Kayaking is a visually amazing sport. The sights of the rapids, the sounds, and the way in which the extreme ends of the sport often involve falling off gigantic waterfalls. It isn’t surprising that companies will usually only sponsor content that shows such extremes. After all, they want the “wow” factor. The trouble is that…
At the beginning of October the annual Adidas Sickline race took place on the Wellebrucke rapids on the Oetz river in Austria. The event, which attracts some of the top competitors from around the world is a fantastic venue to attend, having experienced the buzz of watching it the previous year. Once again my friend, Eddy Mead,…
I am always on the lookout for new and interesting kayaking videos. I have long wanted to make a decent documentary about the sport myself, so I was pleasantly surprised to find out about a documentary being made in New Zealand called “Rivering”. Its director and producer, Bill Parks, a whitewater kayak enthusiast and filmmaker,…
I have been making video for around 20 years now, and making video professionally for around 15. I have to confess that I am not big on filming my own kayaking adventures, preferring instead to leave that to others on the trip and focus on my own paddling. However I have produced kayaking videos in…
Vintage footage of Olympic slalom is hard to come by, even given how recent regular inclusion into the games has been. White Water Slalom was first introduced into the Olympics in 1972, and footage of this has been like trying to find hens teeth! However one kind soul has some and has posted it onto…
Here are some videos showing how Canoe Slalom has changed and progressed over the years, from the first world championships to the modern day. There is clearly a stark change from the old boats of the 50’s and 60’s to the 4m boats of the 80’s, which remained until the end of 2004. After 2004…
Yesterday I reviewed the release of Steve Fishers’ “Halo Effect”, a documentary about kayaking some of Norway and Icelands most inaccessible rivers. The production was well shot and edited, if a little lacking in some areas, but for the Fisher team it showed good promise for the future. “Halo Effect” comes as part of a…
