Why your roll sucks (and what you can do to fix it!)
Let’s start with something we can all agree on. Rolling a canoe isn’t easy. Once you learn proper technique and practice it often, rolling becomes less of a challenge, but it still requires a combination of strength, flexibility, finesse, and mental toughness that separates the roll from most other canoeing technique. Put another way, if you […]
ALF 2017 Video
Blackfly team paddler Caleb Roberts put together this beautiful video from ALF 2017.
Memories of ALF Through the Years
As winter drums on in the Northeast often through March, thoughts of steep rocky creeks, warm weather and unbeatable camaraderie keep me coming back to the Southeast every spring. In six years of experiencing the yearly ALF gathering, the people I’ve met and the places I’ve been have created lasting memories, glimpses of which I’ve been […]
Blackfly Hits the Green Narrows
Saturday 18, 2014 – Twenty-one rapids, eight whitewater canoes, three miles, and one very big monkey. Team Blackfly hits the Green Narrows in North Carolina. Green Narrows Canoeing from ALEKS on Vimeo.