This is my first edit in the New River Academy video class taught by the talented Carla Astorga. The footage was shot by Carla and is during the Canada Cup.
About: Alex
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- Hello, my name is Alex Fleischut. I am 17 years old and a senior in high school. I am attending the 2011-2012 New River Academy School year. I am from St. Louis, Missouri. My dad, Steve, got me into whitewater kayaking when I was around twelve years old. The members of the Missouri Whitewater Association got me hooked on kayaking on our home river the Saint Francis River, a nice beginner class III river. I used to paddle Jackson kayaks but now I am a dedicated Pyranha paddler, thanks to Bilbo Eades. I paddle a Molan as my playboat and a Burn/Shiva as my creekboat. My paddle of choice is the Werner Stikine and my helmet is a Shred Ready Black Gold. I am more interested in creeking in my Burn and river running in my Molan. However, thanks to New River Academy, I am getting into freestyle kayaking. I am looking forward to joining the advanced Stout group here at NRA to get on the hardest creek runs that I can. Thanks for reading and look for more posts!
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Canada Cup
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Garburator Surfing
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011This video shows some footage of myself and my first real surf at Garb and one of my best surfs that I threw a blunt in. I am in the blue Pyranha Molan. Supposedly me front surfing Garb is boring to the viewers so I was advised to add some more footage and cut down my front surf time. The extra footage is from the Canada Cup. The footage is from Kalob Grady, Carla Astorga, and Colin Klein. Thanks!
Looking Back on the Ottawa River trip
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011This is a American Literature report that I did reflecting on our time here on the Ottawa River.
Alex Fleischut
American Literature
9/20/11
Learning Something New
One would think that at a kayaking boarding school, all you would learn is how to kayak. However, at New River Academy, that is not the case. Here at New River Academy, I have learned not only new kayaking skills but about myself, the team, and everyone around me. The new kayaking skills will be great but I will be more grateful later in life for learning life lessons at New River Academy.
At New River Academy, you learn more in each hour long class than you would at a week at a normal school. That is due to the classes being very small. Learning at New River Academy is easy. It seems as though the teachers want to teach here and that they want to see you do well on and off the river. The teachers at New River Academy are stellar. Their attitudes towards school, kayaking, and life in general are amazing. They are truly good role models on and off the river.
New River Academy is a kayaking boarding school so it is expected that you will be doing a lot of kayaking. Like in the classroom, you learn so much on the river because the team is only twelve students. I came to the school not knowing too much about freestyle but I am leaving the Ottawa River with so many new skills such as a blunt. The instructors, also our teachers in the classroom, enjoy teaching us and like to see us be happy. The environment at New River Academy is excellent.
The students at New River Academy are very supportive and they make the environment very family focused. At New River Academy, we all treat each other like brothers and sisters. We all care about each other and do not judge one another. The environment is such that you can be yourself. It has only been three weeks but I already feel like the people here at New River Academy will be lifelong friends. The students also value each other as team members.
My time at the Ottawa was filled with new experiences. I got to ride some big waves and try my hardest each and everyday. Though my time at the Ottawa River was short, I learned so much about myself. I learned how to deal with others positively and how to have fun and be content at the place I am at in life. I am a much bigger creeker than playboater so I did not enjoy myself in the beginning. However, after talking with the staff, I became happier with the Ottawa River and spending time with others around me. Though I will miss playboating, I look forward to running some stout creeks with the boys and growing relationships with everyone. I am thankful that the trip started out here on the Ottawa River and I am thankful that I had the opportunity to come to New River Academy!
Freestyle Kayaking on the Ottawa
Sunday, September 18th, 2011Hello, I am Alex Fleischut. Thanks for reading my first post.
We are here on the Ottawa River up in Ontario, Canada for our first trip. Here on the Ottawa, we mostly freestyle kayak. This is a new challenge for me because I am used to creeking class V creeks and river running the brown. However, the coaches and students here at NRA have helped me tremendously in the freestyle aspect of kayaking. I am currently working on my blunts and have hit a few on Garburator. My thanks goes out to Kalob Grady, Keegan Grady, and of course David Hughes for teaching how to throw down some blunts.
School here at NRA is pretty nice. The classes are small and you learn a lot. The teachers relate a lot of the lessons back to kayaking.
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