Taylor Cote: newest member of Team Wave Sport. At 14 years old she keeps a pretty busy schedule: riding horses, playing soft ball, summiting Mt. Ranier and kayaking. Her paddling resume is already beginning to outdistance a lot of the boaters that helped get her into...
Kids Outdoors
THE POPP FAMILY-WHEN A FAMILY PLAYS TOGETHER!
ERA has enjoyed paddling with Tom Popp on several continents–and now several members of his family back here at home. Tom has been a recognized figure in southeastern paddling for “a while.” We were all surprised the day Tom traded in his “star” helmet–a signature...
THE SISTERS BONNARENS & KAYAKING
Watching the passion for kayaking grow with each of the Bonnarens children (three of the four are already awesome boaters--the fourth and youngest, Bae, is dabbling her toes in the sport) has been a highlight. When Sara Hilda (12) gained some confidence on the Ocoee...
The Magic Age for Kids to Kayak
by Juliet and the ERA Team Probably the question every paddling parent has about starting their kids in paddling is how old? This question sometimes comes as early as pregnancy! Sit back and relax, your young one will be paddling with you before you can believe it!...
The Holden Family Secrets for Kayaking
by Horace Holden Note: Horace Holden may once have been known as “olympic paddler”, but today he is probably receiving as much applause for his role as the father of some super star paddlers! What has Horace done to help nurture his sons towards their own passion of...
Another Young Gun Learns to Kayak
Wanted to drop a note of thanks for the private instruction you and Juliet set up for my 9 year old son with Philly. After noticing most of our local “young guns” on the James were taught at ERA we saw no reason to break tradition with my son Philip. I came with a bit...
Another Young Gun Learns to Kayak
Wanted to drop a note of thanks for the private instruction you and Juliet set up for my 9 year old son with Philly. After noticing most of our local "young guns" on the James were taught at ERA we saw no reason to break tradition with my son Philip. I came with a bit...
Kidsboats by Juliet
Kids/smaller people have been an integral part of paddling since slalom came to the USA. But it took some time before the manufacturers of plastic boats went to bat for the smaller paddler. The driving force behind smaller plastic boats initially came from women…and...
WAVE SPORT’S FUSE MEANS MORE FUN FOR THE SMALLER PADDLERS AMONG US!
Kids/smaller people have been an integral part of paddling since slalom came to the USA. But it took some time before the manufacturers of plastic boats went to bat for the smaller paddler. The driving force behind smaller plastic boats initially came from women and...