Using Power Ferries to Make a Move Look Easy
Power ferries are not just for Class IV+ boaters. And the sooner you start learning how to do them, the better a boater you will be.  On any class II river there are dozens--if not hundreds of places to practice power ferries. The first step is to make a habit...
April 28th Nantahala Open Just Keeps Getting Better!
Folks keep adding on to the list of donations for the April 28th Nantahala Open! The Chattooga Outpost of NOC has again thrown in their support with a pair of Smith glasses. Thanks so much! One of our female participants will win the Level 6 dry top! And Squeeze just...
WHY THERE ARE “RAILS” ON A CREEK BOAT
In boat design you have two details that can really upgrade the performance of a boat: chines and rails. Chines are the natural edge of the boat (where the deck and the hull meet). Chines have been sharpened on modern play boats to help with improve surfing and...
Why there are “rails” on a creek boat
In boat design you have two details that can really upgrade the performance of a boat: chines and rails. Chines are the natural edge of the boat (where the deck and the hull meet). Chines have been sharpened on modern play boats to help with improve surfing and...
Greening up the Neighborhood!!
A big thanks to the Clyde Erwin High School ROTC group for heading to the Nantahala Gorge today for a trash pick up and raft trip! Driving in from Asheville, the group spent the morning scouring a 2-mile section of the road running alongside the river. Before they...
Touring the South with ERA Wave Sport and LVM
If GPS locaters were put out on ERA staff this week…our little group would have been found all over the South! Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina…ETSU, Sweet Briar, Virginia Tech, Western Carolina, East TN Paddling club…we were there! All in the spirit of our spring...
On the Road with our College Outdoor Program Round Up!
The pool at ETSU was full of Wave Sport boats last night doing a little of everything…: rolling, cartwheeling, edging, even wet exiting. And that is what an ERA/WaveSport boat demo night is all about. ETSU was on our calendar for last night; one of the schools we...
Reflections by Craig Parks
I’ll always remember my first impressions of the Wesser paddling scene from 1986 and ’87, when my mother and step-dad moved to a little house on Silvermine Rd. There was a group of incredible boaters that were setting the stage for the freestyle and creeking...
10th Annual French Broad River Festival
The Tenth Annual French Broad River Festival, a benefit for American Whitewater, will take place on May 4-6, 2007 in beautiful Hot Springs, North Carolina, just 45 minutes north of Asheville, at the Hot Springs Campground and Spa. Come spend the weekend with family...
A Great Race For A Great Cause:Jerrys Baddle 2007
This last weekend Jerrys Baddle was held in Hendersonville, NC. For those you not familiar with this race, it is a duel sport race held to raise money for ALS research. You can check out the website at www.jerrysbaddle.org The race consisted of a kayaking segment...