http://atlantickayaker.com Whitewater Kayaking in Atlantic Canada, Whitewater Kayaking in Nova Scotia, Whitewater Kayaking in New Brunswick, Kayak Nova Scotia, Kayak New Brunswick, The Reversing Falls, Lawrencetown Beach Nova Scotia, Folley River, Medway River, Saint John River Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:44:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Chapman falls is located just outside of Sechelt B.C., very close to the Skookumchuck Narrows. Over the past ten days I’ve been lucky enough to spend lots of time surfing the amazing wave at Skook and also managed to gain V.I.P. access to this very cool set of waterfalls. Dropping into ... http://atlantickayaker.com/2008/07/17/chapman-falls/ Anyone that keeps track of these things might of noticed that Atlantic Kayaker hasn’t been updated for a while. Unfortunately it was hacked and has just been put back to normal, long story short here we are again. I got back from Colorado just in time to catch the tail end ... http://atlantickayaker.com/2008/07/06/stoked-on-revelstoke/ The 15th annual Kananaskis Whitewater Festival was held over the weekend. Rain and cold temps made the event hard on the eyes and anything you wanted to keep dry but it didn’t stop well over a hundred paddlers from all over Canada from showing up to have a good time. ... http://atlantickayaker.com/2008/05/29/15th-annual-kananaskis-whitewater-festival/ The Elk is one of those runs that’s short but oh so sweet, like Belgium chocolate…even though I don’t like chocolate… I’ve heard people that do say that stuff is delicious. The Elk is just outside of Fernie B.C. and is a great start to the season in western Canada. ... http://atlantickayaker.com/2008/05/14/leap-of-faith-is-delicious/ Heart attack Harry This is one of my newer nicknames thanks to Dan Coates, cardiac Cox is another. I remember the conversation with the new surgeon, Dr Pelletier. He came to get a consent signature for bypass surgery. Good news, chance of dying is only 1% from ... http://atlantickayaker.com/2008/04/28/heart-attack-harry/ Bringing in the Next Generation About six years ago I meet Geoff at a pool session learning to roll his kayak. Since then we have enjoyed many outings on the river and as time went on so did life changes like work, kids etc. http://atlantickayaker.com/2008/04/25/bringing-in-the-next-generation/ Canadian team trials for the 2009 World Championships in Switzerland took place over the weekend in Chambly, Quebec. The event boasted excellent water levels, unseasonably warm weather and the most impressive wave competition I’ve ever seen. Lefty Pan am right off the bat http://atlantickayaker.com/2008/04/22/canadian-team-trials/ With the limited season and all the traveling I do I have had very few chances to paddle in Nova Scotia over the last couple of years. I was really excited to find out that the Medway river was running at prime flows for playboating when I was home last ... http://atlantickayaker.com/2008/04/16/i-come-from-a-land-of-maple-syrup%e2%80%a6mmm-video/ After a few weeks of epic water I left West Virginia to return to Canada in preparation for Canadian Team Trials. I’ve spent the majority of the last six months living in Fayetteville discovering what an amazing place it is for paddling. Mill Creek Falls (Photo Stephen Wright) http://atlantickayaker.com/2008/03/24/farewell-to-west-virginia/ WoldKayak.com and local ambassador Mark Richard brings you the second Hometown Throwdown dubbed as the Scotian Chute Out April 5th, 2008 on the Medway River in Bangs Falls, Nova Scotia. To Register for the event online go to: http://worldkayakblogs.com/throwdown/register/ Below is a map that you can use for driving directions to the ... http://atlantickayaker.com/2008/03/17/scotian-chute-out-throwdown-2-april-5th-2008-1100am/