Bryant’s Blog

     We had a little instructor day for California Canoe and Kayak on the Chili Bar run on the South Fork American today.  It was my first time paddle with most of my fellow instructors and while I had spoken with them before you really get to know what people are truly like on the river.  And what a great bunch of people it was.  We had some young instructors, some very experienced paddlers, some great playboaters, some hard core creekers and everyone blended together seamlessly.  While discussing teaching progressions and techniques there were many different opinions but everyone was open and sharing and listened to each other respectfully – that’s not something you always get with a group of experienced teachers.  I think everyone took away some new ideas and I am definitely psyched about the upcoming teaching season.

     I was also excited to get out in my new Jackson Fun.  After trying the 06 version a couple weeks ago I finally got the chance to take the wrappings of the 07 version and see how it handles.  It’s great to be able to show up at the put in with a brand new boat and be able to comfortably adjust the outfitting in about 2 minutes.  On the water it definitely feels faster than the 06 version and generally a little smoother on the waves.  I didn’t have a lot of time to play but I’m really looking forward to spending a lot of time in the Fun on the South Fork over the summer.