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Whitewater Kayaking Back Deck Roll Videos
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 […]
Continue readingWhat Whitewater Kayakers Do When Normal People are Asleep
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 […]
Continue readingKayaking the Cispus River – April 2009
Michael Deckert led a trip on the Cispus River on April 18 2009, it was a real blast with something like 22 paddlers and great weather. Here are some photos and a video of us fooling around on a surf wave. (I’ve tagged the people whose names I can remember.) […]
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My Review of the Jackson 2Fun – TOO Fun!
I demo’d the Jackson 2Fun the other day and it was so great I don’t even think I need to demo another boat. (OK, update as of August 2009 – read my review of the Wavesport Fuse 48.) I’ve been paddling a Necky Jive ever since I started kayaking, which was pretty much a year ago […]
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