Improving your roll, the ‘Jez countdown technique’. by Jezz | Sep 18, 2014 | Instructional, WhitewaterRecently I have volunteered my time to help out a few Juniors learning to roll in Sydney, driving a couple of hours to do so. Why? Well we always need to do our part in helping the next generation of paddlers and in doing so I felt it was a good reason to post about...
The Playboating Bible Part 2 by Jezz | May 18, 2014 | Beginner Moves, Instructional, Intermediate Moves, JK University, WhitewaterThe Playboating Bible project demystifies the freestyle paddling rules. So here are the latest few videos from the Playboating Bible demonstrating the ICF rules of playboating. This project is an attempt to bring every boater info on these moves to better understand...
Freestyle World Championships on US National TV by Jezz | May 3, 2014 | Video, Whitewater Last years World Championships was one of the most amazing competitions I have ever seen and thankfully there was a huge team capturing every bit of the action with their high speed cameras and flying video helicopters. The team from Jalbert Productions...
The Playboating Bible by Jezz | Mar 11, 2014 | WhitewaterWhile at the world freestyle championships I grabbed my camera and filmed some of the action and have put together a few of the ICF moves. Hopefully this project will explain, show and demystify the moves for all to understand. Here are a couple with more to follow...
Australian Freestyle Team Double D the Ocoee by Jezz | Feb 5, 2013 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterSo while participating in the World Cup this year the Australian Freestyle Team headed over to the Ocoee for a bit of fun. We made it even better by using a Dynamic Duo and let me say I have taken on the Ocoee many many times, mostly instructing. This was the first...
Jez’z YIR with the Southeast, CO, WY and World Cup! by Jezz | Dec 10, 2012 | WhitewaterMy Year in Review, Southeast, Colorado, WY and World Cup. What an amazing summer it has been. I can’t believe I packed so much into it. For me this summer included trips to the South East, West Virginia, Colorado and the World Cup Event. I was very fortunate to take a...
Huck Colorado – Taylor River by Jezz | Aug 29, 2012 | Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, rivers, Uncategorized, WhitewaterToday we woke to a (mostly) cloudless sky and a beautiful morning sun, a nice change from yesterday evenings’ rainy, wet weather. We packed our boats in the vans and headed to the RMOC outpost. Once we decided on which river we would paddle, the Taylor River, and we...
Huck Colorado Numbers by Jezz | Aug 20, 2012 | Creeking, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, WhitewaterYesterday the gold group, went to a section of the Arkansas River called The Numbers. It was a nice class 3 to 4 river with plenty of boofs and holes. The rapids were named 1-7 with some nice boogie water in between each. We split into two groups, I was in group...
Jez appointed Australian Canoeing Freestyle Team Coach by Jezz | Aug 16, 2012 | Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, WhitewaterI woke up this morning to find this letter from Australian Canoeing CEO, “I am writing to congratulate you on your appointment as the 2012 Australian Canoeing National Freestyle Team Coach. I woke up this morning to find this letter from...
Colorado Play Daze by Jezz | Aug 15, 2012 | Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, WhitewaterThis morning started like most mornings here in Colorado with Jez blasting music from the van before yelling “GOOD MORNING COLORADO!”. We stopped and picked up cereal for break feast and Jez asked if we had enjoyed our sleep in, which in reality was only waking up at...
Huck Colorado Day 2 – Brown Canyon by Jezz | Aug 6, 2012 | Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, WhitewaterI must say that today went quite smoothly! Yesterday, the two groups made sure to get our boats and gear ready early so we didn’t have to do it this morning today, instead just eat a quick breakfast and get on the road. The gold group headed to the brown canyon with...
HUCK COLORADO – The Expedition Begins by Jezz | Aug 5, 2012 | Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, WhitewaterToday was the first day of HUCK Colorado, and it couldn’t have been better. The drive to the river was gorgeous Today was the first day of HUCK Colorado, and it couldn’t have been better. The drive to the river was gorgeous. On one side we would have the Rockies and...
