The Lyons Outdoor Games 2012 by nicktroutman | Jun 14, 2012 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Team JK, Whitewater, ZenWell it is that time of year again, travelling around Colorado, connecting the dots from all the competitions across the state leading me to Lyons. I have been going to the Lyons outdoor games pretty much since the beginning around 6 years ago. It is another...
The Busiest Week of my Year! by nicktroutman | Jun 10, 2012 | Creeking, Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, Whitewater, ZenThe tour has been fully underway for almost 2 months now, and it have been packed with paddling, competing, and lots of driving. Though this past week is always the busiest of the year. It started off with last weekend the CKS PaddleFest. This event has been...
Green River Rodeo: Wyoming by nicktroutman | Jun 5, 2012 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, WhitewaterThe Green River Rodeo is a fairly new event, with this being the second year of their annual event. The whole place has a small town feel, with great hospitality, especially towards all of the kayakers. It is a fun little whitewater park with a gorgeous park build...
JKTV Episode #6 by nicktroutman | Jun 4, 2012 | Creeking, Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Trip Reports, Video, Video, WhitewaterCheck the the latest and greatest in JKTV. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdZwqMC507c [/youtube] Watch the destination Lake Catamaco with the Ibis; the Australian Creek race National Championships, Tech Tips with the coosa learning how to stand and set your...
Green River Rodeo, Wyoming by nicktroutman | May 23, 2012 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Rockstar, Trip Reports, Whitewater The Green River Rodeo is a fairly new event, with this being the second year of their annual event. The whole place has a small town feel, with great hospitality, especially towards all of the kayakers. It is a fun little whitewater park with a gorgeous park...
Cold Weather, cold water, BIG air! Some Buseater Action by nicktroutman | May 21, 2012 | Featured Post, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, Video, Video, WhitewaterCheck out some Buseater action from my time spent back home in Canada. Cold Weather, cold water, big air! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/42191474[/vimeo]
West Virginia surprise… by nicktroutman | May 16, 2012 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, WhitewaterSo after the T’ville Triple crown my plan was to drop Emily off in DC, pick up Dane and head to California. This plan quickly changed over dinner when the word got out that the New River Dries waves might be in. So we packed up the RV and hit the road. A not so quick...
Fun J.A.W. Demo at Bay’s Mountain Lake by wildwildwes | May 11, 2012 | Coosa, Events, Featured Post, Freshwater, Fun, Journey, Recreational/Touring, Trip ReportsYesterday evening the J.A.W. teamed up with Tommy Clapp to have a great paddling event up on the Bay’s Mountain Lake in Kingsport, TN! Tommy brought his demo fleet of Jackson Kayak Recreational, Touring & Fishing boats for folks to check out and paddle. I...
JKTV Episode #5 by nicktroutman | May 7, 2012 | Coosa, Creeking, Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Video, WhitewaterHere it is the much anticipated JKTV episode 5. Make sure to check out Part 2 of Ben Stookesberry’s First Descent of Fall Creek. Ben also throws in a nice little surprise with a new First descent of 100 foot slide on the South Branch of the Middle Feather with...
Mesh cargo panel install by Ben Roussel | May 3, 2012 | Coosa, Cuda, Featured Post, Instructional, Internationalisation, Jackson Dealers, Recreational/Touring, RiggingI had documented this process on the Cuda prior to the last IFA event, but I deleted all the pictures off my camera before the tournament since it wass catch-photo-release and I wanted to give the judges a clean card to look through. So today I had it all planned out,...
NOC Shootout- Rockstar takes the Podium by nicktroutman | Apr 25, 2012 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterThe ‘Fun Tour’ is now fully underway. This past weekend we hit the Nantahala Outdoor Center for the NOC Shootout. The Nantahala is a South East classic and is the host location for the upcoming World Cup Final and the 2013 World Championships. We showed up on...
IFA Kayak Fishing Tour w Cuda – Empire recap by Ben Roussel | Apr 23, 2012 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, Recreational/Touring, Saltwater, TournamentsTraveled down to Plaquemines Parish this past weekend for the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour event held at Delta Marina in Empire. The IFA format is catch-photo-release redfish and speckled trout. Your score is the combined length of your biggest redfish and trout. 34 people...
