Mattawamkeag River by Adam Swett | Jul 19, 2012 | WhitewaterThe last time I ran this river I was in a Crossfire and was paddling with a couple of open-boaters whom i latched onto after leaving my friends upstream surfing. Back then we put- in at the bridge in the town of Mattawamkeag and paddled a few rapids, a big wave, then...
Playboating Marsh Stream, Maine by Adam Swett | Jun 17, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h55-M8a7wGg&feature=plcp[/youtube] We got soaked up here with areas of Maine getting 4+” of rain which brought in every run in the state! We spent Monday and Tuesday, June 4th and 5th, on a classic central Maine...
Home Waves in Maine! by Adam Swett | Apr 10, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterEvery spring and fall (and sometimes summer) one of the main stems of the Penobscot River near Old Town, Maine, my home town where I grew up rises to 35,000 cfs+. When these levels occur a set of waves and holes come in between the Penobscot Nations Island and the...
Demo the Rock Star by Adam Swett | Mar 27, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterThe ice has broken! We have been out on Kenduskeag Stream and throwing around the Rock Star medium I just received from Jackson Kayak. The spring run-off is poor here but the sun is out! You can walk the shuttle on the “Keag” and it offers up some good...