Performance Video

PALMER RAPIDS, ON, FEBRUARY 12, 2010 – The 5th annual Reel Paddling Film Festival premiered last night at the Bloor Cinema downtown Toronto, hosted by The Complete Paddler. The largest premiere audience in festival history was treated to the first screening of this year’s award winning films.

The American Whitewater Journal was first published in 1955 as the first whitewater magazine in the United States.

Enjoy this archival film of Whitewater Canoeing. It is an American Whitewater Film, circa 1959? Some filmed on Wolf River, Wisc. Best whitewater footage starts at 22 minutes. Slalom begins at 25 minutes. Also Clearwater River Idaho.

Technique commentary: Note the hand positions on reverse strokes. Very extended bracing positions. Backferries used extensively, explained as defensive method. Offensive, aggressive techniques promoted.

Enjoy this archival film of Whitewater Canoeing. It is an American Whitewater Film, circa 1959? Some filmed on Wolf River, Wisc. Best whitewater footage starts at 22 minutes. Slalom begins at 25 minutes. Also Clearwater River Idaho.

Technique commentary: Note the hand positions on reverse strokes. Very extended bracing positions. Backferries used extensively, explained as defensive method. Offensive, aggressive techniques promoted.

Thanks for the input!  We have now added download sales, allowing paddlers to download our Kayak Roll instruction to their IPods or other portable device.  The download format is H264, which is ideal for all portable devices.  These are 1000MB File will be a long download, on all but the fastest connections.  Enjoy the quality.  For instant viewing online, in lower quality, consider the DVD purchase which comes with online viewing capability. 

Please advise us of any order problems, as our downloads system is new.

The health of whitewater sport is a topic central to the annual Whitewater Symposium. This year it was the best ever.   Easy logistics meant that the leaders of whitewater sport had lots of time to focus on ways to improve the health of whitewater sport.  The optimistic attitude was pervasive.  The recent slip in whitewater kayak sales might prove to be like the dot com bust of 2001...

Join some of the top paddlesport instructors at the next Whitewater Symposium October 2-4, 2009, at Zoar Outdoor, near Charlemont, Massachusetts.

I have been involved with the Whitewater Symposium from the start and we highly recommend participation by all paddlers but especially for paddling program leaders and instructors.

There is something for everyone...especially club leaders!

Wednesday July 29th to Sunday August 2nd, 2009

From a recent interview with PaddlingLife.net adventure web site.

PL: What inspired you to make The Call of the River?