Jordan Week 3

Hello everybody,

Second session just ended, and now all of the new Keeners have arrived for third session. As sad as it was saying goodbye last weekend, it has been great getting to know everybody new this week. Already stoked that it will be a great session!

Personally, these last few days have seen me progress more than any others. I have really started to get comfortable and in control of my boat. I got my first ever flashbacks and super clean spins on corner wave.  Then I also got my first ever flat-water loops. These two tricks were definitely goals, though they are far from perfected. I hope to keep working on them and other tricks. Jordan

Blunts on Garb have also been sweet

Tim Truesdell: week 2

Hey Tim here for my second blogpost,

This week I have adjusted fully into the kayaking mode and mindset.  The waves have been great, if not unreal.  Garb has greened out a little with makes it a little bit harder to catch and stick tricks on, but at the same time, a greener wave allows for bigger bounces.  A wave trick depends on two distinct parts: the takeoff, and the actual trick itself.  In the takeoff, a kayak bounces on one edge and because the water is moving so fast with stronger unbroken surface tension of green water, the boat is rejected from the the water and causing it to takeoff from the water.  Hopefully, a green garb will yield great video footage of big tricks and big air.  Once again I would like to thank my parents, coaches, and anna for some of the best weeks of my life as I continue to pursue new tricks and push the limits of my freestyle ability.  Till next time,

Tim

Addy's First Blog!

Hi there!
Today was my second day at keeners. Almost every line I ran so far has been new to me and on the main channel. Yesterday I ran Phils Tongue and today I ran Sadlers which are parts of McCoys. My white water roll is inconsistant right now so I am working on improving that. I need to work on setting up my arms beside my boat before I try to roll and to keep my arm agaist the side of my boat as I come up.We swam in the pourover at Garb yesterday which was a great way to get used to swimming in currents. I think that I need to work on eddying the most because that is where I have the most trouble. We have been working on rescues as a group which has saved me on more than one occasion (thanks Sarah!). My goal for keeners is to get more comfortable surfing and to learn to spin. Thats all for this week, bye!

Jahn's least favorite post.

Hey guys it is Jah-n again and i am really sad to say that this will be my last post. these last weeks have definitely been some of my favorite memories of my life i cant choose just one to tell you guys about either because there has never been a dull moment. the last two days were spent at srt where i got to learn an incredible amount of useful information.today we went on our river trip which was really fun but the best part was the poutine which is french fries with gravy and cheese curds it is legitimately the best thing i have ever tasted. on Monday we had our farewell speeches which had allot of us tearing up and the rest of us reminiscing.as well as being a great kayaking expierience it has been an amazing cultural expierience i have learned a whole new vocabluary (well almost) and i have met some amazing people along the way.
 lastly i have to put in one big shout out to all of the coaches that helped make this the experience of a lifetime "And that has made all of the difference".

Jared's first blog of awesomeness

Hey, I'm Jared

I know that session 2 is coming to a close and many are leaving but I'm starting my 4 week session. Although, a week has gone by and it was super awesome. 

Something that I've notice at the beginning of the week, is that i am not in shape for kayaking. My abs, my back and even my legs are super sore. I've been getting cramps in my legs just by sitting in my kayak. And in it, my knees get bruised, it has gotten so bad that there's a small gash in it and i have to wear dry pants even though its warm out. In other cases, Wednesday we went to the Gatineau river to do some surfing and some river running. The waves there were pretty good actually, i got to do some blunts and even an accidental loop. The day after (big water beat down Thursday), was super fun but scary! I had a challenge of boofing right side Phil's but I didn't make it and got wrecked. Sadly, the camera wasn't rolling for most people so we didn't get to watch any beat downs. Then today was competition Friday. I didn't get any good surfs but the camera wasn't working so we didn't get everyone's surfs. Although, I can do panams and air screws once in a while on garb! I'm actually really happy cause that was one of my goals for the camp so i'll just concentrate more on my other goals.

So, that was my first weeks at keeners and I'll keep you updated next Friday.

Swissies (Toms) last blog

Hey all,

It's Tim and Tom, the dynamic duo, writing the first ever Keener joint blog.  This week we worked on a lot of new tricks, braving the whitewater gods as we surfed Garb.  Tom worked on his Blunts (a vertical 180 on a wave) and Tim worked on his airscrew (an aerial 360 degree twist on a wave.)  For me this was an amazing time.  I have learned a lot both on and off the water, with english and my boat.  I would thank to everyone for this amazing experience.  I would especially like to thank Anna, the Keener Coaches, my parents, and my uncle Philipe Doux. -Tom

This has been my first week at Keeners and as usual at has been amazing.  I joined in to a session that was already tightly knit, but they were very friendly and welcomed me right in.  It was great to be able to see a lot of my old friends from prior sessions.  At first, my paddling skills were a little rusty, but with the help of my coaches I was able to regain my comfort on the wave and even surpass the point I was at last year.  The progress of my friends in their paddling galvanized me to work harder and try to catch.  Overall, it has been a great week and I am beyond "stoked" to be here. -Tim

 

David's last blog post!!

Hey guys!

Today (Thursday) was the last Big water beat down day. We started off the day at McCoy's, and then went down to push button and garb to surf for the remainder of the day. At push button I was trying to surf and catch the wave the whole time. At first I was having trouble staying on the wave, and then I started to have trouble with getting on to the wave. I flipped every time I caught the wave. I ended up swimming after a run. It was very discouraging and I didn't do anything after that for like 10 or 15 minutes. There was a group of kayakers there that re-encouraged and helped me with surfing after that. I did not know the kayakers and they were not with our group. They helped me out with how to catch the wave, and by the end of the day I got a few surfs in. It is an awesome feeling when experienced paddlers that you never saw before help you out and support you, as if they are one of your instructors.

After kayaking we went to dinner as usual, and then we had ropes and knots. For the past ropes and knots I just zoned out and did nothing, but today was different. I decided to listen and I learned what a mechanical advantage is, how to tie a 3 to 1 or 2 to 1, and how to tie a munterhitch with a quick release. Greg, the instructor for ropes and knots, is a very knowledgeable and friendly guy.

Anyways, I have to go now, but the second to last day of keeners was a lot of fun, and I got a lot out of it. Thanks for reading my last post! Check back next year ;)



--David Koyrakh.