2017 Freestyle Nationals Training with Kaelin and Tom

by teamjk | Apr 12, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Training for Freestyle Nationals on the Columbus Waves So after a fun weekend of friends, slalom, and hole-play at NOC, I was lucky enough for Spring Break to go to Columbus, Georgia to train with Tom Dollé on Good Wave. I met Tom last summer on the Ottawa, and we...

Proper Blue water – Tekapo Freestyle competition NZ

by Claire OHara | Apr 11, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

After the Academy finished we all jumped in cars and headed to Tekapo for 2 days of guaranteed water releases and non stop freestyle. Stopping on route for a quick hike up Mount Cooke. I had heard that alot of work had been put into the course and that the features...

Little Shedder Holden: First Day Back Out Onto The River

by teamjk | Apr 10, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

  April 22 is the first day this year that I have had the privilege to get back out onto the river. I would have much rather been on the river this winter but I injured my ACL playing lacrosse. So I was not mobile for a few weeks.I was more eager than ever to get...

NoliFest Was Gnarly!

by wildwildwes | Apr 9, 2017 | Antix, Event Coverage, Events, rivers, Video, Whitewater

The third annual 2017 NoliFest was so much fun on and off the river! We were blessed with rain in the week leading up to the event and had some high river levels to enjoy the might Nolichucky River. River trips were enjoyed by many paddling groups both in the gorge...

Hawea Academy

by Claire OHara | Apr 8, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

So on January 22nd, 36 kids from across Australasia came together for the 3rd annual Hawea Academy. World class coaches Claire O’Hara, Dennis Newton and Anna Bruno flew in to the New Zealands South Island to join a team of local up and coming coaches to host...

The Open Road- Wild & Free Tour

by nicktroutman | Apr 7, 2017 | Canada, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

We are back at it again, as we pack up 6 kayaks, 2 dogs, 2 kids, and hit the open road for the next 10 months on our ‘Wild & Free Tour’. Follow along and share the adventures, as we bring you all with us for some trip reports, events coverage, tips...

#TruckLifeTour Episode 1: Follow the adventures of Team paddlers Seth Ashworth and Brooke Hess

by sethashworth | Apr 4, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

If you are a regular follower of my blog you will know that I was recently in Colombia, Ecuador before that.  But Whilst I had a great time in both of those locations, my Jackson Kayak team mate Brooke Hess called me up and offered me a spot in her truck to...

One of my favorite places to paddle – Little Shredder Kaelin checks in

by teamjk | Apr 3, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

One of my favorite places to paddle is NOC, and it is even better when I can do my two favorite kinds of kayaking there. This weekend I completed in the US Open for slalom, and afterwards, I went playing in the hole in my Rock Star XS. While I was slaloming on the...

My craziest experience kayak fishing (so far)

by Jon Hummel | Apr 2, 2017 | Coosa, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

I don’t know about you, but growing up, my granddad could spin some serious fish tales. The story I’m about to share with you might seem like one of those tales, told late at night around the campfire to the amazement and awe of grandkids. However, my...

Calling all kids who love to kayak! :)

by Jezz | Apr 1, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, JK Team Posts, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Jackson kayak is running a competition for 2 spots on the Jackson kayak Little Shredder team. We are looking 2 kids who love to kayak and we are opening these spots for kids under 15 years old. You can be a playboater, a creeker, a river runner or just a paddler doing...

PAC Redfish Series

by Eli Braud | Mar 31, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

For a lot of kayak anglers in South Louisiana, tournament fishing is a big deal. We’re a competitive bunch. Maybe some not quite as much as others, but we like putting ourselves to the test. When I was first getting started with kayak fishing, tournaments were...

Christmas in July

by teamjk | Mar 31, 2017 | 2015 Zen, 2016 Rock Star Competition, Creeking, Playboating, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Over the winter of 2015 – 2016 I outgrew my Jackson Kayak Shooting Star, I was so big for it, I was practically sinking it. Though the smaller boat made it easier to control my tricks and it gave me more power, it also took away all of my buoyancy and air. So it...