Quick Tips to Help Flying with a Freestyle Kayak: Part 1 by Emily Wade | Oct 14, 2024 | Events, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesQuick Tips to Help Flying with a Freestyle Kayak Need to hop on a plane to reach your freestyle kayaking dream destination? Absolutely, so here are a few quick tips I have found helpful over the last 6 years-ish and there is also a link at the end of this blog with me...
GoPro Mountain Games 2024 Recap by Emily Wade | Sep 5, 2024 | Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines2024 GoPro Mountain Games This is a bit late…sorry… “Can’t be late until you show up” I think is the saying. The GoPro Mountain Games is by far my favorite event to compete in and are one of the country’s most celebrated outdoor events, featuring adventure sports,...
3rd Annual Snoqualmie Powerhouse Frankfurter Attainment Classic by kylethomas | Aug 28, 2024 | Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesAlmost all whitewater races I’ve participated in have the same thing in common, going downstream. But not the Powerhouse Frankfurter Attainment Classic in the Greater Seattle Area. This fun community race transforms a local beginner stretch of whitewater into a...
Revitalizing the USA Bassin Jackson Kayak Trail – Texas Division: A New Chapter Begins by JK Team | Jul 30, 2024 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerHello, fellow anglers! I’m thrilled to share some exciting news with you: the USA Bassin Jackson Kayak Trail – Texas Division is back and better than ever! As the new tournament director, I’m honored to lead this incredible community and help usher in a...
The Inner City Kids Kayaking Camp Heads South to Georgia by Jessie Stone | Aug 25, 2023 | Creeking, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesAfter several trips to Columbus, Georgia in the past year, and having the good fortune to meet people who supported the idea, and could help make it happen, the inner city kids camp was inaugurated in Columbus this past week. With the support of Whitewater Express...
2023 GoPro Mountain Games by Emily Wade | Aug 11, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines2023 GoPro Mountain Games Cover photo: Finals. Photo cred: Dane Jackson The GoPro Mountain Games is my favorite event to compete in and are one of the country’s most celebrated outdoor events, featuring adventure sports, music, and art. From June 8th to June...
July wrap up of the JK USA BASSIN TRAIL by Jason Cassetty | Aug 9, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Freshwater Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, TournamentsThe summer heat and the tournament trail are turned up a notch as we roll through July! Eighteen tournaments took place across the country this month and 134 anglers competed for cash prizes as well as valuable AOY points towards qualifying for the JK Classic held...
62nd Annual Salmon La Sac Whitewater Races by kylethomas | Aug 5, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, United States, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI am fortunate to have attended the 62nd Annual Salmon La Sac Whitewater Races near Roslyn, Washington. 62 years! I’m just wowed by that. This was my first time attending this event and certainly won’t be my last. The Salmon La Sac Whitewater Races are hosted on the...
Charles City Challenge 2023 by Hannah Ray | Jul 25, 2023 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe 11th annual Charles City Challenge held in June this year hosted 60 participants over two days of whitewater events. Vendors and spectators joined in along the river banks as well for the fun filled weekend. The water was low this year and in-river events were...
Catawba Great Falls, SC Grand Opening by wildwildwes | Jul 6, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesMid-March 2023 was a time of celebration in the small little town of Great Falls, SC! The grand opening of the Southeast’s newest whitewater park and recreational paddling releases were center stage thanks to a great collaboration of Duke Energy, S2O Design &...
JK sweeps the top spot on the first weekend of summer! by Jason Cassetty | Jun 29, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, FreshwaterThe first weekend of summer had two divisions of the Jackson Kayak Trail holding events as we inch closer to the end of the season. Starting in Indiana it was long-time JK team member Chad Brock taking the “W” on Lake Monroe. Chads victory also makes him the first...
Middle Fork Championship 2023 by kylethomas | Jun 27, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI strongly believe that competition builds community. The Middle Fork Championship on the Middle section of the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River (aka “Middle Middle”) is no exception to that community-building for the Greater Seattle Area. This race is organized a...
