Large Antix2 is not just for large paddlers

by Vincent Family | Aug 4, 2022 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

We realized last year that the Antix2 has become our go to boat – the comfort and the river play factor just can’t be beat. The only time we were out of our Antixs’, was when we were in our Zen’s for high water. This spring during high water,...

How to survive and thrive with your significant other as your paddling partner

by Vincent Family | Jun 21, 2022 | Antix, Family Zone, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

I was originally going to call this blog post the pros and cons of your significant other being your paddling partner. Then I built out my pros/cons list and had: PRO: they are always there to provide feedback CON: they are always there to provide feedback And...

Joy and anticipation of the first day of the whitewater season

by Vincent Family | Apr 4, 2022 | Family Zone, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, rivers, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Unless you live in one of those magical places where there is year round whitewater, there is some point in the spring where your focus turns to watching the weather forecast and the river gauges, anxiously awaiting open water with enough volume to get out paddling....

River Safety Resources That We All Need When Paddling

by Vincent Family | Dec 14, 2021 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

American Whitewater (AWA) has been knocking it out of the park this year with regards to their focus on river safety. This is above and beyond all of the amazing work that they do protecting rivers in the United States as part of their day job. In May of 2021 AWA...

Unlikely Paddlefest

by Vincent Family | Oct 15, 2021 | Antix, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines, Zen

Unlikely Paddlefest is an unofficial paddling festival, organized by paddlers for paddlers. Really – it’s more like a gathering of friends, old and new, for an amazing four days at the end of the paddling season. It is based out of the Quesnel Forks...

Paddling Maps – a great resource for flatwater, whitewater and fisherfolk!

by Vincent Family | Aug 2, 2021 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater Instruction

Whether it’s expanding your local kayaking spots or learning about new paddling opportunities as part of your travels, there is a really cool grass roots website that is building up quite a resource list for flatwater, whitewater and kayak fishing spots....

JK small Antix vs medium Antix vs small Zen for smaller paddlers

by Vincent Family | Jun 9, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, rivers, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines, Zen

For those paddlers that are at the lower end of the weight or height range, there are many questions about which boat they should choose when considering the small Antix vs the medium Antix vs the small Zen. My answer is always “it depends” … Like any other boat...

#Paddlewise – Whitewater Kayaking is a lifelong learning sport

by Vincent Family | Jun 4, 2021 | Clinics, Family Zone, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

learn. Whitewater Kayaking is a lifelong learning sport. Many other sports have a fairly static field of play (or practice) – generally soccer pitches, volleyball courts and basketball courts are always the same. This stability means that the participant can spend...

One boat, One river, One Covid summer

by Vincent Family | Sep 4, 2020 | Antix, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

We normally spend the spring and fall in South Eastern BC and most of the summer on the road chasing water and the competitive kayaking circuit. Like everyone else, covid put a halt to our regular plans and we found ourselves staying put. This, unexpectedly, has...

Bringing the FUN back into Freestyle Kayak Competitions

by Vincent Family | Jul 22, 2020 | Canada, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, WW Disciplines

Freestyle Kayaking (aka playboating) is a relative newcomer in the history of whitewater kayaking, really coming of age in the 1990’s as boat designs started to lend themselves to playboating tricks. Playboating competitions grew and evolved in a similar manner as...

Crank Up the Class 2 Paddling Fun

by Vincent Family | Apr 30, 2020 | Antix, Instructional, River Running, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

We are very lucky during this pandemic time to have a local river to paddle on. It is mostly class 2 with one class 3 rapid, so it’s not the most challenging BUT it’s five minutes away, can be bike shuttled and makes for a great time out on the water. As water levels...

Kicking off the 2020 Paddling Season with Some Giggles

by Vincent Family | Jan 12, 2020 | Antix, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature

We have been very lucky the last few years and often find ourselves somewhere warm over the holiday season, which makes the traditional “New Years Day” paddle a pretty easy gig, with more focus on wearing our sun shirts than dry suits. We’re hanging out in the...