My secrets for getting sponsored by Rafael Ortiz | Sep 28, 2017 | Featured Post, Instructional, Internationalisation, Mexico, Whitewater I signed my first contract on a napkin 13 years ago with Kristine Jackson. I was 17 and getting sponsored was the coolest thing that ever happened to me. Today I call myself a professional whitewater kayaker: I do this for a living. Over the past decade, I’ve...
Cancer, Kayaking and First Descents by heatherherbeck | Sep 6, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Antix, Featured Post, Internationalisation, rivers, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesI have shared my experiences working with First Descents each year and this year is no different. I choose to share my experience with this organization to each of you because it is a “life changing” week for everyone who’s involved. First Descents (FD) is a...
Earth Day 2017 by Herschel Finch | Apr 27, 2017 | Featured Post, Fishing, Trip Reports, TripsThis has been one of the craziest Springs I can remember in a long time for me. Lots of life-altering events, both small and large. And although we’re supposed to roll with the punches and we’ve all heard that old saying “that which doesn’t kill you makes you...
How its Made. Inside the Jackson Kayak Factory by sethashworth | Mar 19, 2017 | Company Info, Featured Post, Fishing, Media, Team JK, WhitewaterI have always wondered what happens behind the closed doors of the Jackson Kayak factory. In a way I assume that it is some kind of hybrid of magic and chemistry that gets a shiny new kayak to my door. I envisage a cross between Hogwarts and the...
4 First Descents in 2016 Part 1: Hotel Arrest by Ben Stookesberry | Jan 7, 2017 | Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Media, Trip Reports, United States, Whitewater, Wrap UpsI have dedicated the last 18.5 years of my life to the pursuit of exploratory kayaking. I say the pursuit of exploratory kayaking because the act of exploratory kayaking represents only a small fraction of that time. But it’s that small fraction that seems to...
A Trip to Remember. by Roberto Briones | Oct 13, 2014 | Featured Post, Fishing, JK Team PostsIt all started with a message on Facebook from “Indiana” James McBeath, Director of Marketing for Jackson Kayak…”hey, are you up for a 5-6 day fishing trip with Jim Sammons through the Petawawa River to fish for musky?”. I was at work at...
Jackson Kayak’s Big Rig, the ultimate fishing platform. by Roberto Briones | Oct 13, 2014 | Featured Post, Fishing, JK Team PostsJust a few weeks ago I had the opportunity to put my Desert Camo Jackson Kayak Big Rig through its paces fishing Lake Travers and a portion of the Petawawa River in beautiful Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada looking for Musky. The adventure was 5 days long so I needed...
Mounting a Power-Pole Micro anchor on the Cuda 14 by Ben Roussel | Sep 25, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Instructional, Internationalisation, Rigging, Team JK, VideoSome of you may remember I got a new toy for the Cuda awhile back, the Power-Pole Micro anchoring system: I’d love to give a review on it, but unfortunately it has been sitting in that box in my garage, unused, for several months. I haven’t gotten a...
One of the Coolest Coosa Videos You’ve ever Seen! by Aaron Stiger | Sep 19, 2014 | Coosa, Featured Post, Fishing, Internationalisation, Reviews, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Video, Videohttp://youtu.be/8kgyPyDuwSo Whether on the water or off, it’s always kind of a cool to randomly run into fans of what I do, or of Jackson Kayak in general. It’s especially special to me when it is a child or young adult because you get to spend some time...
Ottawa Valley Summer: video by nicktroutman | Sep 18, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Video, WhitewaterThe Ottawa Valley is where I was born and raised. It is where I learned to kayak, and still one of my favorite places on Earth to kayak. Summertime on the Ottawa is hard to beat; warm water, perfect levels, good fishing, fun waves. To me this is the definition of...
Habitat 67 Wave: video by nicktroutman | Sep 13, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterThis summer while I was coaching with the Keener Program I had the opportunity to paddle some of the best waves in Eastern Canada, though one of my most favorites of the summer was Habitat 67 in Montreal. It was a long drive, 4 hours there and 4 hours back, for only a...
VIDEO: One Fish, Many GoPros: INSTAGRAM SHORT, “Shoal Bass Dog” by Drew Gregory | Sep 9, 2014 | Coosa, Featured Post, Fishing, Freshwater, Video, VideoAre you following me on Instagram? If not you may be missing out on all sorts of great fishing photos and short vids like this. Follow @drewgregoryfishing. Hope you enjoy this video where Lu and I took off for some shoal bass in north GA. This is also A teaser of some...
