Team JK on the cover of the RGJ! by colinkemp | Apr 21, 2011 | Press Releases, WhitewaterA few weeks back, when it was warm, we had a good bit of high water and needless to say after the winter we have had all the boaters in Reno were excited to get out to some great levels in the park. It just so happens that the local paper was shooting photos for a...
Pick Funs! – Submitted by Maddie Thies, Bend Kayak School. by colinkemp | Apr 4, 2011 | Instructional, JK University, WhitewaterWhen it comes to beginner kayak gear, most of us have terrible, embarrassing flashbacks of tattered, sun-bleached jackets, ratty old boats that were way too big (or small…) for us, and lots of purple and teal… But that was the old world of kayak instruction. Today we...
Rockstar “L”, a knuckle draggers point of view! by colinkemp | Mar 29, 2011 | Rockstar, WhitewaterThis past weekend I got my first chance to get in my shiny new Rockstar. I will admit that I was nervous about sizing, due to my 36” inseam and size 13 feet. The boat has exceeded all of my expectations. It is not the lazy boy that my Mon-Star was, but it is also not...
