2015 Whitewater Events Calendar

Races, Competitions, Freestyle, Slalom, Nantahala Open, Festivals, Cheoah Release, Tallulah Release, 2015 Whitewater Kayak Events Locust Fork Invitational Feb 7 & Feb 8, 2015 The Alabama Cup Races bring together three of the favorite events of the southeast: the...

Jondachi River Fest 2015

This week will see the community gathering in support of protecting one of the whitewater jewels of Ecuador: the Jondachi River.  The fight to save the Jondachi from a planned dam project has been going on for several years now under the leadership of Matt Terry and...

Kayaking in Costa Rica: When Mother Nature Expresses Herself

Guiding internationally, there is never a season when, as a group of guides, we are not at some point taken completely by surprise by a change that has happened on one of the rivers that (we think) we know so well.  This is particularly true in Costa Rica.  The...

How to Keep Warm Kayaking Without a DrySuit

Zipping into a drysuit to enjoy kayaking on a cold day is the bomb. It is also a big investment.  Don't let not having a dry suit deter you from enjoying a beautiful winter day on the river!  Here are a few tips from the North American Endless River Adventures crew...

Kayaking Fitness: 5 Steps

by Sam Ovett Why get fit for Kayaking? All you are doing is sitting on your butt floating downstream, not much effort involved in that now is there? The answer is "no" there is not much effort in just sitting on your butt and floating downstream, but then there is...