The Once and Always Great Housatonic

by Jessie Stone | May 20, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater

Spring is the time of year I wait for the rest of the year! And Spring paddling near where I grew up is probably my most favorite place to paddle during that time. Among my favorite rivers is the Housatonic near Gaylordsville, CT. It was the second river I ever...

Reno River Festival

by nicktroutman | May 19, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

This past weekend was the annual Reno River Festival. I have been coming here to Reno for many years due to it’s downtown location, great river features, huge festival, as well as the fact that we have many amazing friends who live locally. The River Fest is always...

Calling all female freestyle kayakers- I challenge you too…..

by Claire OHara | May 16, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, Playboating, UK, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Check out this highlights video I made 4 years ago!!! Worlds rides don’t just happen they take years of hard work luckily in the sport of freestyle kayaking those years of hard work are awesome fun. During an epic session on an amazing perfect flood water hole...

Cold and Frustrated: Stories from Stakeout episode 3 Replacing David.

by sethashworth | May 15, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, rivers, Video, Whitewater

In this week’s episode Seth finds a replacement for David silk who left with a shoulder injury during episode 2. Seth gives us a run down on kayaking st the ruins wave and there is a sick drone montage from gladiator...

JK Moms Shred

by Jessica Yurtinus | May 10, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Whitewater

With Mothers Day upon us, I thought this would be a great opportunity to focus on some of our Jackson Kayak athletes that compete/charge on the water, and they just happen to be mom’s.  Being an athlete is hard.  It takes time, discipline, focus,...

Cold and Frustrated: Stories From Stakeout: Episode 2: Dislocated David

by sethashworth | May 8, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Join along with Seth and David as their adventures through the search for the biggest river waves in the world continues.  This week levels finally rise, and things take a turn for the worse when David gets injured.  Tune in to find out what...

BKA Lake Cumberland Event Recap

by teamjk | May 8, 2018 | Cuda HD, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Tournaments, Wrap Ups

We pulled up to the pre tournament meeting at 5:00am. Exactly thirteen hours since we had departed from Titusville Florida. I have to admit, stepping out of the truck Into the freezing air of southern Kentucky wasn’t the greatest. Especially since the day before we...

Demo Days in Corpus Christi!!

by teamjk | May 7, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing

Spring time in Corpus Christi means Roy’s Bait & Tackle will host their annual on the water kayak demo. Roy’s has one of the largest kayak show rooms on the Texas coast, and stocks all models of Jackson boats. Bringing over 50 kayaks for everyone from...

Cuyahoga Falls Race ’18 Overview

by teamjk | May 6, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

The 3rd annual Cuyahoga Falls Kayak Race took place on Saturday April 28th but the excitement was all weekend long! Thanks to the hard work and dedication from the local paddling community and of course the main race coordinator, Don Howdyshell we had more sponsors...

Ski and Surf in Surprising Switzerland

by Jessie Stone | May 5, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater

As I spend more time in Switzerland, I discover more and more surprising things about the country and its people. One thing I have discovered is that many people have donkeys as pets. Another thing I have learned from master cheese makers is that hard cheese has much...

CKFC Boyd Lake Bass Tournament Recap

by Scott Brands | May 3, 2018 | Coosa FD, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Tournaments

The Colorado Kayak Fishing Club (CKFC) started the club tournament season with a Bass only event at Boyd Lake in Loveland, CO. This was the same location as the first tournament which I won in 2017, but this year the conditions were much different. In 2017, Boyd Lake...

Event Recap: Beaters’ Boating Banger

by katiejackson | May 3, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, rivers, Whitewater

I’ve heard rumors of times long, long ago when there were competitions between the southeastern collegiate kayaking clubs… Times when college clubs would travel around on a “tour” between schools’ home runs for races and freestyle competitions. Today, the southeastern...