Competing in Freestyle Nationals by JK Little Shredders | May 20, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesA week has passed, and I’m back on the Potomac in Washington, DC after competing in the U.S. Freestyle National Championships in Columbus Georgia. I had a blast paddling with all my friends during the week before and then competing with them on Friday and...
Second addition to the Jackson Kayak Little Shredders by Jezz | May 19, 2017 | Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Shooting Star, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWe are proud to announce the second addition to the Jackson Kayak Little Shredders, we would like to welcome Ben Higson from Wales. Not only is this kid is so excited about kayaking and an awesome ambassador for the sport, but he is 12 and can Space Godzilla and...
JK Little Shredders Team announced by JK Little Shredders | May 15, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Team JK, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesSo we have spent the last few weeks going though over 30 applications to the Jackson Kayak Little Shredders Team. There is so many amazing kids doing such fantastic things out there all over the world, with applications from Europe, Oceania all over America, almost...
Failure by Maddie Kimmel | May 13, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesFailure Merriam Webster definition- lacking success Maddie’s definition- not doing your best Failure is something that happens to us all (no matter how it might seem). Last weekend, I failed terribly at the NOC Freestyle Shootout and it was soul crushing. ...
From Fear To Triumph: Maddy Kellogg’s National’s Competition by kelloggfamily | May 1, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesGuess what? We are in Colombus, Georgia for the National Freestyle Kayak competition. Almost my whole family is going to compete including Rowdy! It is going to be so much fun. I’ve been looking forward to this competition all year because it’s the first one this...
Hawea Academy by Claire OHara | Apr 8, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesSo on January 22nd, 36 kids from across Australasia came together for the 3rd annual Hawea Academy. World class coaches Claire O’Hara, Dennis Newton and Anna Bruno flew in to the New Zealands South Island to join a team of local up and coming coaches to host...
One of my favorite places to paddle – Little Shredder Kaelin checks in by teamjk | Apr 3, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesOne of my favorite places to paddle is NOC, and it is even better when I can do my two favorite kinds of kayaking there. This weekend I completed in the US Open for slalom, and afterwards, I went playing in the hole in my Rock Star XS. While I was slaloming on the...
Calling all kids who love to kayak! :) by Jezz | Apr 1, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, JK Team Posts, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesJackson kayak is running a competition for 2 spots on the Jackson kayak Little Shredder team. We are looking 2 kids who love to kayak and we are opening these spots for kids under 15 years old. You can be a playboater, a creeker, a river runner or just a paddler doing...
Jackson Kayak- XS Rockstar Promo by teamjk | Mar 4, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Reviews, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesJackson Kayak after 9 years finally comes out with another kids/small adult size playboat. For kids or small adults that just were too small to throw around the Small sized Rockstar or too big for the Shooting star. This boat fills that gap perfectly. Order yours...
Little Shredder Team Video by Jezz | Mar 2, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesAlex, one of the little shredders have created a little shredders team video. These kids come from all over the world, they are super fun, excited and just packed full of energy. We can’t wait to see what they get up to this year! A big thank you to Alex for...
For the Thrill of It – First THREE Years at Jackson Kayak by Maddie Kimmel | Jan 23, 2017 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Reviews, rivers, Video, WhitewaterI wanted to share a short video of my first five years kayaking and three years at Jackson Kayak. It start with me learning how to wet exit from my pink Fun 1 in the pool and then progresses to me learning how to roll and surf on the Ottawa river in my Shooting Star....
For the Thrill of It – First THREE Years at Jackson Kayak by Maddie Kimmel | Jan 20, 2017 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Video, WhitewaterI wanted to share a short video of my first five years kayaking and three years at Jackson Kayak. It start with me learning how to wet exit from my pink Fun 1 in the pool and then progresses to me learning how to roll and surf on the Ottawa river in my Shooting Star....
