel, originally from France, living in Canada.
I've enjoyed being part of a fiew contests and competitions such as: Ottawa XL 2013 Boater cross 11th, King of New York 2012 over all 13 th, Rouge Challenge 2012 1rst.
I operate my own entreprise, offering kayak expeditions, courses and certifications.
"KAYAK AUTHENTIK"
I hope I get the chance to participate in ...more

EJ and Dane on Bear Creek

Blue River, Greenland. A Paradise For Kayak Lovers

 

Petermann Glacier is the largest floating glacier in the Northern Hemisphere, located in Northwest Greenland. It connects the Greenland ice sheet to the Arctic Ocean. Petermann Glacier consists of approximately 500 square miles of ice in the middle and about 30-80 on the edge. In August 2010, a huge iceberg broke off from the floating part of Petermann Glacier reducing its volume by 10% and its area by about 25%. Another important concern in recent years has become the glacier’s melting.

 

In cooperation with the Greenpeace an expedition of three researchers spent three months in Greenland exploring Petermann Glacier ant its changes due to the global warming. They found a beautiful river created as a result of glacier’s melting. Evidently, about 80% of the Peterman glacier’s mass is melted water. This Petermann glacier’s melting river was named Blue River and it attracts a great number of ...more

Kemano 2013

Kemano 2013 from Riley Adams on Vimeo.

This is some footage of my after work runs this summer - it's a little long but captures some beautiful sections of whitewater that most people have never seen before. This place is called Kemano. It is a VERY remote (abandoned) town that solely exists because of the powerhouse inside nearby Mt. Dubose. You can only easily access Kemano by ...more

Kayak Outfitting Guide

From the very first moment you sit in a boat you start to get “a feel for it”, how it fits and possibly even how it may perform. As beginners we start off in boats that may be used by many different size paddlers, which results in cockpits being kept clutter free. Loose, comfortable boats feel good on flat water, but they can make leaning and bracing difficult. Once the boat is padded to provide a close, body-hugging fit that still allows for quick and easy water exits, performance can dramatically improve.

 

 

This same rule applies to all levels of kayakers, whether they’re paddling easy whitewater, big water runs or creeks. Customised outfitting helps transfer every trace in the river’s current through the kayak’s hull to your body, helping you ...more

2013 - it's a wrap!

Well the 2013 season for California has officially been over for a few weeks now. As the last of the damn releases dries up and we are left biding our time on the South Fork of the American, waiting for the winter rain to come to replenish the foothill rivers and charge the Sierra with enough snow to provide all spring and summer long.
Some years the rains can start in October... more often however it is December before the first substantial storms roll through. Here we are, halfway through December and still waiting... and hoping, but this does allow me to reflect on the past season without any distraction of planning the current week's adventure.
Last season started in November with enough rain to get 3 weeks of the South Yuba in before December even rolled in. Then we had a massive storm that sent local citizens scurring and local boats running for the G-wave on the American. G-wave only goes when the American just below the North and Middle forks has 25,000 cfs. This day, we watched as 25,000 cfs came and went and the water peaked closer to 50,000. The season continued with early season Bald Rock runs followed by ...more

Southern Chile Tripping

Paul Palmer's WWGP Entry 2014

Remains of a River: Headwaters / Episode 1

 

Every river begins somewhere, usually quite small. A trickle in the mountains of Wyoming’s Wind River Range becomes the mighty Green River, a major tributary of the Colorado River. In this first video of their Remains of a River series, Will Stauffer-Norris, Zak Podmore and ...more

Lee Valley White Water Centre to host 2014 ICF World Cup

 

The world’s top canoe slalom athletes will return to Lee Valley White Water Centre next summer after the London 2012 Olympic venue was confirmed as host for the first race of the 2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Series (6-8 June 2014).

It forms part of UK Sport’s Gold Event Series, an ambitious programme to bring up to 70 world class sporting events to the UK by 2019 to help build a strong legacy from the outstanding success of London 2012.

The world class Lee Valley venue will stage the first of the five events on the 2014 World Cup calendar before the centre comes back into the spotlight in 2015 when it holds the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (16-20 September).

British Canoe Union CEO Paul Owen said: “Bringing major events to the UK is hugely important for our athletes, for the venue’s local community and of course to inspire a new generation of canoeists.

