Late Winter Tournament Bass Fishing in the Bite FD by Henry Veggian | Mar 3, 2021 | Bite, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, FreshwaterNature has its own clock. Humans have their clocks. I live, and fish, somewhere between the two. Tournament anglers tend to pre-fish on the day prior to an event. I tend to avoid it. What I do, if I am traveling and fishing a big event, is to instead have a look...
Recognizing Failure: KBF TENvitational & Kissimmee Trail Events Recap by ken@kallenwood.com | Feb 22, 2021 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Tournament, TournamentsFailure is a part of success, and when it comes to tournament fishing anglers fail more than they succeed, from the local circuits to the big leagues. It’s part of the game, and something I’m all too familiar with. On Sunday, January 24, I hit the road for the long...
Belgian Championship AKA MavaMania2k20 by Lane De Meulenaere | Nov 25, 2020 | Belgium, Event Coverage, Events, InternationalisationMavaMania is the yearly highlight of the Belgium freestyle scene. The one and only freestyle competition organized in Belgium. While you might consider the Belgium freestyle scene to be very small, you would be surprised by the amount of people showing up for the...
Nottingham Freestyle League – Flatwater competition & winning run by Lane De Meulenaere | Nov 17, 2020 | Belgium, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIf you’re following the freestyle scene, you’ll know that most competitions were cancelled due to the pandemic. A bummer for those of us who love competing and strive to win some medals. Luckily the NFL (Nottingham Freestyle League), had a creative solution! The NFL...
Annual White Salmon Halloween Paddle by heatherherbeck | Nov 10, 2020 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI think we’re all in agreement that 2020 has presented itself with one challenge after another. All of the hurdles that we face continue to weigh down on us as individuals and as a community of paddlers. From “lockdown” and social distancing, to...
Lady of the Fork Recap by crystalgustin | Nov 6, 2020 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Instructional, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines, ZenWhen hosting a new event, you never really know what to expect. Unless you have hosted a large event before, there is a lot that happens behind the scenes. Most events take nearly a year to plan out and this one came together in a matter of months. Sarah Stine reached...
Russel Fork Weekend- Lord of the Fork by nicktroutman | Nov 4, 2020 | Event Coverage, Events, Nick Troutman, Nirvana, River Running, WhitewaterThe Russell Fork race was this past weekend on the Kentucky/ Virginia boarder. It was an incredible weekend as it was the last recreational release schedule for the year. The river was running, weather was warm, and the autumn colors were in full effect, you could...
Freestyle Nationals 2020 – Covid Format by Jessie Stone | Oct 27, 2020 | Event Coverage, Events, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesFreestyle Nationals 2020 Despite the cancelation of the majority of kayaking events this season due to the pandemic, U.S. Freestyle Kayaking Nationals were held, but under a new and different format. It was great that everyone could participate, regardless of whether...
2020 Virtual USA Freestyle Nationals Ride [Video] Plus benefits of flatwater training by sethchapelle | Sep 28, 2020 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe 2020 USA freestyle nationals were originally planned to be a normal in-person freestyle competition surfing a river feature. The in-person nationals were cancelled due to covid-19. Instead of the in-person competition, a virtual (video submission) flatwater...
Whitewater Kayaking | Devils Extreme Race 2020 by Bartoz Czauderna | Sep 15, 2020 | Czech Republic, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Nirvana, WhitewaterLast weekend one of biggest whitewater events took place in southern Czech Republic in Lipno at Vltava River. Event gathers hundreds of paddlers from all around the Europe to enjoy one of very few water releases that happens over the weekend. Multiple kayaking...
NoliFest 2020 Beat Nightfall BoaterX Results by wildwildwes | Aug 13, 2020 | Event Coverage, Events, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater FeaturePhoto by Morgan Burchfiel On Friday evening of June 19th the local river community gathered for the first time during the pandemic to try to continue the good times of NoliFest. NoliFest had to be cancelled this year due to Coronavirus safety concerns, but Matt and I...
Bringing the FUN back into Freestyle Kayak Competitions by Vincent Family | Jul 22, 2020 | Canada, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, WW DisciplinesFreestyle Kayaking (aka playboating) is a relative newcomer in the history of whitewater kayaking, really coming of age in the 1990’s as boat designs started to lend themselves to playboating tricks. Playboating competitions grew and evolved in a similar manner as...
