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This is a guest post from Mark Hirst of http://www.lapinkoskikoulu.com/ a leading provider of rescue 3 courses. We were a group of kayakers ( all raft guides too ) Taking a day off and Paddling the famous Godafoss waterfall in Iceland. For those who dont know Godafoss it is a horse shoe shaped waterfall with multiple lines. […]
As another month comes to a close, we bring you another dose of webcomics from Paddling Banter. This months selection features confused seagulls, summer paddling and how to describe rapids. Read on for more! You shouldn’t be worried about seagulls… Swans are much meaner and scarier, as are geese! Run! The opposite effect of […]
This Article is courtesy of Ross Montandon of New Wave Kayaking, a top class coaching company based in the UK. Check out the end of the article for more about Ross and New Wave, or check out their Facebook, Instagram and Website. Intro Just like all our rescue skills some we use more than others. […]
Storing Your Kayaks If you are like my wife and me and accumulate kayaks, running out of space to store them can be a problem. When we already had six kayaks my wife declared that she was going to buy a Jackson Karma Traverse. I replied that we didn’t have enough room in the garage […]
When I first started kayaking in whitewater I received a lot of advice about my kayak roll from experienced boaters. Everyone had a slightly different approach to teaching the roll and, as such, I got a lot of different techniques to try. After taking a lesson in rolling (from an instructor who did not know […]
We bring you images from the North Fork Championships courtesy of HDS Photography. It was another victory for Jackson’s new Nirvana, with Dane Jackson taking another win. Check out our gallery and the full results below, but first a word from the awesome photographer that took these pics for us: “Hi, my name is Hunter […]
I had no plan to paddle on Mother’s Day this year. I had just done the Nolichuckey Gorge cleanup the day before, and had stayed up into the wee hours of the morning. I had intended to hang around the house and be lazy for once. Who boats on Mother’s Day anyway! Go spend some […]
We bring you a guest post from Mark Hirst of http://www.lapinkoskikoulu.com/, a Rescue 3 and IRF instructor. Stay safe out there! As we now find ourselves at the beginning of a Northern hemisphere season, a quick glance at various social media outlets are awash with various stories of epic high water runs and carnage. Most of […]
As we get towards the end of May, it is time for another instalment of paddling banter! May has seen record flows across much of the USA and Canada, with awesome events like Send’s Unleashed! We also strongly recommend checking out the new Podcast from paddling banter. We start off with another funny depiction […]
Editors note: We bring you a story from Cavan Williams of the first Duo attempt at Metlako Falls back in 2011. It is an interesting story, and puts the recent riverboard descent by DBP Admin Mike McVey into perspective! Wearing a blue drysuit, black helmet and yellow life jacket, Sam Freihoffer sat in his kayak. […]