Best boat ever by JK Team | Jan 11, 2012 | UncategorizedI am new to ww kayaking, started out with a wavesport ezg 60 did not take long to realize that it was way to large for me considering I only weigh 170. So I saved some money and got myself a 2010 allstar and can not rave enough about it and cannot wait foor spring to...
Jackson Kayak Villain on CNN- Green Race Report by JK Team | Jan 10, 2012 | Creeking, WhitewaterCheck out the Villain on CNN’s footage from the 2011 Green Race! Good Stuff! http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/travel/green-river-kayak-race/ JK Team
The Leap of Faith by JK Team | Jan 5, 2012 | Creeking, Team JK, Whitewater After fall break this year, I packed up and headed down to finish out the semester in Chile with New River Academy. One of my main goals for this year has been to get better at running waterfalls, and controlling myself in free-fall, so that I would be able to...
Zach sends in a hand paddling vid of the Villain by JK Team | Jan 4, 2012 | Creeking, Fun, Hero, Uncategorized, Video, WhitewaterHand paddling the Villain December in the southeast has been fantastic for creek boating! With moderate temperatures and some of the best rain conditions in years, steep creek classics have been running all month and micro creeks have seen action. Fortunately, these...
Ecuador—the perfect winter boating destination! by JK Team | Jan 2, 2012 | WhitewaterIt was a white Christmas in Ecuador this year with more whitewater than we knew what to do with! Too many awesome rivers were at the absolutely ideal flow and we just didn’t have enough time to paddle them all… But, if that’s all I have to complain about over the...
Fun and Relaxation after Devastation in Alabama by JK Team | May 27, 2011 | WhitewaterWhat a way to end spring for the state of Alabama. I had just got back from my two week humanitarian mission, to build schools and medical clinics for the Dominican Republic’s people, just in time to see a natural disaster hit the southeast. EF5 tornadoes ripped...
The Glenwood Wave with Nico Tonozzi by JK Team | May 20, 2011 | WhitewaterThe famous Glenwood Wave in Glenwood Springs, CO is getting to a good level! Right now it’s at around 11,600 CFS. The wave gets to epic proportions around 17,000 CFS. You can check the current flow at waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=09085100. The snowpack for...
Colorado rivers expected to reach 100-year flood levels! by Frenchy by JK Team | May 19, 2011 | UncategorizedThere’s been a lot of buzz lately about the 2011 Colorado runoff season. With good reason. And while Spring runoff has started in certain drainages, prolonged periods of snowfall and unseasonably cool weather has kept the snowpack locked for most Colorado rivers...
My First Musky out of the Coosa by JK Team | May 17, 2011 | CoosaHello everyone…….. I just picked up my Coosa a few weeks ago. What a sweet ride. I had the chance to get out and fish for a few hours on the Caney Fork river in TN. It rained the entire float down the river but that didn’t damper our spirits. The...
Rock Star Customer Review- Not just a Kayak according to John O’Neill… by JK Team | May 17, 2011 | Rockstar, WhitewaterJackson Rock Star Review Posted on 13th May 2011 @ 9:00 AM Playing with the Rock Star: spring 2011 playboat review By John O’Neill Let’s get one thing straight: The new Jackson Rock Star playboat is not merely a kayak; rather, it’s a toy that doubles as a kayak. Being...
Whitewater Grand Prix Results! JK’s Own Dane Jackson NAILS IT! by JK Team | May 15, 2011 | WhitewaterGRAND PRIX FINAL RESULTS WHITEWATER GRAND PRIX WORLD CHAMPION: Dane Jackson (USA) Â Â Â Â 112.5pts 2nd: Â Ben Marr (CAN) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 109.5pts 3rd: Â Rush Sturges (USA) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 102.5pts 4th: Â Nick Troutman (CAN) Â Â Â Â Â Â 94pts 5th: Â Bryan Kirk (USA) Â Â Â ...
German Selections Complete! by JK Team | May 13, 2011 | UncategorizedHere is a list of the German Team Paddling a JK Boat: Christopher Kleeman- Pro Men Anne Hubner- Pro Women Andrea Kaspers- Pro Women Sandrina Hornhardt- Pro Women MIchel Hasselwander- JR Men Nils Sommer- JR Men Anne Rist- JR Women Julia Spaaij- JR Women Phillip...
