When I was 10 years old, the Pyranha Jed came out. I wanted this kayak so bad, and I begged my parents to get this boat for me! When Christmas rolled around in 2012, I look under the tree and there was a Pyranha Jed with my name on it. Ten years later, I am …
Tag Archive: freestyle kayaking
30
Oct
Bren’s Park Jam 2021
It’s been a while since we last had the opportunity to put a Park Jam session on, and this year’s tour was short and hurriedly organised as myself and my sponsors realised that I had just enough time to fit something in between projects, juggling responsibilities, and navigating ever-changing travel restrictions and rules.
24
Oct
Maniflowba and the Dream Wave
The tip-off came from a friend who had recently flown over a river with enormous rapids in Manitoba. Joel had originally planned this trip for the fall of 2015, however a severe weather system forced the team to delay their mission until the following year. In August 2016, an eleven strong team of some of …
03
Feb
Dominican Republic – Part II: Rio Blanco
Below: The road to the put-in is so infrequently driven it is almost completely taken over by moss. Photo by Steve Krajewski. In December of 2015 Matthew Beauchamp, Steve Krajewski, Shannon Goshorn, and I headed to the island of Hispaniola to check out the rivers of the Dominican Republic. Although the island was experiencing a …
19
Apr
Bronze medal for the JED at the Dutch Nationals and Easter tides at the Bitches
Despite some unseasonably dry times here in the UK, the Easter bank holiday proved to be a kayakers dream. There big tides of 7m+ at the Bitches, a tidal race in the south west of Wales near St David’s (see above, photo by Matt Tidy) as well as brilliant sunshine. We even saw a few seals who …
04
Apr
Small Jed rocks the London Olympic Course
Not quite as glamourous as our American team mates on the Ottawa, but I was sooooo excited to get my hands on the small Jed and took it to the Olympic course in the sunshine… The small Jed is great for the smaller lady paddler!! What a super boat… now us British boaters just have …
15
Jul
World championship Plattling 2011
The worlds took place in Germany in the end of June. Th bigestfreestyle event in Europe this year was fun, but also serious. ICF and German team did great event, but in my opinion the freestyle have changed so much.
17
Sep
Czech Championship
Last 3 weeks we had two Czech champino ship in Czech Republic. First – Devils extreme race and European Championship in Lipno It was extreme race, which was consisted of sprint, extreme slalom and kayak cross. I was on second place. Many people met Lipno, the river has water only once a year. Second – …
13
Aug
Craig Kleckner on Black Eagle Wave
Photo by: Jeff Campbell Here is a sweet video by Craig Kleckner on the Black Eagle wave in Great Falls MT. Â From what I understand Craig was very lucky to catch this wave. Â It has not come in for about 8 years. Â Click here for Craig’s video