The Infamous Jura Beauty by Lane De Meulenaere | Jan 5, 2020 | Creeking, France, InternationalisationThe Jura is a small region in France named after the Jura mountains and quite arguably home of some of the best rivers in France. All of these rivers are purely rain fed, so when the sky pours down, the rivers call. We listened and it didn’t disappoint! One of...
Saut du Doubs by thomasneime | Dec 5, 2019 | France, Internationalisation, NirvanaThis one was on our list since a long time! It’s the first thing I thought after I accomplished my first descent of this waterfall. The last 22nd of October we went to the Jura area with the goal of paddling and doing the first descent of the tallest drop ever done in...
Makinito Contest 2019 by Lane De Meulenaere | Nov 6, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, France, InternationalisationEvery year in June, French and international paddlers gather in a little town Entressen in the south of France, about 30min from the ocean. What is so special about this little town the unknowing would ask? Well, it’s the home of one of the best freestyle holes around...
Derby Du Vénéon 2019 by thomasneime | Aug 31, 2019 | France, InternationalisationLe Derby Du Vénéon revient pour une année de plus ! La mythique course du premier week end de septembre fait son retour le 7 à la Bérarde pour donner rendez-vous aux kayakistes chevronnés de la France entière. C’est par équipe de 3 qu’il sera possible de descendre le...
HAUT TARN by nourianewman | Jun 18, 2019 | Creeking, France, Internationalisation, Nirvana, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesFrench rivers are no Little White Salmon or North Fork of the Payette. I come from a country which doesn’t have many clean drops or big water. We have good cheese and real bread though ! Our whitewater isn’t the best and the paddling season is pretty short but we...
Ecuadorians waterfalls by thomasneime | Apr 28, 2019 | Creeking, France, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesLast weekend we went to the Ecuadorian coast to paddle some rivers and waterfalls, it was the last day of Arthur Bernot for his trip and we enjoyed it. Look at those 2 nice drops at 2 hours from Quito. Cascada azul from NEIME Thomas on Vimeo.
Rockstar 4.0 en Français by Tom Dolle | Jan 30, 2019 | France, InternationalisationRockstar 4.0 Le Rockstar 4.0!!! La nouvelle forme de chez Jackson Kayak sortit en 3 tailles comme d’habitude! Le S, M et L (petit, moyen, grand). Même système de Calages, les cordes pour ajuster le dosseret, le Happy feet, cales hanches, Happy Seat pour le siège! Au...
Magical places – Tree Trunk Gorge by nourianewman | Dec 7, 2018 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, France, Internationalisation, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWhen it comes to whitewater kayaking we often time focus on the hardest rapids, the tallest waterfalls, the bigger tricks, the highest scores, the fastest line…but paradoxically what makes whitewater kayaking so special isn’t necessarily whitewater itself. Of course...
El kayak como excusa by Mikel Sarasola | Dec 2, 2018 | France, Internationalisation, SpainMuchas veces me pregunto por qué viajo. Soy kayakista, pero no viajo por el kayak. Esa fue la excusa cuando empecé a recorrer los ríos de diferentes lugares del mundo. Quería conocer los ríos que tantas veces había visto en películas y revistas, ser protagonista de...
European Championships by Tom Dolle | Sep 13, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, France, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesThis year, the European Championships were in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was my first time going there and it’s such a sick place! There is a whitewater park with 2 channels, one for Slalom and another one where the hole is. The interesting part of the European is that...
Jackson Coosa FD in Laguna by teamjk | Aug 18, 2018 | France, InternationalisationEnfin un kayak qui correspond réellement à ma pêche favorite : Celle du loup dans les lagunes du sud de la France ! Les lagunes du pays d’Oc sont de formidables terrains de jeux pour la traque de nos cher Seabass qui font tant tourner les esprits des pêcheurs....
