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    ACA or USCA? Plus Freestyle in the USA vs. Europe.

    Lennart, perhaps you could describe how freestyle is organized in Europe—for example, how many instructors there are, how many events per year, how many students usually attend instructional events, and what are the typical age groups for participants. Is European freestyle growing, shrinking or...
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    ACA or USCA? Plus Freestyle in the USA vs. Europe.

    As a non us citizen, there seems to be at least 2 organisations doing stuff for canoeists. Can somebody explain to me the differences? And for me more important : Why the freestyle instructors have gone from the aca to the usca? A general reply is good. A personal one can also be done.
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    Photo of the day

    Autumn is comming.
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    Five Days of FUNctional Freestyle Tripping in the NJ Pine Barrens

    Nice report of a lovely week of autumn twisty paddling. Many of the comments about baot shapes seems to mirror my personal toughts about them. I would take the esquif echo for freestyle above the mohawk any day.
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    WCPP five years later than planned

    Thanks for the report, Hope to meet again soon to hear the stories
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    American Whitewater Accident Report - January - July 2025

    https://shop.adventurewithkeen.com/product/whitewater-rescues/?fbclid=IwAR1lArI4C2kg6cta7O9_j3StX_7QABucWV2iVAOq0NDDlqjZb6xw0kLuDDc Some more reading ...
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    Rheaume Muskoka?

    Oh noooo a red canoe,.... You are doomed the green ones are the bestest. Or yellow or black or.... ;) There are not much reame boats over here Enjoy the paddling and hopefully we can see many pics of it and learn what you like and dislike.
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    Creekn' FreeStyle in the New Jersey Pine Barrens - Registration closing soon

    Lovely way to polish ypur skills and have fiun
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    Old Town Next as a normal solo canoe

    Welsch chap called carter.
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    Photo of the day

    Backyard today
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    American Whitewater Accident Report - January - July 2025

    The passive swimming is a good first step that is learned ages ago. The active part was when i did stuff o. The ww course to actively go to a swi.mer to help her or him. Or to quickly cross.the course or get to gear in recirculatie eddies. An agressiviteit and active way to swim through...
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    American Whitewater Accident Report - January - July 2025

    Swimming whitewater i learned properly only when there was a atrificial whitewatercourse where i was part of a bunch of voluntary safety and rescue people..bfore i paddled much whitewater kayak and rolled lots... Swimming on flatwater is usefull. still whitewater Swimming drains you...
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    American Whitewater Accident Report - January - July 2025

    Swimming whitewater is hard, and tiring for all paddlers.. no matter your age. Thanks for the reminder. I have not paddled much whitewater the last couple of years. I need work on my swimming before i get back into whitewater paddling.
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    American Whitewater Accident Report - January - July 2025

    I have friends or former paddling buddy's i refuse to go with them on the river, because their way thinking about safety is not like mine. I do not want to call their loved ones.. Probably a mix of luck and skill have kept my out of these situations. I have seen the pain it does when...
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    Waterproof smart phone on PFD with no case?

    . As long as someone else has a phone on the trip, mine usually stays in the car. i rahter take my phone as well. If 'someone' is stuck under a rock i want to call before i start rescueing. and i rather have that everybody has thier phone with them so if needed i can reach their loved ones
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    Waterproof smart phone on PFD with no case?

    To me it depends on where i am. My phone lives in my pfd in a waterproof pouch attched to the pfd. It can get out to take pics if the environment allows. I had a firm discussion once when i was on a guided outrigger crossing , where the guide took his phone out of his pouch to take...
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    Photo of the day

    Sitting a bit low. Due to the lack of solo seat in this great tandem. Short test drive at the open kano festival in Ossenzijl
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    R. M. Patterson, canoeing author

    Just came back from a canoe festival where i found this. No date found i guess 1960 isch
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    Reducing weight of a Strip built hull

    It could be , weight savings are looking after all things. From the bolds you use to put the seat in , the species of the wood , the cloth of teh glass or... in the end working on your body to keep strenght up and weight down. Is to me more important before i hit 70. Then get the...
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    Kite +6%

    Looking forward to the building progress and you paddling the endresult.
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