Nantahala Race Club (NRC) puts more emphasis on Kids
Kids looking to train in slalom: the Nantahala Race Club (NRC) is sponsoring a Kids Mini-Camp, Aug. 4 & 5. Check out the details... The NRC - a western North Carolina-based organization dedicated to the promotion and development of whitewater canoe and kayak...
Contextual Interference And Rolling Your Kayak on Both Sides
Directional rolling is at the heart of our kayak instruction program. Part of learning directional rolling is learning to roll on both sides (since we cannot train the river to let us tip over to just one preferred side!!). There is always concern that starting to...
Directional Rolling-It is Not a One-Sided Affair
Directional rolling is at the heart of our kayak instruction program. Part of learning directional rolling is learning to roll on both sides (since we cannot train the river to let us tip over to just one preferred side!!). There is always concern that starting to...
Expectations for paddling with Kids
Do not prep for a day of paddling with your kids the same you would with your friends. Keep the river time short, anticipate worst-case scenarios, prepare for a change of heart, and leave the expectations behind. Anticipate that kids get: Hungry Cold Tired...
Avoiding the River Booty Trap
by Max ovett What is the first thing you should do when you buy that brand new paddle? The answer is put your name, number, and email on it with SHARPIE! These three things should be written on all gear, because if you ever happen to lose, break, or forget a piece of...
I Ain’t Skerd to Kayak!!
that's how we say it here in the south... the vision behind our I Ain't Skerd program is differentiating between "fear" and "anxiety." Fear is what keeps us from doing something that is way out of our ability, or just really stupid. Anxiety is what keeps us from doing...
What’s the big deal about Directional Rolling?
Rolling your kayak: Onside/offside/righty/lefty/directional/switching... Question: Why do we think that onside should be called the righty roll, and offside a lefty roll? How about this for an answer: The baggage that an "offside" roll carries is almost so weighty...
My name is Alyssa, I’m a 14-year old kayaker and here is my kayaking story
Looking out over the rocks and seeing Bull’s Sluice, knowing that in a few moments I’d be riding down that far right tongue was a nail-biting experience for me. What was even more thrilling was the rush I got as I entered the eddy right before the Bull. Having made it...
My name is Alyssa, I’m a 14 year-old kayaker and here’s my story
by Alyssa Taylor Looking out over the rocks and seeing Bull’s Sluice, knowing that in a few moments I’d be riding down that far right tongue was a nail-biting experience for me. What was even more thrilling was the rush I got as I entered the eddy right before the...
8th Annual Nantahala Open
APRIL 21st is the 8th ANNUAL NANTAHALA OPEN! Nantahala River, NC. - 2012 - Endless River Adventures and Team Wave Sport, as well as our industry sponsors are pleased to announce the 8th annual Nantahala Open. The date of this year’s event is Saturday, April 21st,...