“The BCU is delighted that Lee Valley White Water Centre is holding the 2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup. I have no doubt it will be a hugely popular event and I am sure it will keep alive the magic we experienced during London 2012.”

The Lee Valley White Water Centre comprises a ...more

Paddling Magazine - December 2013 (Issue 9)

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London to host canoe World Cup opener

 

London’s Lee Valley White Water Centre will host the first race of the 2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup series next June.

The London 2012 Olympic venue will host the first of five events on the 2014 World Cup calendar and has already been confirmed as host for the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in September 2015.
British Canoe Union CEO Paul Owen said: “Bringing major events to
the UK is hugely important for our ...more

Sam Ellis's WWGP Entry 2014

SAM ELLIS WWGP Entry 2014 from THE RIVER MILITIA on Vimeo.

The last two years have been some of my highest and lowest Ive ever had. I married the woman of my dreams baby Lucie was born into our ever expanding family and shortly after got to experience a trip of a lifetime down the Stikine. Check some clips out from the beautiful unspoilt clean cut waters of Norway and Iceland. The first successful descent of Chinas second largest river The Yellow River and one of its tribe the Qiemu QU which drains one of ...more

Yak About Adventures, A New Zealand Roadie

 

Kayaker Jaime Sharp heads to New Zealand with some of the Pygmy Boats crew, including the founder’s daughter and photographer Freya Fennwood, to film the area and local boaters for a paddling video series. The goal Sharp has for the series, ”Yak About Adventures, a New Zealand Roadie,” is to answer one of humanity’s oldest questions: “why do we choose the paths we do and what gives us meaning?” Sharp hopes to offer some answers from the perspective of kayakers who spend their lives paddling rivers and coastlines around the world.
The series will begin by highlighting New Zealand as a premiere paddling destination. Sharp and his team will interview kayakers about their favorite rivers, lakes or coastlines and ...more

Made in Canada Episode 5 | The Elk

Made in Canada Episode 5 | The Elk from NRS Films on Vimeo.

For Canadian paddler Mikkel St-Jean Duncan, the Elk River in British Columbia holds a special significance. Not only is it one of his favorite rivers to kayak, but it's also where he got to know, and later married, the love of his life. Join Mikkel and his bride, Lianne, for a story of life, love and paddling on some ...more

Kayakers ready for Murray Marathon

The 44th Murray Marathon will start at Yarrawonga on December 27, with Beechworth and Albury paddlers among those from the Border competing.

The 404-kilometre paddle now sponsored by the YMCA is one of the world’s longest canoe races, and passes through Tocumwal and Echuca on the way to the finish line at Swan Hill on New Year’s Eve.

A Beechworth Community Bank-sponsored kayak team is looking to improve on its performance last year, relay team member Darren Macdonald said.

“Most of us went to Beechworth Secondary College last year, and then a few of us were friends outside of school,” Macdonald said.

“This is my fifth year, but as a team this will be our ...more

Jake's WWGP 2014 entry

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Jackson Kayak Karma Unlimited Great Falls Rock Island

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Training Tips for Power Paddling

 

Serious boaters, including 28 year-old professional kayaker Rush Sturges, will tell you the only way to train for whitewater paddling is to go paddling. “This is true,” Sturges says. “But only to a certain extent.” Sturges trains hard off the water, too. And that, he says, has made all the difference when he’s threading Class V.
“My perspective on fitness started to change when I began running a couple years back,” he says. “I felt a big improvement in my overall performance, especially with racing.”
Sturges, Outside’s Adventurer of the Year in 2012, wanted to push himself harder competitively, so he got some help—professional paddler and personal trainer Heather Herbeck of Fitness and Sport Evolution. It seems to be working. He  is now consistently one of the top finishers at the annual Whitewater Grand Prix. We caught up with Sturges after a few laps on the Green Truss and Little White near his home in White Salmon, Washington, and ...more

The Mighty Kalix River (Sweden)

The Mighty Kalix River from Juuso Karttunen on Vimeo.

This is video from one of my favourite river, Kalix river, Northern Sweden. Video was shooted on last spring on high waterlevel, when this river shows its best side!
Originaly posted on vimeo.com

Snow Canoeing and Kayaking Back in 1943!!!

