KAYAKING & RAFTING

On September 23, a collection of the best whitewater racers in the world will make their way to a starting ramp above a steep, chaotic section of river known as the Wellerbrücke. The fastest will win the 2022 Oetz Trophy – Extreme Kayaking Championships. The 2022 Extreme Kayak Championships begin The second annual Oetz Trophy

[embedded content] Published on September 20th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Watch Wojciech Nowicki send some cartwheels in a dynamic duo on the White Nile in the properly named wave « bad place » To submit a video to Beater for all follow this link; https://www.kayaksession.com/2022-level-six-beaters-for-all/ Disclaimer: Originally, we created the Beater For All Video Contest with

[embedded content] Published on September 19th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Traveling to new rivers and destinations is one of the best parts of kayaking, but always taking the car isn’t necessarily such a good advert for free-flowing rivers! So follow Bren and Adrian on a day out to their local river in Austria for

The internet is a miraculous place. The sum knowledge of the human experience is at our fingertips and with a few clicks we can find answers to all of life’s most common questions about kayaking and just about any other topic. How many ounces are there in a cup? Eight. Is it safe to feed

Look in any old-timer’s garage and you’ll see rows of fishing rod combos in every size and shape. But getting started in the sport only requires a few rods to cover the bases. While manufacturers make fishing rods for every type of tactic, they also make great all-around rods for a wide range of fishing

[embedded content] Published on September 17th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Check the teaser for the Oetz Trophy 2022. This second edition of the Extreme Kayak Championships, will gather a total of 180 athletes who will compete for the title. The race consists of two qualifying runs on the slalom course (WW III-IV) on Friday

If you’re running a bass fishing tournament series it makes sense to plant your headquarters in a place with one of the best fisheries in the country. According to Chad Hoover, that’s a big reason why he has decided to bring the Kayak Bass Fishing (KBF) headquarters to Ditto Landing In Huntsville, Alabama. Kayak Bass

Creek boats have come a long way since 1973, when Tom and Jamie McEwan attempted the first descent of North Carolina’s Linville Gorge in fiberglass slalom boats. Plastic kayaks first hit the market around the same time. But it wasn’t until 1986 that the Perception Dancer really kicked off the revolution and changed the course

Wyoming conjures images of cowboys, high plains, Native American culture and Rocky Mountains. The state is the 10th largest and least populated making it a great place to explore away from the crowds. Almost 50 percent of the land is government owned, the most in the country, meaning there is a lot of public access

In Mid January Charles Moffett rallied with Luke Hoets & Tristan Bernstein to the Orange River. The mission was to paddle the Onseepkans Gorge. They had heard stories of this section resembling the Zambezi, stories of massive undercuts and siphons, of whirlpools and huge boils. The river was at 800 cubics, all this water crashing

Last summer, four-time freestyle world champion and whitewater paddling legend Eric Jackson took up training for a new discipline. He was eyeing a spot on the U.S. extreme slalom team. Jackson trained with his 28-year-old son, Dane, ahead of trials. Part of their training was head-to-head paddling on flatwater. In most cases, Jackson was as

[embedded content] Published on September 14th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Tom is now back from Norway and looking for new ways to entertain himself. Let’s see if he can manage to throw a backflip in his his kayak from the front of a raft! Tags: backflips, Freestyle., raft, tom dolle

If you find yourself across the lake without a paddle, it turns out science may be the best way to get your canoe moving forward. Canoeists who’ve spent their fair share of days at summer camp may remember the not-so-subtle art of gunwale bobbing. The act of standing atop the canoe, near the stern, and

Like a kid the day before Christmas, you’re excited to get your new kayak on the water. You’ve done the research, dropped a sizable down payment and today’s the day to pick up your new ride. Until you try to pick up your new ride. Ugh. Oooph. Eeeeeyow. And, possibly, snap, crack and crunch. Full-size,

As many great adventures do, the idea to cross the Bass Strait first came up after a few beers. They would do it in a blow-up boat, joked Ollie Roffey to his mate Joe McNamara. So, when another friend, Trevor Potts, later approached Roffey with a similar idea—again, at the pub—he had only one response. “I

[embedded content] Published on September 12th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Luke Pomeroy doing an assortment of flips and turns in Northern Quebec’s flooded spring rivers! To enter a video for the short film of the year follow this link; https://www.kayaksession.com/video-contest-sign-up-for-the-short-film-awards-2022/ Tags: big wave, luke pomeroy, Qubecc, short film of the year awards