Teaching Kids to Kayak 4/5: Swimming in Whitewater

by nicktroutman | Dec 8, 2019 | Family Zone, Nick Troutman, Uncategorized, Whitewater Feature

Here is the of the fourth of the 5-piece mini series about teaching your kids to kayak. In this episode I go over swimming in whitewater and how to make it fun. Swimming is a crucial step in the development of learning to kayak, and if you ever plan to kayak in...

TEACHING KIDS UNDER 12 YEARS HOW TO PADDLE: TIP #5

by Valerie Betrand | Oct 20, 2019 | Internationalisation, Norway, Playboating, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

(This article is the fifth of a series of five) In the recent years, there has been an increasing amount of young paddlers. Teaching them to paddle requires a very different approach than teaching teenagers or adults. Here is a gathering of my top tips to anyone...

Teaching kids under 12 years how to paddle: TIP #4

by Valerie Betrand | Aug 28, 2019 | Family Zone, Instructional, Internationalisation, Kid's Kayaks, Norway, Whitewater

(This article is the fourth of a series of five) In the recent years, there has been an increasing amount of young paddlers. Teaching them to paddle requires a very different approach than teaching teenagers or adults. Here is a gathering of my top tips to anyone...

Teaching kids under 12 years how to paddle: TIP #2

by Valerie Betrand | Aug 3, 2019 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, Kid's Kayaks, Norway, Whitewater

(This article is the second of a series of five) In the recent years, there has been an increasing amount of very young paddlers. Teaching them to paddle requires a very different approach than teaching teenagers or adults. Here is a gathering of my top tips to anyone...

The Art of Giving Back

by Anna Bruno | Sep 23, 2018 | Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater

Flying with a kayak = Anywhere from $50-$250. Flying with a paddle = Anywhere from $50-$150 Giving the gift of gear to an up and coming paddler = priceless. Let’s be honest. Travelling with a kayak, paddle, and gear isn’t always easy. You are almost always guaranteed...

How much can you pack into one year with a broken wing?

by Jezz | Jan 1, 2017 | 2015 Zen, 2016 Rock Star Competition, Australia, Creeking, Family Zone, Internationalisation, JK Little Shredders, Reviews, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

How much can you pack into one year with a broken wing? So this year saw me have a whole lot of firsts, the biggest of which was getting married to my best friend Claire. We decided that a normal wedding was never going to do, so with a spur of the moment decision we...

California Whitewater Weekend with SheJumps

by Jessica Yurtinus | Sep 13, 2014 | Whitewater

I recently got the opportunity to teach some playboating and river running clinics on the South Fork American River for an organization called SheJumps. The purpose of SheJumps is to increase female participation in outdoor activties, and throughout the weekend we got...

Barry Dodd reports on his Big Tuna

by JK Fans | Dec 6, 2012 | Big Tuna

As a freshwater bass fishing guide for many years, my bass boat has been my office. My office is where I teach people how to discern between productive and nonproductive water. How to tie different knots, how to cast and how to work the baits. I am quitecomfortable...

Props to the Fun Runner from another JK educator

by JK Fans | Nov 17, 2012 | Whitewater

As the JK educationl guy I always love to hear back from a program after their first season using JK boats. Here is what Calvin Craner had to say. As the Aquatics Director at a camp that hosts 3 day trips on the Salmon River near North Fork, Idaho, I was over enthused...

FROM SCHOOLING FISH TO FISHING SCHOOL

by Jerry Hamon | Jul 3, 2012 | Coosa, Fishing

This was an awesome weekend for kayak fishing in North Texas. On Friday I took the Cuda to Lake Texoma for a little scouting trip to find some carp. That proved to be a bust but while enjoying a nice sandy beach on an island that I paddled to I saw the stripers...

John Glenn Middle School, Season Wrap Up.

by JK Fans | Jun 12, 2012 | Whitewater

Colin, Here is another set of pictures of the students last whitewater weekend. Their skills and mental attitude have changed a lot. I have chsoen 6 students who showed great potential and need some guidance to come back next year to be assistants. They are excited...

Young Female Student Steps Up and Takes Strides!

by Jeremy Adkins | Jun 10, 2012 | Whitewater

Recently I taught a class to a young lady named Katie Jackson. Katie is from Birmingham, Alabama and was interested in getting over the hump in her boating. Sometimes students are very timid and need that little extra push and confidence booster from a fellow paddler....