Originally posted on paddleworld.com

2013 race season in Colorado

Vail Mountain Games are always a heated event, a ton of world class paddlers converge on Colorado to start a competition circuit. The Mountain Games holds events ranging from rock climbing, mountain biking, fly fishing, dog jumping, and a few fun kayak events, including two distinctly different races. The first is the "Steep Creek Race" held on Homestake Creek just ...more

Kayak wants and needs list

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Natalie Anderson 2013 Promo/2014 WWGP application

Natalie Anderson 2013 Promo/2014 WWGP application from Leif Anderson on Vimeo.

Here is Natalie Anderson's 2014 WWGP application video! Natalie's passion is surfing big waves, and she is super pumped for the possible chance to compete in the Whitewater Grand Prix in Quebec, which will feature the full spectrum of what whitewater paddling can be.
Originally posted here

Winter Whitewater Kayaking at Great Falls, Rock Island, Tennessee

Raining Here in TN- First Water of the Winter Season- Karma Time!

 
Posted by Eric Jackson, at jacksonkayak.com 08/12/2013

Not sure what we are going to run today… but everything is going!   Getting fired up to bust out the Karma today!   Here is a little something to get you fired up-  a couple of videos…
Meanwhile- why Karma?

Safety- Uni-Shock Bulkhead is a must have…
Speed and control- easy to paddle, and clears the sticky holes.

Fun- zippy, charges, yet still does the...more

Kayaking the Upper Seti :kayaking in Nepal

Getting Pinned on Baker's

Getting Pinned on Baker's from David Farkas on Vimeo.
Baker's is a special run. Lots of good hard moves, deep canyon, smooth granite, and little means of escape once you're in. On this particular paddle, I managed to get myself pinned in Finger Fuck...the rapid above the Siphon. Although heads up the entire time, I was worried because my l ...more

Wayne Gilchrest goes canoeing

from The Frederick News-Post

Maui Death Raises Questions About Spike in Hawaiian Shark Attacks

A shark killed a fisherman off the Maui coast on Monday, Maui County Ocean Safety officials reported, when it bit his foot, which he had dangled over the side of his kayak.

The attack was the eighth near Maui and the thirteenth in Hawaiian waters this year—more than triple the 20-year average of about four unprovoked shark incidents each year.

Patrick Briney, the fisherman, was Hawaii's second shark attack fatality this year, following an August attack on a German snorkeler. Prior to 2013 there hadn't been a single fatal shark attack in Hawaii since 2004.

This year's attacks, on top of ten Hawaiian attacks last year, have people asking whether there's been a recent statistical anomaly or whether more shark attacks are Hawaii's new normal.

Yannis Papastamatiou, a marine biologist at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, said it's ...more

For years the Stikine has been considered the Everest of kayaking. The remoteness and difficulty of it’s rapids makes any of the most hardcore kayakers scared. Follow the Serrasolses brothers as they embark on an epic journey for the 2nd full descent of this whitewater gem.

Cameras:
Gerd Serrasolses
Aniol Serrasolses
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Family, friends remember shark attack victim from Washington

Family members say Patrick Briney, the man who was killed in a shark attack on Maui Monday, was a retired Boeing engineer.  Bill Briney describes his younger brother as an active, free-spirit, who loved being out on the water, but says Monday was one of the first time's Pat had ever been kayak fishing.
"He's a very good fisherman," Bill said with a laugh over the phone.  "Just about every place we go, we go fishing."
 Pat traveled to Maui quite often, his brother Bill estimates about 15 times.

 "When we would go to Maui it was always swim, hike, stay outside and be active," Bill described.  "He loved Maui.  He loved being outside in the ...more

Big wave kayaking - Tao Berman 2012

Tao Berman is revered as one of the worlds most innovative kayakers. Berman has pushed the sport to new limits and is doing it again with "Big wave kayaking."

USA Canoe & Kayak: 2013 Year in Review

 

Nicholas Oliver, our media contact with USA Canoe/Kayak, put considerable effort into a review of the highlights of the flatwater sprint season of 2013, including what happened on and off the water.
We congratulate everyone involved — especially our friends at the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club.

Click Here for Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club’s Website

Here is Nick’s 2013 Year in Review:
In the first season since the retirement of three-time Olympian Carrie Johnson, the battle for women’s kayak supremacy was wide open. Among a ...more

Kayak Yak: A hard truth about kayaking

Kayak Yak: A hard truth about kayaking: This enthusiastic kayaker has re-learned a hard truth about kayaking. It's a lot easier to keep up the average number of times on the wa...