Can’t get enough squirts and splats! Bailey fun in my Antix C-1.

by sethchapelle | Dec 17, 2018 | Antix, C1 Outfitting, Creeking, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

I have been having so much fun in my Antix this year. The combination of playfulness with river running/creek ability brings a huge smile to my face every time I paddle it. I love to splat, squirt, pivot and boof my way down the river. And the Antix is an awesome tool...

Fired up on my first Gore Fest!

by sethchapelle | Sep 14, 2018 | C1 Outfitting, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

his was my first year to go to American Whitewater’s Gore Canyon Fest. And now that I have gone, I feel that I will have to go back! Gore Fest is an awesome event! The event is centered around the longstanding Class V Gore Canyon downriver kayak and raft race. Along...

CO Road Trip ’17

by sethchapelle | May 27, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, C1 Outfitting, Events, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

I was way overdue in going through footage from my road trip to Colorado last summer with my now Fiancee. We went to Buena Vista for CKS Paddle Fest and US team trials and hit several other events and some creeking, skiing, and sightseeing. With the Colorado tour...

First Impressions of the Jackson Antix (L) C-1

by sethchapelle | Apr 14, 2018 | Antix, C1 Outfitting, Playboating, Reviews, River Running, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

I recently picked up a beautiful Jackson Antix (Large) in the new color of “Bluegrass” which is a very aesthetic green/blue combo. This is a boat I was very excited to paddle. I picked the Antix up when I was in NC around the Green Race. The first day in the boat I...

Taking a breath to write it all down.

by Jezz | Feb 11, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Australia, C1 Outfitting, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Media, New Zealand, Playboating, Reviews, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

So this year was once again packed full of fun and adventures. A worlds year, a bunch of new firsts and everything in between.    Worlds So this year since having recently been appointed on the ICF Freestyle Committee, I have seen the hard work and...

Cuyahoga Falls Race 2017 – 3rd in Slalom

by sethchapelle | Oct 29, 2017 | C1 Outfitting, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Karma, Karma Unlimited, rivers, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

2017 marked the second year of the Cuyahoga Falls race in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. That’s right, I said Ohio. I was very pleasantly surprised last year when I went to this race for its first year. I did not know that there was whitewater in Ohio until a couple...

2017 Upper Yough Race and How-to Seal Launch/Pogo Loop

by sethchapelle | Aug 4, 2017 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, C1 Outfitting, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Uncategorized, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

The Upper Yough Race is an annual downriver race that occurs on the Yough River in Friendsville, MD. The upper Yough is a really fun class IV (IV+) section of whitewater that has scheduled dam releases all throughout the summer. People travel from all around the east...

US Nationals – Fun Times on the Chattahoochee!

by sethchapelle | Jul 25, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, C1 Outfitting, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

This year the US Freestyle Kayak National Championships were held on the Chattahoochee River in downtown Columbus, GA. I had been hearing great things about the good play and warm water in Columbus for several years but the 12-hour drive had kept me from making the...

The C1 Antix adventure down the Nantahala Cascades

by teamjk | Jul 21, 2017 | Antix, C1 Outfitting, Creeking, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

I recently had the opportunity to paddle my C1 Antix down the Cascades of the Nantahala. It was my first time on the Cascades and my first time creeking in the Antix. The water was high and pushy at 400 cfs, but I instantly felt stable in the boat. It busted threw the...

Zen 55 C1 JK Outfitting!

by sagedonnelly | Feb 28, 2013 | C1 Outfitting, Kid's Kayaks, Uncategorized, Whitewater, Zen

JK factory C! outfitting!I recently received my Zen 55 C1 with Jackson Kayak Factory C1 Outfitting and I love it!!!! It was so easy to outfit the final touches from the factory build that I was able to use it the same day. The boat itself was super fast and...

New Jackson Kayak C1 Outfitting

by Jezz | Jan 26, 2012 | C1 Outfitting, Creeking, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Rockstar, Uncategorized, Whitewater

There is some huge news for all C1 boaters out there. After years of having to ghetto fit boats for C1, Jackson Kayak is about to release an amazing C1 system this year. C1 boaters have been waiting for this for years and finally there is something that will convert...