BIPOC Paddling Skills Day – Greater Seattle Area

by kylethomas | Oct 18, 2021 | Clinics, Events, Exploration Feature, Family Zone, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com

On September 18, 2021, the Greater Seattle area paddling community gathered at Lake Sammamish to share our passion for paddle sports with community members. The fun and free paddling skills day was designed to introduce Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) to...

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 Banner

The 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...

Gore Race 2021

by Connor Gagliano | Sep 15, 2021 | Antix, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

On 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 Disciplines

A 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...

I am No Dane Jackson Fanboy

by JK Team | Sep 9, 2021 | Dealer News, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

“I am No Dane Jackson Fanboy”  Submitted by Dave Lindo Sports figure worship has never been my gig.  Yep, I’ve never been the guy in line to buy a pair of Jordans, wear a person’s name on a sports jersey, or even asked for an autograph.  I have crossed the paths of a...

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 Tournament

I 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...

Ekstremsportveko Extreme Kayak Race

by JK Team | Sep 1, 2021 | Austria, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Submitted by Andi Brunner Due to Covid, the Ekstremsport Veko lost the title of World Championship this year but fortunately, the event could still happen! Despite the fact that lots of people didn’t manage to get into the country, we still had around 40 racers...

Not NoliFest 2021 Beat Nightfall BoaterX Results

by wildwildwes | Aug 29, 2021 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Karma Unlimited, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

On Friday evening of April 16th the river community gathered to continue the good times of “Not” NoliFest although the festival was cancelled again due to ongoing pandemic concerns. Matt and I both agreed that our whitewater community could safely host the event again...

Susquehanna River Tournament

by Chuck Bahan | Aug 12, 2021 | Bite, Events, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Fishing the Susquehanna River has been on my bucket list for a couple years. I’ve watched videos of fishing this river and the outstanding smallmouth fishing it has to offer. My friends thought I was crazy living in South Louisiana wanting to drive 16 hours to...

My thoughts of the 2022 Freestyle World Championships Feature

by JK Team | Aug 11, 2021 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, UK, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

submitted by James Ward Over the past few weeks I’ve managed to paddle at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. This is where the 2022 Freestyle World championships will be taking place. The feature that it’s taking place has been made ready for the competition and I’ve had...

Charles City Challenge 2021

by Hannah Ray | Aug 5, 2021 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Planning for the Charles City Challenge event began in fall of 2020. Over the winter I assisted the event committee with planning the in-river events, scheduling, and securing prizes for the event prize drawing. Winter in Iowa was pretty good this past year, snow...

European Championship Extreme Kayaking

by JK Team | Aug 3, 2021 | Australia, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Submitted by Andi Brunner King of the Alps is one of the biggest kayak events in Europe and 2021 it was the european championship of extreme kayaking. The event took place on June 5th in South Tyrol, Italy. Luckily, most of the european countries eased up their travel...