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Water - A Whitewater Kayaking Short

Written by Kevin

Tuesday October 16, 2012

Tags: kayak whitewater

Check out this ultra slow motion HD whitewater kayaking short video shot by Steve Rogers and Tim Loubier on a Red Epic in 4K & 2K at 120-300fps. Takes place in the Whistler and Squamish area with paddlers Todd Wells, Brendan Wells, Martin Bradley Smith, William Griffith and Sam Rickets.

2011 Green River Race Highlights

Written by Kevin

Monday October 15, 2012

Tags: creeking Green River Race kayak whitewater

Are you ready for this year's Green River Race? We are and we will be there cheering on the racers! To wet your appetite, check out this highlight video from the 2011 Race.

Balance Episode 1: At Ease

Written by Kevin

Monday October 15, 2012

Tags: kayak whitewater

Check out the Balance Episode 1, titled "At Ease." In this episode, Blair Troutman talks about the appeal of kayaking, how he got into it and why he became involved with the military.

Overflow and Horsepasture Creeking

Written by Kevin

Friday October 12, 2012

Tags: creeking kayak whitewater

Some POV footage from Overflow and Horsepasture with Bliss Stick US Ambassador, Chase Simmons. Slides and drops everywhere. Looks like tons of fun.

2012 Kayak Freestyle World Cup - 'Merica

Written by Kevin

Friday October 12, 2012

Tags: Freestyle ICF Canoe World Cup kayak playboat whitewater

Bennett Smith brings us an awesome edit of the sights and sounds of the 2012 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup. This is the first time the ICF World Cup had been hosted in 'Merica. The competition started at Rock Island, then went to the Pigeon River and finally ended at the Nantahala River.

Toxaway River in North Carolina

Written by Kevin

Thursday October 11, 2012

Tags: creeking kayak whitewater

Dagger's Gareth Tate and an awesome crew hit one of the East Coasts best class v+ rivers, Toxaway River in Western North Carolina. Check out the awesome slides on this river. It's a beast!

16 Year Old Nick Dancer Kayaking 2012

Written by Kevin

Thursday October 11, 2012

Tags: kayak whitewater

Check out 16 year old Nick Dancer's 2012 kayaking highlights video. This young man is charging hard in Oregon, Washington and China. Some of the footage includes Sahalie Falls, Celestial Falls, Little White Salmon, Green Truss, and the Cispus River.

Bliss Stick's Nate Dogg Firing Up Callaghan Creek

Written by Kevin

Wednesday October 10, 2012

Tags: creeking kayak whitewater

Check out this POV video of Bliss Stick's Nate Dogg firing Up Callaghan Creek, just outside of Whistler, BC.

Alive by James Bebbington

Written by Kevin

Wednesday October 10, 2012

Tags: Freestyle kayak playboat whitewater

Checkout James "Pringle" Bebbington's edit from his trip to Uganda trip last Winter. Great edit, beautiful imagery and amazing looking surfing. Doesn't get much better.

Crushing Dreams

Written by Kevin

Wednesday October 10, 2012

Tags: kayak whitewater

So have you ever heard of a kayaking race called 8 ball? It's fantastic and kinda like American Gladiators meets whitewater kayaking. Check out this footage from the Teva Mountain Games.

Quim Fontané 2012

Written by Kevin

Tuesday October 9, 2012

Tags: Freestyle kayak playboat

If you appreciate playboating at all, you have got to check out Spanish kayaker Quim Fontané 2012. Some of the sickest hole moves I have ever seen and the combos... WOW, the combos. Check it!

Tubing the Upper Gauley Like a BOSS

Written by Kevin

Tuesday October 9, 2012

Tags: whitewater

I don't know how I forgot about this but I did. I recently saw this video posted up of Chris Baer, of www.whereisbaer.com, tubing the Upper Gauley River. Yeah, that's right, tubing a Class IV-V whitewater river. Watch and be amazed and possibly a little humbled!

Nouria Newman 2012 Whitewater Grand Prix Entry

Written by Kevin

Tuesday October 9, 2012

Tags: kayak whitewater Whitewater Grand Prix

Checkout Wave Sport's Nouria Newman with her 2012 Whitewater Grand Prix Entry. This young lady is charging hard with a number of accolades under her belt including Junior Freestyle World Champion, French National Team Paddler and now expedition Kayaker.

Adidas Sickline Final Results and Video

Written by Kevin

Monday October 8, 2012

Tags: Adidas Sickline kayak whitewater

Check out the final results of the 2012 Adidas Sickline and watch this awesome video of the whole event! Congrats to Sam Sutton for winning yet again in his Bliss Stick Tuna!

Northeast Fall Kayaking 2012

Written by Kevin

Monday October 8, 2012

Tags: Astral Buoyancy creeking kayak whitewater

Astral ambassador Chris Morelli checks in with a cool creeking vid to get everyone fired up for Moosefest. Video includes shots from the Beaver River Moshier spillway, Raquette river, Rouge River, and a quick King of NY carnage shot.

10 Year Old Kayaker Isaac Hull

Written by Kevin

Monday October 8, 2012

Tags: Freestyle kayak playboat whitewater

Watch 10 year old kayaker Isaac Hull tear it up on a low-water James River day. This kid is amazing, pulling off moves like stern squirts, rock splats and even loops!

Arctic Kayaking

Written by Kevin

Saturday October 6, 2012

Tags: kayak

A trio of kayakers brave freezing Arctic waters in Svalbard, Arctic Circle. The boaters wanted to push the boundaries of their sport and spent 12 days in the Arctic Circle doing backflips off glaciers, running a first decent of a 65 ft glacier waterfall, coming face to face with polar bears, etc.

Cascades and Upper Nantahala 2012 GAF Carnage

Written by Kevin

Friday October 5, 2012

Tags: Canoe Carnage Festival kayak whitewater

Watch some carnage on the Cascades and Upper Nantahala which took place during the 2012 Guest Appreciation Festival (GAF) on the Nantahala River. Good times...

Fun Runnin' on the Lower Gauley

Written by Kevin

Friday October 5, 2012

Tags: Jackson kayak whitewater

Colin Kemp shows us how to get down on the Lower Gauley in a Jackson Kayak Fun Runner. Lots of surfing, spins, splats, stern stalls, etc going on. The Fun Runner looks like a great time.

Adidas Sickline Qualifying Results

Written by Kevin

Friday October 5, 2012

Tags: Adidas Sickline kayak whitewater

Check out the Adidas Sickline Qualifying Results. The top 45 athletes go on to compete in the big race tomorrow. Congrats to all who made it and good luck!

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