NoliFest 2022 Beat Nightfall BoaterX Results by wildwildwes | Mar 25, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesOn Friday evening of April 22nd the river community gathered for this 5th annual event. The BoaterX had lots of fast action in the 8 mile enduro style course down the Nolichucky Gorge. There were a total of 48 athletes (record # in event history) competing with 46...
Gnarvana Boofing on the Watauga Gorge by wildwildwes | Mar 23, 2023 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWatauga Gorge is a beloved Class IV-V river run near my neck of the woods. Many locals describe it as the biscuits and gravy of whitewater boat riding in the southeast! It is chocked with a variety of different rapids that host many fun boofs, slots and slides. The...
Jackson Kayak Trail debuts in Kansas and Missouri by Jason Cassetty | Mar 21, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing ReportsThis past weekend was the last week of winter and boy did Mother Nature remind us to pump the brakes on spring 😂! We had 3 divisions kick off their respective seasons with high winds and freezing temperatures. Starting on Saturday the BIG HILL division in Kansas sent...
Cherokee Lake Tennessee kicks off the season by Jason Cassetty | Mar 10, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerUSA BASSINS JAKSON KAYAK TRAIL has its first ever winner and a 19” smallie takes BIG bass. Please help me congratulate Chris Falin on his victory on Cherokee Lake this past weekend. Chris has been fishing from a kayak for the last 4 years and jumped at the opportunity...
Benefit Events by Darrell Olson | Mar 8, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing ReportsWhether a kayak angler experiences a life changing event or worst there is a loss of life event involved; someone or a kayak fishing club will organize an event to help for the cause or support for the family. In all situations it appears that the event is a fishing...
Event Preview: New River Gorge Festival by Alex Horne | Mar 1, 2023 | Events, Featured Post, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesFor the second year in a row, Ace Adventure Resort will host the New River Gorge Festival, showcasing all the amazing outdoor recreation opportunities the New River Gorge has to offer. This year’s festival is set to take place May 12-14th, with the fun kicking off...
Whistler Triple Crown by eliottbertz | Dec 14, 2022 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWhistler, Canada is known worldwide as an epicenter for outdoor sports and kayaking ranks high in this regional assemblage of thrill seeking activities. To kayakers, a Whistler Triple Crown means a run down 3 sections of classic whitewater just outside of Whistler in...
Summer Highlight: Paddling with the Columbia Gorge Junior Kayak Club by Anna Bruno | Nov 1, 2022 | Events, Family Zone, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Kid's Kayaks, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesFor almost as long as I have paddled, I’ve helped get kids into kayaking. It wasn’t on purpose, and I’m not even really sure how it happened. I didn’t really start paddling until I was in my late teens/early twenties, so maybe it’s because I was one of the only “kids”...
Oetz Trophy by Thomas Dolle | Oct 31, 2022 | Creeking, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Video, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesOne event I really wanted to go to this year was the Oetz Trophy. Which used to be called the Adidas Sickline back in the day, but since 2017 Adidas stopped doing this huge event. Luckily, some Austrian locals made it happen again, Big Ups to them because since we...
Diversify Whitewater – Greater Seattle 2022 by kylethomas | Oct 30, 2022 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Outdoor Adventures, Recreational/Touring, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThis year I was fortunate to volunteer as a kayak instructor for Diversify Whitewater’s Greater Seattle Area weekend event. The mission of Diversify Whitewater (https://diversifywhitewater.org/) is to promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in paddlesports by...
2022 Dirty Bird Recap by crystalgustin | Oct 25, 2022 | Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI hate to sound like a broken record but after finishing up the annual Dirty Bird – Confidence Series I typically feel this sense of pride and this year was no different. 22 women played their way down the Pigeon River in Tennessee for this annual event. This is...
2022 World Cup’s- When the Paddling Community is Everything by Emily Jackson | Oct 18, 2022 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIt’s been a couple days since the Freestyle Kayaking World Cups- The day after was a blur of packing up, helping many team JK athletes get organized to leave, and my Monday Morning meetings where I had to present the weeks numbers on online sales, click through rates...
