There have been rumors about a new whitewater kayak design from Dagger. These rumors were confirmed at the Paddlesports Retailer trade show when the Dagger Rewind was released. The Dagger Rewind is sort of a refresh of the extremely popular Dagger Axiom series. With a higher volume hull, more rocker and a longer slicy stern, …
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The Werner Sherpa whitewater kayaking paddle is one of the most common Werner paddles you will find on the river. This paddle was designed to provide kayakers with a high performance product that is more forgiving than more specialized designs. Werner Sherpa Carbon Whitewater Kayaking Paddle Overview When Werner released the Carbon version many Whitewater …
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The Werner Desperado was the first Whitewater Kayaking Paddle I ever used. When I took my first whitewater kayaking clinic at the age of ten the paddle that the outfitter provided was none other than the Werner Desperado. I ran my first river with a Desperado and even got my first roll with it; it …
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Werner paddles are known for their performance and strength. Over the last few years Werner has created some awesome paddles to fill just about every niche in the whitewater industry. They have paddles that excel, big water, creeks, freestyle holes, and slalom races. Their newest paddle combines the best features of both their racing paddles …
When I think of a well rounded whitewater kayak, I think of the Jackson Fun series. The Jackson Fun series consists of The Jackson Fun, Jackson 2Fun, Jackson Fun 1, Jackson Fun 1.5, and the mack daddy Jackson 4Fun. The Jackson 4Fun has a much larger cockpit than most other whitewater kayaks so it is …
The Pyranha 9R was one of the first kayaks under 9ft that was designed solely for speed. The 9R went on to become one of Pyranha’s best selling and most popular whitewater kayak. Soon after the release of the 9R, other manufacturers started working on their own sub 9ft creek racing whitewater kayaks. Jackson released …
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The freestyle whitewater kayaking team trials wrapped up this afternoon in the Nantahala gorge. The water was a little big higher than most of the athletes are used to seeing at the which may have had a slight effect on some of the performances. We saw a lot of new faces at this year’s team …
Kayaking footwear has changed a lot in recent years. Recent being the last five years. Astral essentially changed the game with the introduction of the Brewer. A sneaker that held its own in water and paddlesport scenarios. Since the release of the original Brewer shoe, astral has created a wide variety of footwear with models …
Dagger is probably my favorite whitewater kayak manufacturers. After paddling a variety of different kayaks in different categories, I always come back to Dagger. Not to say other companies don’t make awesome boats, I just love the way Dagger boats paddle. Dagger’s two river runner/ creek boats are the Nomad and the Mamba. When I …
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Depending on your body style, fitting comfortably into a freestyle whitewater kayak can prove to be a bit difficult. For me, a 5’9″ guy, fitting into a medium sized Jitsu, Rockstar, or Jed usually isn’t a big deal. The problem is when I try to wear booties/ shoes when I paddle my play boat. If …