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The King of III
August 7, 2007 – 11:29 am
Despite pretty good skills that open up nearly any type of whitewater, in any boat, I am totally content on Class III. Here’s the deal; on class III I can usually find challenging moves that make it plenty challenging, with virtually no risk. Making hard moves on easy rivers is a great way [...]
Whitewater Symposium 2007 to be best ever
August 7, 2007 – 11:15 am
Don’t miss the whitewater Symposium 2007 to be held at the new artificial course at WISP in McHenry, Maryland. see wwsymposium for more info…
The symposium program is primarily directed at those who actively promote the sport. Workshops are designed to support the grassroots feeder programs that encourage new and continued participation. The result is [...]
Most Recent Interviews
July 12, 2007 – 12:12 pm
Our upcoming documentary project focuses on recreational kayaking’s big change years: 1950’s through 1980’s. What paddling was like, and what the big moments led to the most dramatic changes in paddlesport. We strive to capture the fun, and the spirit of exploration and entrepreneurship.
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Class III is the best
July 7, 2007 – 11:08 am
Lets all redouble our efforts to sell the availability of great fun on the super safety of class II-III!
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PalmerFest and Canadian Instructor Conference
May 22, 2007 – 12:15 pm
Palmerfest participants: 2 for 1 on any DVD titles and books through June 1st. Send me an email with a second title, after you place an order online.
I recently had opportunity to visit Canada, and visit with many of their top paddling instructors. While many of their issues are the same [...]
History of Kayaking project underway
April 26, 2007 – 10:17 am
We are having great success finding tremendous footage of the early days of kayaking. Someday, when our project is released, you will see advertisements for the first plastic kayaks, training films from the 1930s and see the sparkle of some of the sport’s pioneers. At this point we are planning a feature lenght [...]
Kents Spring schedule
February 26, 2007 – 9:22 am
In May we venture to Canada for a filming expedition to the Canadian Canoe Museum, and for a guest appearance at the First Canadian Whitewater Instructors Conference. Both promise to be great events. In between, we are sneaking off to Sugar Island, which is owned by the ACA on the St Lawrence. [...]
New Release, the Birth of Freestyle Kayaking
October 3, 2006 – 4:10 pm
The Birth of Freestyle Kayaking combines three classic titles: Retendo, Take the Wild Ride, and Give us a River
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Get the most out of your local playspot!
Retendo! demonstrates and explains precision playpaddling, unlocking the secrets to cartwheels, squirt turns, and an array of exciting moves in a hole or off a pourover. Animation and other visual [...]
The Digitize Paddlesports Project
September 19, 2006 – 10:00 am
Performance Video has recently started the process of helping capture the great history of paddlesport. Our sport has a rich history, and we need to be sure it is preserved.
In closets across our country, film of the early days of paddling is decaying and is destroying our paddling history at an alarming rate. [...]