Here it is, the official video from the Monsoon Madness White Water Festival 2012 – Cairns Australian. A big thanks to all of our sponsor – Adventure Equipment, Big Water, Aj Hackett Cairns, Kayak4play, Horizon LInes, Electric Water, Cumec, Allans+Billy Hydes Music, Australian Canoeing, Entropy Gear, Paddlemag, O2 Magazine, Extreme Photography, Skippy Films, Union [...]

Chris ‘Darlo’ Darlington from down in the Australian Snowy Mountains sent in these awesome pictures of the Snowy River at 9,000 Megalitres. He has recently dislocated his shoulder but still doing what he can to get on the water.   Chris ‘Darlo’ Darlington from down in the Australian Snowy Mountains sent in these awesome pictures of [...]

Can you remember what its like to get your first few loops. Maybe you had a reaction like this one from Local Hero Southeast paddler Matt. Dude, that is one massive loop!!! Click here to view the embedded video.   Can you remember what its like to get your first few loops. Maybe you had a [...]

After a bit of thinking outside the box we got to considering what we should do with some of the plastic made from JK boats and then we had it. What if we grind it down and make some juice out of it.   After a bit of thinking outside the box we got to considering [...]

its been a while since my last post, but the wet season is slowly starting to build back home here in Cairns Australia, and we are just starting to gear up for an incredible 2012 season.  A few month back i was lucky enough to score some unseasonable rain down in the northern NSW ranges [...]

There is some huge news for all C1 boaters out there. After years of having to ghetto fit boats for C1, Jackson Kayak is about to release an amazing C1 system this year. C1 boaters have been waiting for this for years and finally there is something that will convert K1 to C1 with ease. NICE. [...]

2011 was once again a bloody big year. I headed up to Cairns to help run and participate in Monsoon Madness, the inaugural national boater cross event with the national freestyle championships tied in with it. I was fortunate enough to win the 2011 National Champion at this event and really enjoyed boating with the crew [...]

Click here to view the embedded video. Charlotte Whitewater Center 11/19/11 by Matt On a beautiful Saturday morning in gorgeous North Carolina, my dad and I decided to go to the Charlotte Whitewater Center

Click here to view the embedded video. Charlotte Whitewater Center 11/19/11 by Matt On a beautiful Saturday morning in gorgeous North Carolina, my dad and I decided to go to the Charlotte Whitewater Center. We quickly got packed up in the frigid air of the morning with nothing on our minds but what we were afraid [...]

Here is an update from the Juniors who are in training for the 2012 World Cup. Keep an eye on these guys for sure as they are training a bunch to get themselves ready for the comp. This update is from Hunter Katich. Here is an update from the Juniors who are in training for the [...]

Thankfully the Snowy River has been allowed to run for the first time in 30 years as the dam opened its gates flushing 5000 CUMEC down the gorge.   Thankfully the Snowy River has been allowed to run for the first time in 30 years as the dam opened its gates flushing 5000 CUMEC down [...]

5:40 am Saturday August 20 th , 2011: I found myself walking down a very familiar path, only this time it was entirely pitch black and drizzling rain. 5:40 am Saturday August 20 th, 2011: I found myself walking down a very familiar path, only this time it was entirely pitch black and drizzling rain. I had [...]

Let me introduce you to Hunter, part of the Jackson Kayak Local Hero Team. Hunter has won first place in all but one of the many competitions he has entered   Let me introduce you to Hunter, part of the Jackson Kayak Local Hero Team. Hunter has won first place in all but one of [...]

Sometimes you just get lucky… On early Friday morning I peeked my head out my apartment window to see why the dog that woke me up was barking. I see a glorious vista of saturated ground, so I check Weather.com to find that a storm had come across from the Gulf of Mexico heading northeast [...]

What can I say. The Green River is amazing What can I say. The Green River is amazing. Here is a bit of footage from a low water run on the Green. Warm water, class 5, good friends, it has it all. Click here to view the embedded video. http://vimeo.com/29253836 YouTube version The Villain really is the boat for the [...]

Once again I headed to the Southeast this summer to instruct some very excited and eager kids in Western North Carolina. This has been a part of my life for over a decade, returning to teach and enjoy the rivers that I am so fond of Once again I headed to the Southeast this summer to [...]

Before we knew it we woke up in our tents on Saturday the last day of HUCK. Although we were sad that it was coming to an end, it did not show due to our excitement about the last paddle of the week Before we knew it we woke up in our tents on Saturday the [...]

Huck is a high adventure program for juniors. Thursday was a day to be remembered. We woke up in the morning and got packed up to go to a cliff for some cliff jumping.When we arrived at the cliff it was quite a sight, with it’s 40-foot sheer face and glistening pool at the bottom, [...]

Huck Canada is an Adventure Kayak Program for Juniors. Huck Canada is an Adventure Kayak Program for Juniors. Hey everyone.  Today was the fourth day of the 2011 HUCK trip and it was more of a relaxed day compared to the three preceding days.  We ran a smaller river called the Madawaska about two hours away from [...]

Huck is a kayak program for juniors. Wednesday was probably one of the most adventurous and interesting days of my life. We started the day by going through everything we had in our campsites trying to decide what we needed for the overnight we were going on that night Huck is a kayak program for juniors. [...]