Tanya Faux-New Team Wave Sport Member and Aussie thoughts on the Nantahala Open
The second annual Nantahala Open was even more fun to spectator than the first: more air, smoother style, crazier carnage, and MUCH warmer weather! The famous Nantahala River was in it prime today. Travelling all the way from Australia as part of Team Wave Sport, I...
Where Has all the Carbon Fiber Gone?
We received our new issue of Paddlesport Business in the mail the other day here at Endless River Adventures and while perusing through came across an article about the world wide shortage of carbon fiber. What would paddling be without carbon fiberâ¦in our...
Cheoah River’s Joe’s Demise
First Hand Account of the naming of Joe's Demise on the Cheoah River Ken Kastorff's First Hand Recollection Recently I spent a day attending a FERC re-licensing meeting for the Cheoah River. This was the fourth meeting that I had attended, trying to follow what was...
C-to-C Roll or Sweep Roll?
What Really Matters Is Technique. by Trevor Stewart The evolution of white water kayaks has rekindled the debate among kayak instructors over which type of roll to teach their students. Many instructors believe that it is more difficult teaching someone to roll one of...
Key Innovations in Teaching the Roll by ERA Staff
ERA Concept: DIRECTIONAL ROLLING. Good rolling is all about momentum. Rolling the way you are falling means that you capture the impetus created from your fall and use it to efficiently roll up. But that means having a roll on both sides and using both rolls...
Rolling (An Addendum) by Ken Kastorff
It has been a while since I have had time to sit down in front of the computer and put some thoughts on the screen. Recently I had a chance to escape from the office and sneak onto the lake with a couple of guests that wanted to work on their kayak skills. One of my...
To Paddle or Not to Paddle by Ken Kastorff
To Paddle Or Not To Paddle! Last year while teaching a private lesson on the Ocoee River, the person I was working with and I were sitting in the eddy at the top of Tablesaw Rapid. I asked him “How many strokes are you going to use to run this rapid?” He looked at...