Mexico: New Hero ROCKS! by nicktroutman | Jan 15, 2011 | Creeking, Featured Post, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, River Running, Team JK, Trip Reports, WhitewaterI have been paddling the Villain S for the past year, and I have been absolutely loving it. So naturally I was fired up to be able to borrow a Villain S while down in Mexico. We have been running the Gnar, and the Villain has been preforming amazingly. Though this...
New Accessories for Carbon Boats!! by ericjackson | Jan 13, 2011 | Featured Post, Rockstar, the innovator, WhitewaterOwning a Brand new Carbon All-Star or Carbon Rock Star is an awesome experience. These are very expensive toys that you’ll want to take good care of. In order to best maintain, and show off your High performance Carbon Jackson Kayak, we have these...
Greetings from Baton Rouge! by Ben Roussel | Jan 13, 2011 | Coosa, Featured Post, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, Saltwater, VideoI guess this is my little corner of the Jackson Kayak world. I’m Ben, a member of the Jackson Kayak Fishing Team. I’ll be using the new Coosa Elite to stalk redfish in the marshes of Louisiana and float the local rivers for bass. I took the Coosa on...
Another Coosa Outing by Ben Roussel | Jan 13, 2011 | Coosa, Featured Post, Fishing, Internationalisation, Saltwater, VideoTook another trip down to the marsh this past weekend. Brendan and I had a good time catching trout in the morning, then we moved into the marsh to stalk redfish. The only problem was that there was a lack of redfish on the flats. They were tough to come by on...
How To: Stay Toasty WARM in the Winter… by ericjackson | Jan 13, 2011 | Featured Post, Instructional, JK University, Recreational/Touring, the teacher, Whitewater The most common question I get in the winter when I go boating is, “aren’t you cold?”. I can deal with 100+ degree heat of the Zambezi and enjoy that, but I dont’ like getting cold. I don’t mind the cold weather, as long as i have...
Snowy playboating in Rock Island by stephenwright | Jan 12, 2011 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Whitewater We received 5 inches of snow here in Rock Island on Sunday Night. Roads weren’t plowed, schools are closed everywhere, and I spent a lot of time crying and wishing for warmer...
The Villain in action on the South Branch Feather by Darin McQuoid | Jan 8, 2011 | Featured Post, Team JKThe title says enough and the proof is in the pudding, the Villain is killing it for us in California, nothing but positive comments so far, and the most common one is “fast”
Looking back on 2010 by Jessie Stone | Jan 7, 2011 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Team JK, Whitewater, Wrap Ups2010 was a busy year filled with lots of ups and a few downs. And it really seems to have gone by quickly. The imminent completion of the Silverback Dam on the Nile in Uganda has been creeping up on all of us and now 2010 will be known as the last year that the top...
Emily’s First Impressions on the New Hero! by Emily Jackson | Jan 5, 2011 | Featured Post, Hero, JK Team Posts, WhitewaterHey Everyone! First off, Happy New Year! In the new year we all have certain goals and resolutions and one of mine is to push myself to get in my creek boat more often. Well in the last 3 days, 2 of them have been in my creek boat, and not just any creek boat. The...
A great day on N. Chick in the 2011 Hero by stephenwright | Jan 3, 2011 | Creeking, Featured Post, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, WhitewaterI finally had the opportunity to run this S.E. classic creek with friends today. Big rains on New Year’s Eve brought up almost everything in the area–the perfect time to paddle our new river running creek boat! The 2011 Hero is now in production! Dane...
