Truck Life Tour Episode 3: Columbus, Georgia

by sethashworth | Apr 13, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Media, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

After a tiring weekend on the Nolichucky I was excited for another change of scene, and Stephen Wright suggested we join him down in the ‘dirty south’ of Columbus, Georgia where the USA National Championships will be held in April.  At first I wasn’t super...

Proper Blue water – Tekapo Freestyle competition NZ

by Claire OHara | Apr 11, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

After the Academy finished we all jumped in cars and headed to Tekapo for 2 days of guaranteed water releases and non stop freestyle. Stopping on route for a quick hike up Mount Cooke. I had heard that alot of work had been put into the course and that the features...

Little Shedder Holden: First Day Back Out Onto The River

by teamjk | Apr 10, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

  April 22 is the first day this year that I have had the privilege to get back out onto the river. I would have much rather been on the river this winter but I injured my ACL playing lacrosse. So I was not mobile for a few weeks.I was more eager than ever to get...

The Open Road- Wild & Free Tour

by nicktroutman | Apr 7, 2017 | Canada, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

We are back at it again, as we pack up 6 kayaks, 2 dogs, 2 kids, and hit the open road for the next 10 months on our ‘Wild & Free Tour’. Follow along and share the adventures, as we bring you all with us for some trip reports, events coverage, tips...

Truck Life Tour Episode 2: Nolichucky River Clean up

by sethashworth | Apr 6, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Playboating, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Shortly after arriving in Rock Island Brooke was offered the opportunity for us to go help Dane Jackson do a river clean up on the Nolichucky river.  Jackson kayak had a few demo boats that needed driving out there so we said sure, sounds like fun.  Friday...

Florida, Family, and Fishing

by Robert Brown | Apr 5, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, Kilroy, Trip Reports, Trips

Living in North Alabama I look forward to the opportunities when I can get a little salt in my veins, so I took a week off in March to visit my family and do some fishing down in Florida. Once my niece caught wind I was going kayaking, she asked me to take her. I...

#TruckLifeTour Episode 1: Follow the adventures of Team paddlers Seth Ashworth and Brooke Hess

by sethashworth | Apr 4, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

If you are a regular follower of my blog you will know that I was recently in Colombia, Ecuador before that.  But Whilst I had a great time in both of those locations, my Jackson Kayak team mate Brooke Hess called me up and offered me a spot in her truck to...

Skipper adventures Make it fun for the KIDS.

by Bart Swab | Apr 1, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, Skipper, Trip Reports, Trips

Melea has been on a paddle craft since before she can remember. Now that she is 11, it’s really cool to see her getting around on our favorite fishing areas on her own kayak. I’ve been working on our distance and she can paddle comfortably and her...

Jim and Will’s Big Adventure

by Chris Funk | Mar 27, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Trip Reports, Trips

An Alabamian a Californian and a Canadian go out in a swamp together. Sounds like the beginning of a joke doesn’t it? But that is exactly what went down in the Okefenokee swamp this March. There were lots of laughs but thankfully none were at our expense! I had the...

California Dreaming – This is the year to boat Cali!

by Hilde Schweitzer | Mar 26, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

With snowpack at close to 200%, and water content at an all time historic high, California is definitely the place to boat this summer.  The problem won’t be IF there will be water like it has been the past 5 years, it will be what run has a low enough level...

Grand Canyon in the Antix

by teamjk | Mar 14, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Uncategorized, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

I recently had to joy of taking the JK Antix down the Grand Canyon on a 13 day raft support trip. Our launch date was Dec. 21 (the shortest day of the year). My first time paddling the Antix was the day we launched. I was a little worried about how the Antix...

The Clock is Ticking on the Nile!!!

by Jessie Stone | Mar 12, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Leaving the Nile and Uganda gets harder every time I come and go these days because I know the clock is now officially ticking on the life span of the free flowing Nile that we know and love. Water levels remain unpredictable at best, but that means good things- tow...