It’s winter in Wisconsin, and I’ve been playing a bit with my new toys from Santa: a secondhand pair of cross-country skate skis. I’ve been a trail runner my whole life, and paddling long enough that my boat feels like another limb, but skis are an unfamiliar tool. As I flail and careen up and …
This past weekend I had three ladies come out to an Intro to Whitewater Clinic. We experienced both sunshine and a thunderstorm together, worked with wet exits, strokes, ferries and eddies. What really struck me was that in the face of something new, these ladies inner strength, light and laughter shone through. Approaching things from a place …
Saturday graced us with another gorgeous helping of sunshine, and a gorgeous group of ladies to match! 17 of us gathered at the Pigeon for a run full of plain old fun and smiles. Shannon would approve of the laughter floating up and down the river, emanating from our group! Everyone played hard and styled it …
After Saturday’s lovely run of the French Broad section 9, we are officially more than halfway done with the Ladies Southeast Paddling Series for 2015! We have completed 4 installments out of 7–how time flies when you’re having fun! A huge thank you to the 17 ladies who joined us on FB9, several of which completed …
I love my Immersion Research Spray Skirt because it keeps me dry and it is easy to put on my boat. I’ve always used the IR J-Lo skirt, which is super comfortable, with a shorter tunnel and is easy stretch over hips and my cockpit. So, when I received my new IR Kling-Onskirt with the …
by Karissa Stewart When you’re upside down in the rapids, of a swiftly moving river, with your head above the rocks and your lungs bursting for fresh air this may sound like a time to panic, but it’s actually the best place to start. To escape, you must lean in, tuck your chest forward and …
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By Em Shanblatt Returning from Costa Rica after nearly two months of work and play, I found myself wanting to relive all the joy I experienced in the tropics. I wanted to eat mangoes everyday, kayak in a shorty, and put Lizano sauce on everything I ate. Sadly, these things proved to be unique my …
By Em Shanblatt This past Tuesday kicked off the Ladies on the Ledges series, which happens EVERY TUESDAY IN OCTOBER AT 5:30! Ladies on the Ledges is a free event we created to get women on the water together! We spend from 5:30-7:30 (or shorter if you’d like) paddling on the Ledges rapid on the …
When teaching the sweep roll to students I talk about cocking the right wrist during the finish of the roll to shed any resistance being applied to the water with the paddle. This technique helps the paddler move her energy from pulling down on the paddle to centering and finishing the roll with a strong …
Due to popular demand, we’ve decided to add an additional novice whitewater weekend October 15-16! The clinic will be based in Asheville, and we will paddle a two different rivers in the Western North Carolina area. This clinic is designed for women who have minimal to zero whitewater experience. We start from ground zero, talking …
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