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The Eddy Feeling

by BRO Staff May 21, 2009

Produced by the folks at Rapid Transit, The Eddy Feeling seeks to answer a fundamental question: why is kayaking so infectious? Center stage in this film is the Linville River, one of the wildest, most remote rivers in the Eastern U.S. Bonus highlight: listening to Tom McEwen recount his first attempt at the Linville, where [...]

Swimming Whitewater

by BRO Staff May 20, 2009

Whether you’re a pro kayaker or a weekend rafter, you’re going to swim whitewater. Master these two styles to keep you safe in the rapids. The defensive swim: When there are eddies downstream of a short rapid, roll onto your back and keep your feet up so they crest the surface, which will keep your [...]

Paddling for Parkinson’s

by BRO Staff May 20, 2009

Joe Forrester, a fourth year medical student at the University of Virginia, will paddle for four months down the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s Disease. Forrester lost his great uncle to Parkinson’s, and his grandfather is currently fighting the disease that afflicts over one million Americans. Follow the journey: [...]

River Highs and Lows

by BRO Staff May 20, 2009

The South made two top 10 lists for its regional rivers. On the bright side, Forbes Magazine named three regional cities to its best paddling town list: Chattanooga was heralded for its creek boating; Charlotte made the list for its Olympic Whitewater Center, and Washington, D.C. was lauded for the Potomac River and the lineage [...]

Whitewater Wunderkind

by BRO Staff May 20, 2009

13-year old Lauren Burress paddled the 30-foot Pine Creek Falls in Colorado this spring. Burress, a Freestyle and Slalom Kayaking Junior National Champion, learned to paddle on the Ocoee River in Tennessee.

Ask the Expert: Paddling Playgirl Anna Levesque

by BRO Staff May 20, 2009

Anna Levesque has a bronze medal from the 2001 Freestyle Kayaking World Championship, and was a member of the Canadian National Freestyle team for five straight years. She’s worked as a whitewater guide across the globe and currently devotes her time to teaching women how to kayak with her North Carolina based company Girls at [...]