Ottawa Valley Summer: video by nicktroutman | Sep 18, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Video, WhitewaterThe Ottawa Valley is where I was born and raised. It is where I learned to kayak, and still one of my favorite places on Earth to kayak. Summertime on the Ottawa is hard to beat; warm water, perfect levels, good fishing, fun waves. To me this is the definition of...
Habitat 67 Wave: video by nicktroutman | Sep 13, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterThis summer while I was coaching with the Keener Program I had the opportunity to paddle some of the best waves in Eastern Canada, though one of my most favorites of the summer was Habitat 67 in Montreal. It was a long drive, 4 hours there and 4 hours back, for only a...
Corner Wave Classic by nicktroutman | Sep 8, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, Tournaments, Trip Reports, WhitewaterCorner Wave is one of the best features on the Ottawa river, though being that it can be a bit tricky at times, and sometimes can randomly flush you it is rarely the location for a large scale event. This year we decided to change that and start the annual Corner Wave...
Canadian Team Trials/ Nationals/ Pre-Worlds by nicktroutman | Sep 7, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, PlayboatingThis past weekend we just competed in the Canada Cup event on the Garburator Wave located on the Ottawa River. This was the Pre-Worlds event (host location for next years 2015 World Championships) as well as the National Team selection for Canada. A ton of amazing...
It’s all about FUN! by nicktroutman | Aug 7, 2014 | Featured Post, Fun, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Team JK, WhitewaterBeing that it has been a couple years since we have redesigned the Fun series, it has been a while since I have paddle a Fun (I have been loving my Rockstar, Zen and Karma). Though after taking this new Fun down the Ottawa I am a believer, this boat is joining the...
Competing at Night: World Cup Finals by nicktroutman | Jul 26, 2014 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, WhitewaterWorld Cup this year was an amazing trip. We had a lot of fun just traveling together in a big group with a lot of my close friends. We also pulled out some tourist stops and visited a couple beaches, ate some good sea food at the Mediterranean and did some good...
Father’s Day: Tucker’s first Kayaking at 11 Months Old by nicktroutman | Jun 15, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, WhitewaterWell it is Father’s Day today and my first Father’s Day as a dad. My son Tucker is just now 11 months old and it has been the biggest and best learning experience of my life. I can’t express how much joy I get in such a small bundle. Just three days...
North Fork Championships Training by nicktroutman | Jun 14, 2014 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, River Running, Trip Reports, Video, WhitewaterWell the North Fork Championships Elite race starts tomorrow. This is my first year being able to compete and race here and it blow away any expectation. The race course is extremely demanding with tough big whitewater and 5 added slalom gates to make it even harder....
JK Team Video Contest Winners! by nicktroutman | Jun 12, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Team JK, Trip Reports, Video, Video, WhitewaterThis spring during our JK Team Summit we launched a video contest for all our team to enter. Throughout the past 2 months team members has put their creative juices to work and created some amazing video master pieces. Here are the over all Winners: Regional...
Whitewater Grand Prix: Stage 5: Freestyle: Results/video by nicktroutman | May 11, 2014 | Events, Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, Trip Reports, Video, WhitewaterWe just finished up the 5th Stage of the Whitewater Grand Prix. It was the last freestyle event on such an amazing feature. It felt like a slightly smaller but faster Skookumchuck wave. The format was everyone got four 1 minute rides, with your best ride counting. Out...
Whitewater Grand Prix: Stage 4: Big Wave Freestyle: Results/vide by nicktroutman | May 9, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Trip Reports, Video, WhitewaterThe WWGP has completed the 4th Stage. A freestyle competition held on the wave Black Mass on the Mistassibi River. The format was 2 minutes rides with your best 3 tricks scored. It was a great day with tons of huge tricks, massive airs and some epic wipeouts. I had my...
WWGP Stage 3: Time Trial: Results by nicktroutman | May 6, 2014 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Trip Reports, WhitewaterThe Whitewater Grand Prix has always been known for it’s extreme stature, and this years Time Trial was no different.The Shawinigan River is steep and manky and  made for a great Grand Prix race course. The race was 3 runs and your best 2 count. The line was...
