Jackson Kayak Antix 2.0 surfing and play! by JK Team | Sep 12, 2021 | Antix, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesJackson Kayak Antix 2.0 surfing and play! Submitted by Adam Swett I am still loving this Antix 2.0 and recently reasserted that in a evening paddle on the French Broad section 9 with a couple paddlers that knew the level really well and a trip to Columbus, Ga. to the...
The Joys of Teaching by Hargrove Adventures | Sep 11, 2021 | Antix, Family Zone, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Rockstar, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesEveryone knows, I LOVE kayaking. Freestyle and down-river paddling has opened a world of new experiences and adventures for me. Traveling to new places, paddling new rivers, and meeting new people, are all things that motivate me to continue to live this lifestyle of...
2021 Competition season! by JK Team | Sep 10, 2021 | Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplinessubmitted by Maja Kawczynska Hello friends, It’s me again – Maja from Poland. I would like to share with all the exciting things that happened to me after my trip to France, which I wrote to you about previously. I spent the second part of my holidays in a...
A River in Flood…in July by Jessie Stone | Aug 27, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIts July 31st and I am looking back on the last 25 days of paddling right here in Connecticut – where I have been since July 6th. In a word, it has been Awesome, but that doesn’t describe the state of the rivers. The Housatonic, the closest local run to my mom’s...
Jackson Bees Knees Thigh Hooks | Review by Hilde Schweitzer | Aug 24, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines, ZenBees Knees First Impressions—Two thumbs up! To be perfectly honest my absolute first impression taking them out of the box was disappointment. They are smaller bumps than I had imagined, were a bit denser foam cushioning than I would have thought would be comfortable,...
My thoughts of the 2022 Freestyle World Championships Feature by JK Team | Aug 11, 2021 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, UK, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplinessubmitted by James Ward Over the past few weeks I’ve managed to paddle at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. This is where the 2022 Freestyle World championships will be taking place. The feature that it’s taking place has been made ready for the competition and I’ve had...
Charles City Challenge 2021 by Hannah Ray | Aug 5, 2021 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesPlanning for the Charles City Challenge event began in fall of 2020. Over the winter I assisted the event committee with planning the in-river events, scheduling, and securing prizes for the event prize drawing. Winter in Iowa was pretty good this past year, snow...
Surf Betsy “Mondrian Kayak” Art Advocacy by wildwildwes | Jul 28, 2021 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesFor the past few years we have had a grassroots movement to launch a potential whitewater park project in my hometown. Recently a major goal was completed in the project with the Elizabethton City Council approving Engineering Studies for Phase 1 of ‘Surf Betsy’...
Norwegian Quizz by capucinethomaslepine | Jul 22, 2021 | Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Norway, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesQuizz are very popular in Norway and here is one for you kayaker! 1. Which of those animals has not been observed while kayaking in Trondelag (middle Norway) this year ? A salmon B bear C lynx 2. How do you name a squirrel in Voss dialect ? A magic mouse (magiskmus) B...
Makinito Contest 2021 by JK Team | Jul 14, 2021 | Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Maja Kawczynska I have just come back from France where I took part in the first international competition in my life, in which I performed in the team colours of Czaplicki Fun. The contest took place over the weekend, July the 3rd/4th, in Makinito,...
Can you really learn Whitewater Kayaking from videos? by Boyd Ruppelt | Jul 10, 2021 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, River Running, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines, ZenI recently reached out to a well known kayaker about helping in one of my instructional videos for Send School (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH9ct4EC–BCCi8XoOtNWOw). Her response was simply, “…I don’t believe you can learn kayaking from...
2021 GoPro Mountain Games by Emily Wade | Jun 30, 2021 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplinesphoto cred: @peterholcombe 2021 GoPro Mountain Games The GoPro Mountain Games are one of the country’s most celebrated outdoor events, featuring adventure sports, music, and art. From June 10th to June 13th, 2021, athletes and spectators from all over the world headed...
