My First Jackson Kayak Factory Tour! by Courtney Kerin | May 14, 2011 | JK Team Posts, WhitewaterJackson Kayak Factory & Rock Island, Tennessee Tennesse bound in our school van and suburban, each with a trailer loaded with boats and gear. Excitement arising and anticipation to kayak at the famous Rock Island! I was buzzing in the van, even though the drive...
World’s Training- May by ericjackson | May 11, 2011 | EJ Thoughts, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, the athlete, WhitewaterTraining for the World Championships in Plattling, Germany is heating up for me, as we draw near to the actual event. Unlike many sports, Freestyle Kayaking World Championships only take place one time every two years! This really makes each World Championships a...
Whitewater Grand Prix: Time Trial: Petit Bostonnais by nicktroutman | May 11, 2011 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, River Running, Team JK, WhitewaterYesterday I was able to be a part of probably one of, if not the gnarliest creek race EVER! The Race was held on the Petit Bostonnais, which is an amazing creek, and has had two previous races in 2008/09. Though this year there was record high water. This changed the...
Springtime River Bassin by Robert Matthews | May 10, 2011 | Coosa, Featured Post, Fishing, JK Team PostsSpring has been off to a good start. The bass have just about spawned out here in Texas but with the drought the flow in the rivers is slow to none at all. One thing that I did recently was fish the first River Bassin tournament to be held in Texas. It was unique...
Whitewater Grand Prix: Boater-cross: Rouge by nicktroutman | May 9, 2011 | Creeking, Events, Featured Post, JK Team Posts, River Running, Video, WhitewaterThe second event of the Grand Prix was the Boater-cross, though to spice it up some more they added a HUGE volume rapid. The rapid consisted of huge waves and holes where the line was pretty much straight down the middle, if you were lucky. The main crux move was the...
Whitewater Grand Prix: Ruins by nicktroutman | May 6, 2011 | JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterAfter the big trick contest we started our trip north. Though we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to surf the epic wave in Ottawa called ‘Ruins.’ It was a tricky wave to catch, and if you missed a tight eddy below to bridge pylon it was a 10 minute...
Whitewater Grand Prix: Big Trick: Gladiator by nicktroutman | May 6, 2011 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Trip Reports, Video, WhitewaterThe Whitewater Grand Prix is off and running with the opening party in Ottawa on Sunday. It was an awesome party getting to see a ton of faces from the whitewater comunity all in one place. The party went all night with an awesome DJ, premier of Rush Sturges new movie...
Reno Hometown Throwdown Hilarity! by stephenwright | May 5, 2011 | Fun, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, WhitewaterThe 3rd Reno Hometown Throwdown of 2011 went-off last night with more than 30 competitors, lots of onlookers, and amazing antics. EJ may have won the paddling, but the show was stolen by “The Game of Brown” competitors–Klunker, The Yurt,...
Mexico: Chiapas Kayaking by nicktroutman | Apr 30, 2011 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, River Running, rivers, Team JK, Trip Reports, WhitewaterMexico is one of my most favorite places in the world to paddle. I love the warm weather and water, the mexico food, cheap beer, great rapids and waterfalls, it just has everything. Though most of the time I spend in the state of Vera Cruz. Though pretty much...
Hometown Throwdown #1 on the Payette River by Micah Kneidl | Apr 28, 2011 | Fun, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Team JK, WhitewaterLast Friday, I was able to get out on the Staircase section of the South Fork of the Payette River followed by a WorldKayak.com Hometown Throwdown event at “the gutter.” The turn-out wasn’t bad. There were about ten competitors and just as many...
Quick Dent Fix for Jackson Kayak! by wildwildwes | Apr 26, 2011 | Creeking, Featured Post, Hero, Instructional, JK Team Posts, Team JKCreek boating is great fun and an excellent way to explore the world around you with some of your best paddling friends! It can be very physically & mentally challenging too! Sometime the challenges can take a toll on our kayaks too when we crash! But have no...
Tellico Offers Picture Perfect Easter Weekend Paddle! by ericjackson | Apr 25, 2011 | JK Team Posts, Recreational/Touring, River Running, Rogue, WhitewaterEmily and I paddled the Rogue 9 and 10 down the Tellico yesterday under blue skies, 80 degree weather with hundreds of happy boaters! Easily the picture perfect paddling day. Great water levels, clear water, warm weather and we found a great place to park the RV...
