Fun Runnin’ Slalom Gates at Canoe Club Challenge! by wildwildwes | Aug 2, 2012 | Events, Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Reviews, River Running, Trip Reports, Whitewater, ZenThe past 3 years my wife, Jen, and I have participated in a fun event series at the NOC called the Canoe Club Challenge with Team APE’s. The events are novice slalom gate races down class I-II whitewater adjacent to the NOC Outfitter Store. The slalom events are...
Fun J.A.W. Demo at Bay’s Mountain Lake by wildwildwes | May 11, 2012 | Coosa, Events, Featured Post, Freshwater, Fun, Journey, Recreational/Touring, Trip ReportsYesterday evening the J.A.W. teamed up with Tommy Clapp to have a great paddling event up on the Bay’s Mountain Lake in Kingsport, TN! Tommy brought his demo fleet of Jackson Kayak Recreational, Touring & Fishing boats for folks to check out and paddle. I...
2012 Hometown Throwdown Southeast Championship by wildwildwes | Mar 30, 2012 | Events, Featured Post, Playboating, WhitewaterOne of our main goals over the past 5 years of coordinating and hosting the Hometown Throwdowns has been to get the infrastructure setup in our region to host a Championship Series of these events. All the pieces of the puzzle came together this year to make that...
Fun Runnin’ on the Noli and Watauga Gorges! by wildwildwes | Mar 21, 2012 | Creeking, Reviews, River Running, Team JK, Video, Whitewater“The JK Fun Runner is an intriguing sporty boat design!” was my first thought when I saw the news about this new river runner from Jackson Kayak. Little did I know at the time how much I would grow to love this new boat! I picked up both sizes (60 & 70) of...
Johnson City Press Spotlights Local Pool Session by wildwildwes | Mar 14, 2012 | Clinics, Events, Featured Post, Instructional, JK Team Posts, Team JK, VideoAmanda Marsh from the Johnson City Press dropped in last Tuesday to our Freedom Hall Pool Session to check out what it was all about. She interviewed several of our local paddlers and shot some video & photos of the action. The story was published in...
Watauga Gorge Good Times! by wildwildwes | Mar 7, 2012 | Creeking, Featured Post, Trip Reports, Video, VideoMost anyone who is acquaintances with me in the paddling world knows my very fond LOVE for the Watauga Gorge. The run is full of boofs, slides, boulder garden technical moves, and even a waterfall to top it off! It is the best class IV run in the world IMO and only...
It’s Throwdown Time in Tennessee! by wildwildwes | May 12, 2011 | Events, Featured Post, Playboating, Whitewater2011 Nolichucky Hometown Throwdown Event #1 Event Registration is 1:00-2:00 P.M. on Saturday at Riverpark Campground – Nolichucky River, TN. The event kicks off at 2:00 P.M. at Big Rock. Event Website for all the details:...
Quick Dent Fix for Jackson Kayak! by wildwildwes | Apr 26, 2011 | Creeking, Featured Post, Hero, Instructional, JK Team Posts, Team JKCreek boating is great fun and an excellent way to explore the world around you with some of your best paddling friends! It can be very physically & mentally challenging too! Sometime the challenges can take a toll on our kayaks too when we crash! But have no...
Watauga River Clean Up! Come Out and Help Us Keep Our Rivers Beautiful! by wildwildwes | Apr 20, 2011 | WhitewaterSupport the 23nd Annual Carter County Streams & River Cleanup & the Great American Cleanup Watauga & Doe River, Buffalo Creek and Laurel Fork and other streams Saturday, April 30 9:00 AM – Noon A picnic and drawing for prizes...
2011 NOC Shootout & Demo Days was a Great Time for All! by wildwildwes | Apr 18, 2011 | Dealer, Events, Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap UpsThis past weekend at the NOC was a huge gathering of 68 compeditors to duel it out in the 2011 NOC Freestyle Shootout! See EJ’s post for complete results… The freestyle competition was filled with tons of huge tricks, laughs and good times! I spent most...
2011 Watauga River Gorge Race Event Coverage by wildwildwes | Apr 12, 2011 | Events, Featured Post, River Running, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, WhitewaterA heck of a good time went down this weekend on Watauga Gorge! Check out the photos and story on the World Kayak Event Coverage website: http://worldkayakblogs.com/throwdown/2011/04/12/2011-watauga-river-gorge-race-recap/
NOC River Leader of the Month – Wesley Bradley by wildwildwes | Apr 8, 2011 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Press Releases, Team JK, WhitewaterWayne Dickert & the Nantahala Outdoor Center has bestowed a great honor to me as their NOC River Leader of the Month! Check out the full interview on the NOC Blog @ http://nantahalaoutdoorcenter.blogspot.com/2011/04/noc-river-leader-of-month-wesley.html
