Although it really doesn't feel like it most days here in the southeast we've officially reached Winter.  Winter brings a lot of good things but it can often be a hard time to motivate to go kayaking.  After all snow, sleet, winter mix, or rain when its 35 degrees don't really scream "let's go get wet".  However if I can get past that some of the best days I've had on the river have been in the Winter.  For me it really brings a different feel, it's often super quite and less crowded.  Often…

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Gauge near the old buildings by the AB Tech Enka Campus

 

 

Sometimes you just need to take a moment to do those things that are close to home that you always talk about but you never get around to.  There's a creek near my house called Hominy Creek that everytime I drove by and the water…

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He goes by many names but regardless of what you call him I'd like to introduce Team Dagger's Chris Gragtmans all around excellent paddler and nice guy!  Check out the video links as well.

 

 

Where are you from? Where do you live?  

I am originally from Kingston,…

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Refining Your Boof: Avoiding Landing on your Edge

 

You’re a boofing machine!  The timing and placement of the stroke are no longer a mystery and you’re boofing everything in sight.  The next step is to begin refining your technique.  In this piece I want to shift the focus from the beginning to the end, that’s right the landing.  By perfecting your landing you give yourself more control, which is a very good thing when those drops start stacking…

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This past weekend I joined American Whitewater for a river clean-up on section nine of the French Broad. River clean-ups give you a great sense for what people think of as trash and what they just throw into the environment. Apparently chewing tobacco cans and most plastic bottles are thought of as disposable, major bummer there:( The list of the more interesting ranged from fishing rods to motorcycle helmets to fisher price toys and of course car tires (I think the total was close to twenty).… Continue