Irene's Kayaking Blog
Jun 5th, 2013
There hasn’t been much hoopla about the 2013 Professor Paddle Ball this year, but it is happening – on June 8 and 9, at the usual spot. The lack of hoopla is totally understandable seeing as it’s organized completely by volunteers who spend a lot of their own time getting sponsors and assembling what is ...
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Jun 5th, 2013
There hasn’t been much hoopla about the 2013 Professor Paddle Ball this year, but it is happening – on June 8 and 9, at the usual spot. The lack of hoopla is totally understandable seeing as it’s organized completely by volunteers who spend a lot of their own time getting sponsors and assembling what is ...
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Irene's Kayaking Blog
May 26th, 2013
My friend Ellie Wheat just made a cute video about ‘Stuff Girl Kayakers Say.’ Actually the word is not ‘stuff,’ but this is a family-friendly blog, so I’m modifying the title here – and anyone who doesn’t like it can just – oops, never mind. Here it is. So, I will share that I have ...
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May 26th, 2013
My friend Ellie Wheat just made a cute video about ‘Stuff Girl Kayakers Say.’ Actually the word is not ‘stuff,’ but this is a family-friendly blog, so I’m modifying the title here – and anyone who doesn’t like it can just – oops, never mind. Here it is. So, I will share that I have ...
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Irene's Kayaking Blog
May 5th, 2013
Hand rolling your whitewater kayak is a really useful thing to be able to do, whether it’s because you broke a paddle, got it knocked out of your hands, or threw it to the side after securing your boof on a 90-foot waterfall. Ha! Oh wait, I forgot – not a joke for some people. ...
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May 5th, 2013
Hand rolling your whitewater kayak is a really useful thing to be able to do, whether it’s because you broke a paddle, got it knocked out of your hands, or threw it to the side after securing your boof on a 90-foot waterfall. Ha! Oh wait, I forgot – not a joke for some people. ...
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Irene's Kayaking Blog
Apr 28th, 2013
Here are two sweet videos of whitewater kayakers running the Little White Salmon River in southern Washington. The first is the Little White Salmon Race in 2012 – while we’re at it I should mention that the 2013 Little White Salmon Race is coming up soon, on May 26. Congrats to local kayaker Darren Allbright ...
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Apr 28th, 2013
Here are two sweet videos of whitewater kayakers running the Little White Salmon River in southern Washington. The first is the Little White Salmon Race in 2012 – while we’re at it I should mention that the 2013 Little White Salmon Race is coming up soon, on May 26. Congrats to local kayaker Darren Allbright ...
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Irene's Kayaking Blog
Apr 20th, 2013
Since a lot of people are taking whitewater kayaking classes and learning how to roll right now, I’m posting a video or two that I think teach it reasonably well. I’m saying reasonably because I didn’t learn how to roll from a video so I really don’t know how these will go over, however I ...
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Apr 20th, 2013
Since a lot of people are taking whitewater kayaking classes and learning how to roll right now, I’m posting a video or two that I think teach it reasonably well. I’m saying reasonably because I didn’t learn how to roll from a video so I really don’t know how these will go over, however I ...
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Irene's Kayaking Blog
Feb 27th, 2013
If you’re thinking about whitewater kayaking in Ecuador I highly recommend checking out Ecuador Paddling, my friend Abe Herrera’s whitewater kayaking tour business down there. Word on the eddyline is that this is a great way to get a non-touristy and authentic version of the whitewater experience in Ecuador. “Ecuador is all about Class IV ...
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Feb 27th, 2013
If you’re thinking about whitewater kayaking in Ecuador I highly recommend checking out Ecuador Paddling, my friend Abe Herrera’s whitewater kayaking tour business down there. Word on the eddyline is that this is a great way to get a non-touristy and authentic version of the whitewater experience in Ecuador. “Ecuador is all about Class IV ...
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Feb 13th, 2013
Spring 2013 whitewater kayaking classes are gearing up around the Seattle area. If you’re thinking about plunging into this ultra-fun sport, here’s where you might want to start out: The Washington Kayak Club Beginner Whitewater Course starts March 11 and goes to April 6, 2013. Cost is $175 for WKC members, $255 for non-members. It’s ...
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Feb 13th, 2013
Spring 2013 whitewater kayaking classes are gearing up around the Seattle area. If you’re thinking about plunging into this ultra-fun sport, here’s where you might want to start out: The Washington Kayak Club Beginner Whitewater Course starts March 11 and goes to April 6, 2013. Cost is $175 for WKC members, $255 for non-members. It’s ...
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Jan 30th, 2013
Here’s what I’m hearing is a stellar video by Fred Norquist and Evan Garcia of their whitewater kayaking trip down the Grand Canyon of the Stikine with Eric Paker, Ryan Lucas, Matt Baker, and Ben Marr (I think that’s everyone – I haven’t watched the whole thing yet but seeing as I know if I ...
Early Fall the crew banded together and started pinning it straight north. Destination= Stikine! The Grand Canyon of the Stikine...
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Jan 30th, 2013
Here’s what I’m hearing is a stellar video by Fred Norquist and Evan Garcia of their whitewater kayaking trip down the Grand Canyon of the Stikine with Eric Paker, Ryan Lucas, Matt Baker, and Ben Marr (I think that’s everyone – I haven’t watched the whole thing yet but seeing as I know if I ...
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Jan 28th, 2013
OK, I’m not exactly a guru of whitewater kayaking, but I have done enough things wrong in the past four years of paddling that I feel like pointing out some tips to new people in the hopes that it will save you time, stress, maybe injury, and very possibly extend your time in this sport, ...
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Jan 28th, 2013
OK, I’m not exactly a guru of whitewater kayaking, but I have done enough things wrong in the past four years of paddling that I feel like pointing out some tips to new people in the hopes that it will save you time, stress, maybe injury, and very possibly extend your time in this sport, ...
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Irene's Kayaking Blog
Jan 27th, 2013
It was December of 2008 that I splurged on my Kokatat Tropos drysuit at Kayak Academy (a great deal for around $500 on sale), knowing that it was my only ticket to getting out on rivers during any kind of cold weather. After 200 rolls in the pool that month I joined the Washington Kayak ...
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Jan 27th, 2013
It was December of 2008 that I splurged on my Kokatat Tropos drysuit at Kayak Academy (a great deal for around $500 on sale), knowing that it was my only ticket to getting out on rivers during any kind of cold weather. After 200 rolls in the pool that month I joined the Washington Kayak ...
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