NOC New Wave Shaper by hunter katich | May 9, 2012 | JK Team Posts, WhitewaterI have recently gone to the Nantahala for a shootout and a hometown throwdown checking out the new wave shaper. A lot of hard work and changes have been done on it since the last time I’ve paddle at the NOC. The construction done on the wave has made it more...
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...
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...
Two EPIC weeks surfing one of my favorites… BUSEATER! by nicktroutman | Apr 17, 2012 | Allstars, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, rivers, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, Uncategorized, WhitewaterSo it all started with a phone call…. “Nick, dude, get up here now, Bussy is in and it is 80 degrees outside!” This call came from my best friend Joel Kowalski up in Beachburg. He lives on the Ottawa River and got me started in kayaking 10 years ago. Now you have to...
Villain and Hero: Spring Break Charging! by Zach Fraysier | Apr 17, 2012 | jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, River Running, Team JK, WhitewaterTwo Jackson Kayaks, Two Bikes, and a Station Wagon Just before Spring Break, it hit me: I will never experience the wonders of Spring Break ever again. With this being noted, I immediately started brainstorming how to close out these beloved breaks in a respectful and...
Jackson Kayak will be at the Fly Fishing Film Tour stop in Middlebury, VT on Friday! by Damon Bungard | Apr 12, 2012 | Big Tuna, Coosa, Cuda, Fishing, Fly Fishing, JK Team Posts, UncategorizedI’ll be attending the Fly Fishing Film Tour (http://flyfilmtour.com/) in Middlebury, VT this Friday, April 13th, and Jackson Kayak will be on display. Come check out the Coosa, Cuda, our new Big Tuna, ask questions, talk to team members, and watch a great show...
2012 Alabama Mountain Games by nicktroutman | Apr 11, 2012 | Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterThe 2012 season has begun! The first event of the year is always the Alabama Mountain Games. It is an amazing event with tons of different competitions and sports aspects. Friday started off with the ‘Huckfest’ and freestyle of the lip of an 18 foot tall waterfall....
Father/Daughter Time by Robert Matthews | Apr 9, 2012 | Blogroll, Coosa, Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, JK Team PostsWith my daughter in town for a few days from College I decided to take a day off and spend it with her on the river. The last time we went out we were both in Coosa’s so I was looking forward to how she was going to like fishing out of the new Cuda. We launched...
Sweet Photos of the Zen 75! by Micah Kneidl | Mar 27, 2012 | Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, rivers, Team JK, WhitewaterHi everyone! My Zen 75 arrived a couple weeks ago and I’m obsessed with paddling this kayak. I will be telling you all more about this outstanding kayak soon, but for now I’d like to share some photos shot by my buddy John. Check more of John...
Trick Tip: The “Kick Start” by Micah Kneidl | Mar 15, 2012 | Fun, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Shooting Star, Team JK, WhitewaterThe “Kick Start” isn’t a trick, but rather a tool used for initiating cartwheels. Most cartwheels I see initiated are being done one of two ways. First, many cartwheels I see are initiated by simply smashing your bow into the “green”...
Johnson City Press Spotlights Local Pool Session by wildwildwes | Mar 14, 2012 | Clinics, Events, Featured Post, Instructional, JK Team Posts, Team JK, VideoAmanda Marsh from the Johnson City Press dropped in last Tuesday to our Freedom Hall Pool Session to check out what it was all about. She interviewed several of our local paddlers and shot some video & photos of the action. The story was published in...
Rockstar and Eternity Hole= AWESOME! Tips for Freestyle Moves! by Emily Jackson | Feb 28, 2012 | Instructional, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterEmily’s Eternity Hole Update! I get to paddle in some pretty amazing places but what is very exciting right now is that I am only 4 hours from home and paddling in an entirely new place! That’s right it is my first time ever at Eternity Hole, in North Carolina....
