Core Fitness for Kayaking | How to Get Your Core All Fired Up! by Jessie Stone | Apr 29, 2020 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, Instructional, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater InstructionDepending on where you are and what your opportunities are to get outside, you may or may not be using your core on a regular basis, but no doubt everyone wants to be in the best shape possible to take advantage of paddling as soon as it is possible. To that end, I...
Wait for it: the Art of Timing you Boof by JT Hartman | Mar 4, 2020 | Creeking, Nirvana, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesBoofing is one of the most important skills to develop as you step into the realm of class IV and V. It allows you to punch through and get over larger, more powerful features that would otherwise swallow you whole. While everyone claims to have discovered the one...
5 Weird Ways To Warm Up Before You Paddle by Katie Fankhouser | Jan 8, 2020 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, Instructional, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater Instruction, ZenI have five strange ways to warm up before I paddle. A lot of paddlers out there like to jump out of the shuttle, gear up and hop right in the water. I get it. Whitewater is addicting and we all just want to be in it as fast as possible, but for real, control your...
Paddlers Kayak Yoga – KAYOGA by Katie Fankhouser | Jan 6, 2020 | Creeking, Instructional, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater InstructionI have discovered the new best thing for my fellow hibernating kayakers. Yoga for paddlers. I call this kayak yoga… Kayoga! There is some sort of special bond between a paddler and their boats. I know I am not the only kayaker missing my kayak over the winter....
How to Make Your Kayak an Extension of Your Body by JK Team | Dec 27, 2019 | Instructional, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionOne of my favorite parts about Jackson Kayaks is that, in tandem with some accessories, I can get the best fit out of any boat I’ve ever been in. For me, having my boat be super snug is the most important thing for me while kayaking. That way, I get maximum energy...
8 whitewater qualities by capucinethomaslepine | Dec 15, 2019 | Instructional, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater InstructionHere are 8 qualities for whitewater kayaking, hope it can give you ideas to try new things ! 1- LOOK Eyes are leading your boat. The look should be looking forward to the line ahead of you, focused yet mobile. If you don’t look where you want to go, you will probably...
Tips on Plugging a Waterfall by eliottbertz | Dec 12, 2019 | Karma, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater InstructionPlugging a waterfall with an abrupt 90 degree lip can be challenging. Rolling lips that transition from horizontal to vertical over longer distances tend to nicely set paddlers up for a vertical plug. However, not all waterfalls offer such as user friendly set up....
Learn How to Stern Squirt with Stephen Wright! by stephenwright | Dec 11, 2019 | Antix, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater InstructionLearn How to Stern Squirt with Stephen Wright. Want to finally learn to spin around on your stern like all the cool kids? Want to finally unlock to potential of your trendy half-slice river runner? Want to make the river your playground??? Check out my latest...
Green Narrows Race Safety Team Feature by wildwildwes | Dec 4, 2019 | Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionAh… The Green Race! It is an epic event in so many ways and it tends to captivate us as whitewater paddlers. The community that surrounds this event is far reaching and the show of talent in the race is always extraordinary. It has been said many times over, but...
Seat positioning for the Nirvana by Oddbjørn Flaa | Nov 15, 2019 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionSo, I’ve padled the Jackson Nirvana for two seasons now, and I must admit, I love it. when I first got in it, it was a new style of boat that I haven’t paddled before.Longer, faster and more rocker! When I first got it, my instinct where to move the seat a...
How to teach kids to kayak 3/5: Using a Dynamic Duo by nicktroutman | Nov 14, 2019 | Beginner Moves, Dynamic Duo, JK University, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater InstructionHere is the third of the 5-piece mini series about teaching your kids to kayak. In this episode we talk about using a Jackson Kayak Dynamic Duo or 2-Person kayak to introduce your kids to the river and help teach some basic skills of river running, edging and surfing....
How to Surf . . . Lake Tahoe by Jessica Yurtinus | Nov 8, 2019 | Antix, Rockstar, RockStar 2019, Whitewater InstructionWest coast boating becomes a little scarce in the Fall. The snow pack has melted and without scheduled releases there isn’t much to kayak, so we start looking at other options. One of my favorite options is surfing Lake Tahoe. We have been chasing waves on Tahoe...
