by Eric Jackson | Oct 10, 2023 | EJ's Blog, Featured, Whitewater Blogs
This year’s World Championships for Freestyle Kayaking is on “Good Wave” in Columbus, Georgia, in the USA, on the Chattahoochee River. This is the 3rd time in history that the Worlds have been held in the USA. (Ocoee 1993, NOC 2013, and Columbus 2023) Technology...
by Eric Jackson | Sep 25, 2023 | EJ's Blog, Whitewater Blogs
The lightweight carbon fiber model and size offerings from Apex Watercraft keep growing! This is fun stuff if you have been waiting on your size kayak! Small Rebounds are being molded now, as well as the large Ringer! This is in addition to the medium size...
by Eric Jackson | Sep 12, 2023 | EJ's Blog, Whitewater Blogs, Whitewater Resources
First Worlds in Production Rebound coming up! Also the state of the industry in terms of understanding and accepting carbon boats (a deep dive into the hive mentality and what to expect over time) In 1993 I was in a Dagger Transition Prototype when I won my first...
by Onni Eronen | Sep 12, 2023 | Featured, Whitewater Blogs
It is nearly upon us. In less than a month I will be competing in the kayak freestyle WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS! I have been training hard for Columbus as it is my last World’s as a junior. The higher than average flows this summer have helped me and the entire...
by Eric Jackson | Sep 6, 2023 | EJ's Blog, Whitewater Blogs, Whitewater Resources
The challenge of a non-mass-produced kayak, like the Ringer, is that finding one to see and try out on your own is not easy. Instead of having hundreds of them shipped around to dealers and kayak schools to seed the market, they are ordered one at a time by dealers,...
by Onni Eronen | Aug 16, 2023 | Whitewater Blogs
This year saw some of the biggest floods in Finnish history, so I and the rest of the Finnish paddling scene naturally took full advantage of it all. With flows reaching 3000+ m3/s the waves were bigger than ever. I had a fun time in Lapland getting to finally paddle...
