{"id":14481,"date":"2014-10-27T22:45:48","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T22:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/?p=14481"},"modified":"2026-02-23T20:44:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:44:28","slug":"unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsponsored Q&#038;A Series &#8211; Rowan Stuart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rowan Stuart is the 2013 ICF Junior Women\u2019s Freestyle world champion and took 2nd place in this years competition. A rising star in the sport Rowan is taking the freestyle world by storm.  I am stoked that Rowan agreed to take part in the Unsponsored Q&amp;A series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2647\" height=\"1673\" data-attachment-id=\"14485\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/photo-by-sarah-ruhlen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2647,1673\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Sarah Ruhlen&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399776439&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2013 Sarah Ruhlen&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;92&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo by &amp;#8211; Sarah Ruhlen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen-1024x647.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by - Sarah Ruhlen\" class=\"wp-image-14485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen.jpg 2647w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen-1024x647.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2647px) 100vw, 2647px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Unsponsored Q&amp;A Series &#8211; Rowan Stuart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: S Rulen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who are you? Tell us a little about Rowan Stuart.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m Rowan, I&#8217;m 18 years old, and I really enjoy kayaking. I grew up in small-town North Carolina, and it happens to be one of the few things to do here. I would say my list of priorities has kayaking in spot #1, eating in spot #2, and sleeping as #3. Unfortunately I also go to college, so now getting my schoolwork done has to fall in there somewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How did you first get into kayaking? Who introduced you to the sport?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My parents were definitely the first people to get me interested in kayaking, I remember watching some old videos, absolutely never considering that one day I could be running things like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When did you realise that kayaking could be a career for you, and not just a hobby?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I still haven&#8217;t quite come to that conclusion yet. I would like kayaking to become a career for me, but I&#8217;m nowhere close to being able to support myself by only kayaking yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What would you be doing if you weren\u2019t a professional kayaker?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would have a lot more free-time to meet people at my school. I&#8217;ve lived here on campus for 3 months and I haven&#8217;t spent a weekend at school yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does a regular week look like at this time of year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>School on Mondays-Thursdays, then looking for the easiest ride to bum from to get to any river on the weekend. If I get lucky then I can get in some attainments during the week, and I help teach at our school roll-pool on Wednesday nights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1000\" data-attachment-id=\"14484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/photo-by-mitch-bearden\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Mitch-Bearden.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo by &amp;#8211; Mitch Bearden\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Mitch-Bearden-1024x640.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Mitch-Bearden.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by - Mitch Bearden\" class=\"wp-image-14484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Mitch-Bearden.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Mitch-Bearden-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Mitch-Bearden-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Unsponsored Q&amp;A Series &#8211; Rowan Stuart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: Mitch Bearden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What did you focus on to become comfortable running big or complex rapids? What allowed you to progress your skills?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only recently have I started to get more comfortable running what I like to call &#8220;the scary rapids,&#8221; and I&#8217;m still not as comfortable as I would like to be. I like to set a basic goal and just commit to it. Lots of repetition helps when getting comfortable on new rivers as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you have any pre-paddling rituals to help calm your nerves or get you into the zone?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I do freestyle competitions in the summer I have a playlist that I like to look like a fool and dance around to when no one is looking. Other than that I like to just accept that the butterflies in my stomach will always be there and move past that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where would you go if you could travel anywhere in the world to paddle?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That depends on the time of year. This winter I&#8217;m hoping to go somewhere warm to learn how to wave boat before World Championships next year; I think Africa sounds pretty good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4251\" height=\"2229\" data-attachment-id=\"14483\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/photo-by-iv-stuart\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-IV-Stuart.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4251,2229\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1404768297&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo by &amp;#8211; IV Stuart\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-IV-Stuart-1024x536.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-IV-Stuart.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by - IV Stuart\" class=\"wp-image-14483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-IV-Stuart.jpg 4251w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-IV-Stuart-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-IV-Stuart-1024x536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4251px) 100vw, 4251px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Unsponsored Q&amp;A Series &#8211; Rowan Stuart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: IV Stuart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What paddling kit are you currently using?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh you funny Brits and your use of the word kit instead of gear. Pyranha, Werner, Astral, Shred Ready, and Immersion Research all hold a spot in the list of gear that I use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Has any of your kit\/boat been modified to meet your needs?  What kind of adjustments have been made?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I used to need to add tonnes more foam under the seat of my playboat, but since Pyranha came out with a more adjustable seat this year I can just raise the entire seat up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3070\" height=\"2051\" data-attachment-id=\"14482\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/photo-by-iv-stuart-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-IV-Stuart-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3070,2051\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1404309943&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo by &amp;#8211; IV Stuart (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-IV-Stuart-2-1024x684.