Kayak Practice
I was surfing around some of the Seattle area whitewater kayaking sites this morning and was reminded to give a shout out for a great beginner whitewater kayaking class offered by Northwest Outdoor Center, it’s the Whitewater Fever course that I took nearly ten years ago and I highly recommend it. (Don’t be like me [...]
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I did a really fun trip on the Upper Green Gorge last Saturday, my first time down (thank you Claire Hews, for leading the way and showing me a clean line through Mercury!) Afterwards Claire pointed me towards this nice instructional video from the Nantahala Outdoor Center on how to execute a good water boof, it’s a [...]
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When it comes to how to go from kayaking Class IV to Class V whitewater, needless to say, I’m NOT the person to ask. However, I’m borrowing from this thread on Professor Paddle, where my friend JP posted some great comments in response to our friend Connor’s question about how best to do it. (Connor and his [...]
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I’ve been thinking about what I’d tell someone who was starting out whitewater kayaking and wanted to learn fast. One of the most useful things that I’ve been fortunate enough to do has been to paddle with people who love kayaking, are really good at it, and who are really generous with their knowledge. I [...]
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The other day I forgot I had my demo Jackson 2Fun from Aquasports in the back of my car and I just loaded Libby in there without looking inside. I was halfway to the store before I looked around and saw this: Which you have to admit is pretty darned cute. Anyway, it occurred to [...]
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Dave Bowman sent me a link to a video of this guy called Robbie Virostek doing a back deck roll and then a one-handed roll in a way that made them look totally effortless. (As in, seriously amazing.) Here’s the clip:
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So a word of caution before I get started here – I tweaked my shoulder trying a back deck roll the wrong way at the pool the other week, so there’s definitely a point to learning correct technique before you start plunging around. I should also mention that I still don’t know how to do [...]
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Every Wednesday night in the fall through spring kayakers gather at the Helene Madison Pool in Seattle to practice Eskimo rolls, bracing and playboating tricks. Seeing as the sessions start at 8:30 pm and go until 10:30 pm this can make you feel like a bit of a vampire – but it’s a great way to practice [...]
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