Elias surfing on the Ocoee by JK Team | Feb 1, 2012 | Kid's KayaksI love that I can enjoy the sport I love with my kids. I was amazed when my son first sat in a Fun and IT FIT HIM. We had been going to roll practice at UTC and he was trying to roll a different boat, but couldn’t get it. Someone else there had a Fun and let him...
Adam (age 5) learning the front loop! by JK Team | Jan 31, 2012 | Kid's KayaksThis is my little guy Adam last year at age 5. Bought him a shooting star during Jackson’s get kids into to boating promo. Needless to say, he really took to it. Loves when we throw him through the air into a front loop. He is now age 6 and “almost”...
Bryan in his Fun1 by JK Team | Jan 30, 2012 | Fun, Kid's KayaksThis is my 6yo son, Bryan, in his FUN1 on Grandpa’s pond in Oneonta, NY. I paddle a Super Star Classic. Even though it is much more “playboat” then I’ll ever need I love the boat. It is very comfortable for me. I feel very much in control, even...
Sweet Cheeks Make Paddling Better! by sagedonnelly | Apr 26, 2011 | Dynamic Duo, Kid's Kayaks, Uncategorized, WhitewaterI have been boating since the age of 2 and one of the problems I have always had was sitting up high enough in the kayak. When Jackson Kayak came out with Sweet Cheeks, It made a huge difference! They are super comfortable and easy to adjust and come in 2 sizes, 100...
Gold Medal Camp, Brush Creek Extreme Race, Kern River Festival, 2011! by sagedonnelly | Apr 24, 2011 | Journey, Kid's Kayaks, Uncategorized, WhitewaterFor the 2nd year in a row, My family and I traveled to Kernville, Ca. to compete in the 47th Kern River Festival and 7th (?) annual Brush Creek Extreme Race. We arrived about 2 weeks early so I could attend the Gold Medal Camp put on by former Olympic Gold Medalist...
Reno Hometown Throwdown #2 by sagedonnelly | Apr 24, 2011 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterThe second Hometown Throwdown in Reno, Nevada, was cold, windy and stormy, but there was still a good turnout from the hearty Northern Nevadans. The Truckee River was running very high, so the competition was held on the south channel at hole 3 instead of the usual...
My little brother Hayden loves his Shooting Star and Sidekick by alecvoorhees | Apr 20, 2011 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterCheck out Hayden in his shooting star! Hayden is 11 but this footage is when he was 9 and 10 years old. [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/21331582[/vimeo]
Career Day at Billinghurst Middle School in Reno, NV by sagedonnelly | Apr 7, 2011 | Kid's Kayaks, UncategorizedKids checking out boats. Last week I was invited back for a second year to speak to kids about different river careers at Billinghurst Middle School in Reno, NV. I open my presentation with a kayaking video, then put on an informational slideshow, and close it with...
Awesome New Colors for Kid’s Boats! by sagedonnelly | Apr 4, 2011 | Kid's Kayaks, rivers, Uncategorized, WhitewaterLooping at the Reno Whitewater park. I just received my new Rasta (red, yellow, and green) Shooting Star kid’s playboat and I love it! Jackson Kayak also has Goth available (green, white, and black) as a standard color for boats now. The first thing I did was...
Jackson Kayak making kids happy by sonia | Mar 17, 2011 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterWith spring fast approaching in Colorado the Lyons Kids Club is going gang busters in the pool getting a new crop of beginners ready to keep up with the returning kids in the river. Lyons has again partnered with the City of Longmont to use Centennial Pool in Longmont...
2010 is Get Your Kids Paddling Year by Jackson Kayak by ericjackson | Feb 3, 2010 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterFebruary 3, 2010 One of the best things I have done in my life is to get my kids kayaking, I can say that with full sincerity. The activity of kayaking is wholesome, great exercise, great circle of caring people, and burns off energy that kids need to expend on...
Nile in the New Year by teamjk | Jan 26, 2010 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterJanuary 25, 2010 By Jessie Stone Uganda is very hot these days and it is welcome relief to be able to play in the river! Having Emily down here volunteering and paddling is a real treat for me – its wonderful to split the days up between work in the field or the...
