The “challenge” of the Camp Cup Challenge
The 4th annual Camp Cup Challenge brought 100+ campers from summer camps all over western North Carolina. And for the fourth year in a row it was a wild success!!! In fact, the Challenge is such an awesome concept that the format has spread to create other...
Kids and Kayaking
There have been all sorts of kids and kayaking events happening this summer. Our ERA KIDS KAYAK BLOG is a great place to check it all out!!
Learning to Have Fun at the Nantahala Freestyle Wave
The Nantahala Freestyle Wave is the favorite hometown freestyle spot around. It will be the site of the 2013 International Freestyle Competition. The wave can be intimidating to a newbie. But between the supportive crowd that is always having fun at the wave, and...
The Young Guns of the Nantahala River
We’d like to introduce you to some of the young guns of the Nantahala Gorge – our up-and-coming super stars Sam Ovett- age 20, Rowan Stuart, age 15, and Max Ovett, age 17. All three are part of Team ERA – and we are proud of what they are doing as boaters and...
Join the NRC for Slalom Sundays!
Whether you want to improve your racing skills or just work on the finer skills of boat control, join Nantahala Race Club coaches for NRC Slalom Sundays!
Rowan Stuart: ERA Junior Instructor
We would like to introduce you to Rowan Stuart: junior member of the ERA team! In reality, Rowan is a junior junior team member as we already have several juniors on our team. We look to the junior junior position as a way to help encourage a young paddler who fits...
Why an AT feels so right!
Sometimes it is good enough that something just feels right. But if understanding the nuts and bolts of one bent-shaft versus another interests you....if the terms like uni-body shaft, swing rate, contouring and axis bends are intriguing then check out our article on...
What makes an AT feel so right
For years I was never motivated to buy in on a bent shaft paddle. I had no ergonomic issues, no wrist issues, and had no motivation for shelling out the $$ difference between a straight shaft and a bent shaft..... until I went and paddled with an AT 2 paddle. I had no...
The Ocoee Season is not Over!!
The end of labor Day weekend signals the end of week-day releases on the Ocoee River. But Saturdays and Sundays and full fall release week are all wonderful times to be on the river! Options for Ocoee Whitewater this fall: Saturdays and Sundays through November 01:...
National Fly Fishing Championship Here on the Nantahala
The trout on the Nantahala River will have some serious work to do this weekend to keep away from 60 of top fly fishing elite anglers here for the 2011 U.S. National Fly Fishing Championship. The western U.S. states always seem to be on the map for great fly fishing,...