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-IV-Stuart-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by - IV Stuart (2)\" class=\"wp-image-14482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-IV-Stuart-2.jpg 3070w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-IV-Stuart-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-IV-Stuart-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3070px) 100vw, 3070px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Unsponsored Q&amp;A Series &#8211; Rowan Stuart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: IV Stuart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you believe is the best kayak design to date?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Definitely the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/?p=2122\" title=\"Pyranha Jed \u2013 First Paddle\">Jed<\/a> or the 9R. Mediocre names, incredible kayaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you think has been the most innovative change introduced into the kayaking world?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multiple boat sizes! If companies hadn&#8217;t started coming out with boats sized for smaller paddlers, then women (like myself) wouldn&#8217;t have been able to get into kayaking nearly as easily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; RS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Many Thanks Rowan<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rowan Stuart is the 2013 ICF Junior Women\u2019s Freestyle world champion and took 2nd place in this years competition. A rising star in the sport Rowan is taking the freestyle world by storm. I am stoked that Rowan agreed to take part in the Unsponsored Q&amp;A series. Photo: S Rulen Who are you? Tell us [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[45],"tags":[987,2439,247,2437,266,634,2438,306,88,107,3840],"class_list":["post-14481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-qa","tag-987","tag-champion","tag-freestyle","tag-icf","tag-immersion-research","tag-ir","tag-k1","tag-pyranha","tag-qa-series","tag-unsponsored","tag-unsponsored-qa-series-rowan-stuart"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Unsponsored Q&amp;A Series - Rowan Stuart - Unsponsored<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Unsponsored Q&amp;A Series - Rowan Stuart. A rising star in the sport Rowan is taking the freestyle world by storm.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Unsponsored Q&amp;A Series - Rowan Stuart - Unsponsored\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Unsponsored Q&amp;A Series - Rowan Stuart. A rising star in the sport Rowan is taking the freestyle world by storm.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Unsponsored\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-10-27T22:45:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-23T20:44:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen-1024x647.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"647\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Unsponsored\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Unsponsored\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Unsponsored\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5\"},\"headline\":\"Unsponsored Q&#038;A Series &#8211; Rowan Stuart\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-10-27T22:45:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-23T20:44:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":732,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/10\\\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"2013\",\"Champion\",\"Freestyle\",\"ICF\",\"Immersion Research\",\"IR\",\"K1\",\"Pyranha\",\"Q&amp;A series\",\"Unsponsored\",\"Unsponsored Q&amp;A Series - Rowan Stuart\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Q&amp;A Series\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\\\/\",\"name\":\"Unsponsored Q&A Series - Rowan Stuart - Unsponsored\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/10\\\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-10-27T22:45:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-23T20:44:28+00:00\",\"description\":\"Unsponsored Q&A Series - Rowan Stuart. A rising star in the sport Rowan is taking the freestyle world by storm.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/10\\\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/10\\\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen.jpg\",\"width\":2647,\"height\":1673},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Unsponsored Q&#038;A Series &#8211; Rowan Stuart\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/\",\"name\":\"Unsponsored\",\"description\":\"Paddling tips, tricks, news and gear reviews from an Unsponsored point of view\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5\",\"name\":\"Unsponsored\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png\",\"width\":163,\"height\":177,\"caption\":\"Unsponsored\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Unsponsored Q&A Series - Rowan Stuart - Unsponsored","description":"Unsponsored Q&A Series - Rowan Stuart. A rising star in the sport Rowan is taking the freestyle world by storm.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Unsponsored Q&A Series - Rowan Stuart - Unsponsored","og_description":"Unsponsored Q&A Series - Rowan Stuart. A rising star in the sport Rowan is taking the freestyle world by storm.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/","og_site_name":"Unsponsored","article_published_time":"2014-10-27T22:45:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-23T20:44:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":647,"url":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen-1024x647.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Unsponsored","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Unsponsored","Estimated reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/"},"author":{"name":"Unsponsored","@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/#\/schema\/person\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5"},"headline":"Unsponsored Q&#038;A Series &#8211; Rowan Stuart","datePublished":"2014-10-27T22:45:48+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-23T20:44:28+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/"},"wordCount":732,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/#\/schema\/person\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen.jpg","keywords":["2013","Champion","Freestyle","ICF","Immersion Research","IR","K1","Pyranha","Q&amp;A series","Unsponsored","Unsponsored Q&amp;A Series - Rowan Stuart"],"articleSection":["Q&amp;A Series"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/","url":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/","name":"Unsponsored Q&A Series - Rowan Stuart - Unsponsored","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen.jpg","datePublished":"2014-10-27T22:45:48+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-23T20:44:28+00:00","description":"Unsponsored Q&A Series - Rowan Stuart. A rising star in the sport Rowan is taking the freestyle world by storm.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen.jpg","width":2647,"height":1673},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/unsponsored-qa-series-2014-rowan-stuart\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Unsponsored Q&#038;A Series &#8211; Rowan Stuart"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/","name":"Unsponsored","description":"Paddling tips, tricks, news and gear reviews from an Unsponsored point of view","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/#\/schema\/person\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/#\/schema\/person\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5","name":"Unsponsored","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png","url":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png","width":163,"height":177,"caption":"Unsponsored"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png"},"url":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photo-by-Sarah-Ruhlen.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2ugbA-3Lz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14481"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45782,"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14481\/revisions\/45782"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}