Hand to Hand Downtime

On March 21, 2011, in Instruction, Technique, Practice, by KayakSchool

You’ve heard the story again and again – “my boyfriend taught me how to kayak and he just flipped me over and told me to get out! I got stuck and just freaked out! I thought I’d never ever try kayaking again.” Every one of us has some level of apprehension to the most basic [...]

Going in Circles Is a Good Thing???

On March 16, 2011, in Instruction, Technique, Practice, by KayakSchool

Did you ever marvel at someone just nailing an eddy turn? You can do that, too! There are ways to practice such things, but one of the prerequisites is getting comfortable on edge. So here we’ll talk briefly about paddling in circles to improve our skills! Remember that when kayaking you are a floating physics [...]

Build Your Repertoire of Paddling Skills with Whitewater Kayaking

On February 24, 2011, in Gear, Instruction, Technique, Practice, by KayakSchool

You Wanna Dance? Build Your Repertoire of Paddling Skills with Whitewater Kayaking  Running rivers in a kayak is like dancing with Mother Nature.  Whether it’s a slow dance, the Tango, or the Cha-Cha – you pick the tempo.   AND… your local river is the Dance Floor. Some of us get pretty good at one particular [...]

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