Gore Race 2021 by Connor Gagliano | Sep 15, 2021 | Antix, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesOn the last weekend of August of 2021, the Gore Race went down. Just outside of Kremmling, Colorado, around 85 total people (including everyone in rafts) came out for the race. For those of you unfamiliar with Gore Canyon, there are 4 miles of flatwater before 3 miles...
Recap: Maine Whitewater Championship by Alex Horne | Sep 13, 2021 | Antix, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesA highlight of the New England paddling season, the Maine Whitewater Championship is a series of races that happen every summer on two of Maine’s most popular rivers. This year we gathered on the Kennebec River on June 20th for a time trial and mass start through the...
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...
Dealing with Fear by Boyd Ruppelt | Aug 26, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesOut of all the kayaking, skydiving, scuba diving, shark diving, snowboarding, surfing, caving, biking, wake boarding, skateboarding and everything else I’ve taken a moment in my life to enjoy, kayaking is the biggest mental challenge I’ve taken on out of...
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,...
Colorado Creeking 2021 by Cashion Porter Shirley | Aug 23, 2021 | Antix, Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesFor many years, I dreamt about paddling the spring runoff in Colorado. I watched videos of Oh Be Joyful and Vallecito in aw of their beauty. Lucky for me, this year, I got to go, and it was awesome! On June 3rd, Brian and Landon Miller, Matteo Williams, and I set out...
Jackson Antix 2.0 First Impressions | Review by sethchapelle | Aug 10, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Team JK, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI was a little late to the Antix 2.0 party. When the launch of the new Antix was announced last summer, I was really excited and placed an order for my new Antix 2.0 immediately. Unfortunately, just before my shiny new boat arrived I had an accident and broke my...
Medium vs. Large – Reflecting on the Antix 1.0 by kylethomas | Jul 6, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI know, I know. The Antix 2.0 is the hot topic right now, but I want to talk about another awesome kayak that’s been a hot item on the used boat market, the Antix 1.0. For years, I enjoyed paddling the Large Antix 1.0. I am 6’0’’, 190 lbs, and wear a size 12 Astral...
The Joy of Hand Paddling | Whitewater Kayaking by kylethomas | Jun 17, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, MixMaster, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesI’m going to talk about those plastic things you store in the stern of your kayak, hand paddles. Maybe you’ve used them on the river or at a pool session, but alas I’m going to encourage you to blow off the dust and take them for a spin. You don’t want your first time...
JK small Antix vs medium Antix vs small Zen for smaller paddlers by Vincent Family | Jun 9, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, rivers, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines, ZenFor those paddlers that are at the lower end of the weight or height range, there are many questions about which boat they should choose when considering the small Antix vs the medium Antix vs the small Zen. My answer is always “it depends” … Like any other boat...
The Kettle River | Whitewater Kayaking Adventures by Hannah Ray | May 19, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI explored the Kettle River for my first time this spring. Along with paddling friends Marty, Carl, and Jerome. While this river is friendly for many skills levels and easy to boat/land scout at lower water, it was really nice to have Jerome show us the lines and all...
