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NRA in China!
October 30, 2007 – 4:32 am
Another Vacation Update
October 24, 2007 – 11:22 am
Hey Everyone,
I’ve been home on break for the past week. I’ve found it’s nice to have a short break from paddling but I always find myself getting back on the water wherever I am within a few days.
There is a drop in the center of my town that I have been looking at [...]
2007 Whitewater Symposium
October 24, 2007 – 5:46 am
"The Spirit of Whitewater"
What is the Whitewater Symposium?
“What is the Whitewater Symposium?” asked directors Bob Campbell and Bruce Lessels this past weekend at the 2007 Whitewater Symposium’s final panel discussion, “The Future of the Whitewater Symposium.” The kayak industry’s top leaders brainstormed the question with the goal of trying to encompass the question [...]
Biggining of the Down Time
October 16, 2007 – 8:34 am
Ahhhh its good to be home. I’ve been home for a few days now and
hanging out with my normal crowd doing normal things. Fergus and Mike
and I go to work, jump on the trampoline and find other entertaining
things to do. But yesterday we decided that it was the perfect time for
us to run a drop [...]
Flying with Your Kayak
October 12, 2007 – 3:21 pm
Families often ask, “How does the New River Academy fly with
their kayaks?” “We fly with them.”
Flying with your kayak may be intimidating at first but it is only
slightly more difficult than flying with normal luggage.
The goal with this whitewater kayak school travel segment is to
teach you how to fly internationally with your kayak gear [...]
Pillow rock
October 10, 2007 – 3:34 pm
The Upper Gauly is one of the best known and paddled sections of river, its fame only surpassed by the rapids on it. One of the most famous rapids in the world and the most famous on the Upper Gauly is Pillow Rock. This rapid’s steep gradient and big water makes it the amazing [...]
How To Front Loop in a Kayak
October 10, 2007 – 4:40 am
Hey Everyone!
I hope you all have been getting outside and enjoying the great weather. I do realize that since we are spread out all over the place you may have had some diffrent weather but I’m sure you had a few good days in there somewhere.
Our Video 1 class has been working on an [...]
Clay Wright and Community
October 8, 2007 – 9:47 am
New
River Academy was fortunate to have professional kayaker, Clay
Wright, speak to the students and faculty about community and what it means to
be an ambassador for the sport. Clay spoke for about two hours, and every
minute was riveting. Clay is an ambassador for Patagonia,
and Jackson Kayaks.
Clay has been paddling for some 30 years and has [...]
Nationals Update
October 7, 2007 – 2:49 pm
Hey Everyone!
We are about a week out of the National Freestyle Championships and everything is going great! Our video class compiled our footage from the weekend and edited this segment to the school video. This includes whitewater kayaking by almost all the New River Academy and some Alumni. Hope you guys enjoy it!
Paddle Hard,
Tino
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Faculty Report
October 6, 2007 – 2:16 pm
These classrooms are just so ugly. (C) Michelle Yates
We have made it back to W. Virginia where school rolls on to wrap up the first quarter. The small classes here make it possible to do things that you just can't do with a larger traditional classroom. I think the most noticeable differences are the sophistication and interest [...]