The new chapter in whitewater history currently being written on downriver freestyle is inspiring a new generation of paddlers to push the limits of physics and inertia and the way we look at the running rapids and drops. The key skill-set required: boat and edge control. The formula for developing these skills? According to Kaelin Friedenson, it is all about time in your kayak. Kaelin would know. His first experience in a kayak was at the age of four. Kaelin not only started early but pursued multiple disciplines in the sport, including freestyle, slalom, and river-running. Now at 18-years-old, Kaelin
