A Weekend At The CKS Paddlefest by JK Team | Jun 9, 2022 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplinessubmitted by Mateo Kowalczyk Hi my name is Mateo Kowalczyk and I’m a 15 year old kayaker from Boise, Idaho! I just spent the weekend in Buena Vista, Colorado participating in the CKS paddle fest! It was my first ever paddle fest and I want to tell you a little bit...
Buena Vista Paddlefest – Better than Ever! by Jessie Stone | Jun 2, 2022 | Event Coverage, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesComing back to Colorado is always great. Arriving to the big expansive mountains and plains give you a feeling of freedom and possibility, and returning to paddle in Buena Vista is just like that too. The competition hole is one of the best holes I have played in and...
Go Fast Day on Suck Creek by Clay Wright | May 7, 2022 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesGoing fast is fun, whether on a bike – in a car – or down your favorite creek, there’s a type of person who just loves to see how fast they can go. In that spirit, some local Chatty boaters found a few friends to hold watches on the local steep and the...
USA Freestyle Team Trials: My First Competition in over Two Years by Cashion Porter Shirley | Mar 31, 2022 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesOn March 19, the best freestyle kayaking athletes in the United States went head to head for a coveted spot on the US team for the 2022 ICF Freestyle World Championships in Nottingham, England. While the competition is stressful enough on its own, I had an added level...
Ohio Kayak Catfishing Trail 2022 by JK Team | Feb 16, 2022 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Bannersubmitted by Kayak Mike In 2022 Ohio will have a dedicated Ohio Kayak Catfishing Trail. The events can be registered for at https://app.fishingchaos.com/club/onlinecatfishing/tournament-series/fYQwts78IM0PtUuYKWgx/tournaments. Online Catfishing Tournaments...
2021 Dirty Bird Event by crystalgustin | Dec 12, 2021 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesPhotos courtesy of Rob Giersch It was a breath of fresh air to be able to run the Paddle In Pink annual Dirty Bird event at the end of July this year. For most of us, the last year has been an incredibly hard year. As a kayaker, I really missed the closeness that the...
13th Annual Ocoee River Race by wildwildwes | Oct 21, 2021 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe 2021 edition of the Tennessee Valley Canoe Club Ocoee River Race went down on 10/9/2021 and we had some extra flow in the river with 1,800 CFS to make it even better. The race course starts at the put-in for the Middle Ocoee at the Roger’s Branch launch ramp. The...
CKFC Tournament – Boyd Lake, CO by Scott Brands | Oct 14, 2021 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerThe Colorado Kayak Fishing Club (CKFC) held their fourth bass tournament of the year on Boyd Lake in Loveland, CO on August 21. The dog days of summer can prove to be quite difficult when it comes to catching fish in Colorado. Not only do you have to deal with the...
Issie’s summer in Nottingham & competing in the British Championships by JK Team | Sep 28, 2021 | Event Coverage, Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, UK, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Issie Wormall This summer I have spent weeks paddling at Holme Pierrepont Nottingham training for the British Championships and for Team GB selections. My time training on inlet gate and twin since the start of the summer improved massively, on inlet it...
Gore Race 2021 by Connor Gagliano | Sep 15, 2021 | Antix, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesOn the last weekend of August of 2021, the Gore Race went down. Just outside of Kremmling, Colorado, around 85 total people (including everyone in rafts) came out for the race. For those of you unfamiliar with Gore Canyon, there are 4 miles of flatwater before 3 miles...
Recap: Maine Whitewater Championship by Alex Horne | Sep 13, 2021 | Antix, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesA highlight of the New England paddling season, the Maine Whitewater Championship is a series of races that happen every summer on two of Maine’s most popular rivers. This year we gathered on the Kennebec River on June 20th for a time trial and mass start through the...
Taking What the Water Gives You by Jason Gardner | Sep 3, 2021 | Big Rig HD/FD, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing TournamentI fished the Elite Kayak Fishing Even on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH on August 14th. This lake has been feast or famine for me over the last 5 years. I have put up 40 fish in a day, and I’ve gone back out to the same spot and caught 0 fish. It’s the typical Love/Hate...