BACK TO BASIC

In this column, Dane shares why, no matter how good of a kayaker you are or how fast you're progressing, it's always worth spending time on the not-so-basic basics.

Dane Jackson

DANE'S WORLD Some of you might remember the 2022 Little White Race, when, just below Boulder Sluice, my paddle caught on a log and stayed there, resulting in a handrail or two and a minor delay as I waited in an eddy for my paddle to float downstream. It wasn't ideal if I wanted to win, but for me, it wasn't a moment to panic. A massive factor in my confidence to run the Whitewater I do comes from my dad and other paddlers making sure I focused on the small details as much as the big things growing up. My dad constantly made me do things like surf features with or without a paddle, seal launch instead of putting in at water level, and catch hard eddies. He made…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, Summer 2023

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