I know we have all found and heard tons about the Kaituna River. Our Whitewater Kayaking Videos and white water kayaking photos came leaps and bounds while based on this river. It gave all the students some time to focus on one area and a subject that was important to them. With video its always been hard to focus on one thing at once especially when your away from home for the first time in an incredible spot. So we took the opportunity and each focused on a specific subject. Some did documentaries on the Kayak School that they are a part of as well as the ones that we travel and meet up with, others did thiers on straight whitewater kayaking, but the in the end I think every got the chance to focus on something non kayaking related. Stephen focused on the Kaituna River. And even though it has kayaking in the movie his focus was more on the are around the river and how unique it is. I hope you all enjoy what he has put together here.

Paddle Hard,
Tino

After a great trip in New Zealand I am now in china finishing up a bit of video work for Pilot Media and Vital Films. We came out of New Zealand with tons of video. This means that we have tons of videos coming your way. So keep your eyes out for tons more mini movies coming your way. I hope everybody is having a great Yule Tide Season!
Paddle Hard,
Tino

Here is our very own Jason Craig and a documentary he made on his quest to catch a New Zealand Trout!

 I know we have all found and heard tons about the Kaituna River. Our Whitewater Kayaking Videos and white water kayaking photos came leaps and bounds while based on this river. It gave all the students some time to focus on one area and a subject that was important to them. With video its always been hard to focus on one thing at once especially when your away from home for the first time in an incredible spot. So we took the opportunity and each focused on a specific subject. Some did documentaries on the Kayak School that they are a part of as well as the ones that we travel and meet up with, others did thiers on straight whitewater kayaking, but the in the end I think every got the chance to focus on something non kayaking related. Stephen focused on the Kaituna River. And even though it has kayaking in the movie his focus was more on the are around the river and how unique it is. I hope you all enjoy what he has put together here.

Paddle Hard,
Tino

After a great trip in New Zealand I am now in china finishing up a bit of video work for Pilot Media and Vital Films. We came out of New Zealand with tons of video. This means that we have tons of videos coming your way. So keep your eyes out for tons more mini movies coming your way. I hope everybody is having a great Yule Tide Season!
Paddle Hard,
Tino

Here is our very own Jason Craig and a documentary he made on his quest to catch a New Zealand Trout!

It was a big jump from New Zealand summer weather to Ottawa River winter weather. I arrived at the airport in shorts and my soft shell jacket…oops. We have two feet of snow and below seasonal temperatures that approach minus 30 at night. 
Now that I have recieved my boat and unpacked all of my gear and settled in, I am looking forward to my trip down south with Stephen Forster and Devyn Scott. The Black River is rising and Inner City Wave in Watertown is IN! I am looking forward to a possible visit in the next couple  of days. 

I will post some pictures of the beautiful Canadian winter and hopefully paddling in the coming days.    

Claire Dibble sorts through the rubble.

Photo by Tracy d’Arbeloff

Photo by Tracy d’Arbeloff

Claire Dibble sorts through the rubble.

Photo by Tracy d’Arbeloff

Photo by Tracy d’Arbeloff

 Do you ever wonder why New Zealand has so many sheep? Well it all started in 1882 when the economy was in an economical slump and people needed to find a way to preserve their culture. Then some farmers had a plan to send sheep meat on a ship called the Dunedin to England. You might ask how they would do this because in those days it would take a little over three months to get the meat to England! So they made this refrigerator that they would pack the meat in ice. There for keeping it frozen but fresh! This process enabled the frozen meet industry to become an economical staple. Now sheep out number people 1:13! There are more than 70 million sheep and the government is able to give farmers a state payment to boost their stock numbers! 

Jessica joins us for her senior year out of Fillmore, IN. Jessica formerly paddled with the Whitewater Warehouse, enjoys river running, and is preparing for her first year of college.