KC Jackson paddles the Arkansas

by Courtney Kerin | Jul 9, 2017 | Dynamic Duo, Family Zone, Internationalisation, New Zealand, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Here’s a short film of my best buddy KC Jackson and I paddling together down the Arkansas River in Colorado. Getting kids on the river is on of the funniest ways to share your kayaking experiences and fun! Hope this inspires some more of you to get out there...

2016 Review with all the videos- Enjoy

by Jeremy Adkins | Jul 8, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Creeking, Dynamic Duo, Family Zone, Internationalisation, Karma Unlimited, Reviews, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

What a great year 2016 was. Looking back on all the great memories of 2016 makes me smile. Instead of talking about all the great memories I posted some of the videos from local rivers like Mulberry Fork and Locust Fork playing with go pro. Coosa Pirouette- Love going...

An Australian White Water Classic – The Snowy River

by Claire OHara | Jun 26, 2017 | Creeking, Family Zone, Internationalisation, Karma, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, UK, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

One of the classic white water runs in Australia is the Snowy river and this summer I had the opportunity to lead a group of kids down it on a multi day paddling expedition. Having never paddled the run before I joined Josh and Rick to do a quick recci run before the...

Rock Star XS Year in Review

by JK Little Shredders | Jun 23, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Reviews, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Facebook just reminded me that my new Rock Star XS arrived at my school one year ago this week. The past year paddling it has been awesome! Check out these fun videos of all the great things my boat and I have done together over the past year. The first video is my...

Dominion River Rock

by JK Little Shredders | Jun 17, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

One day, we received the news that an awesome river festival would be held in the place that my family used to live in, Richmond Virginia! It is known as Dominion River Rock, and has all sorts of sports, from rock climbing and kayaking, to slacklining and even dog...

CKS PaddleFest: Wild & Free Tour

by nicktroutman | Jun 16, 2017 | Canada, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Internationalisation, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

Our ‘Wild & Free Tour’ continues on to the Colorado Tour with our first stop being the CKS PaddleFest. It was another incredible weekend filled with freestyle, racing, podium finishes, and lots of fun and friends. Though for me the highlight was getting to race...

The Great Disconnect

by Donald Stubbings | Jun 15, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, Freshwater

In 2017 in the world of snap chat, emoji’s and other technological roadblocks the time we get to truly communicate with our children and family is up to us, we as outdoor enthusiasts and Kayakers have to make the extra effort to go above and beyond the quick response...

Skipper Snook’n​ Adventures

by Bart Swab | Jun 13, 2017 | Cuda, Family Zone, Fishing, Kraken, rivers, Skipper

Melea has spent countless hours fishing for redfish from the Big Tuna and the KilroyDT when she was younger and now out of her Skipper. We set off one afternoon to chase a less prominent fish in our area, the elusive Northeast Florida snook.    This would be...

Reno River Fest 2017

by sagedonnelly | Jun 11, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Playboating, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

After training slalom for 6 months straight and winning both K1 and C1 Slalom Jr. Team Trials, in North Carolina, I flew home to compete in my local river festival after missing it for three years! We have been in a severe drought in Nevada to the point where the...

Kilroy DT After the Honeymoon

by teamjk | May 28, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, Kilroy DT, Media, Reviews, Video

A look at the Jackson Kayak Kilroy DT, one of my very favorite kayaks! – Christopher...

Little Shredder Lotte checks in from NZ

by JK Little Shredders | May 23, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

So far this year has been awesome! It started off with a big splash when I attended the Hawea Whitewater camp with Claire, Anna, Josh, Dennis and other awesome coaches. We had the pleasure of hosting 4 Aussies and had 50+ people attending the camp. During the camp the...

Party surfing a wave with my 7 year old

by teamjk | May 21, 2017 | Dynamic Duo, Family Zone, Media, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Throwback to 4 years ago, taking my 7 year old son out in a Dynamic Duo for his first time. His friend and hero Mike Mcvey paddled him down Amberjack on the West Branch Penobscot in Maine.  – Leanne...