Love the Jackson Antix 2.0!

by JK Team | Jan 23, 2021 | Antix, Creeking, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Written by Adam Swett I think I received my first Antix in the winter of 2016 or 2017 and started paddling the large version that winter in Blue Hill and on the ocean waves of Bar Harbor in Radio and Otter coves and southern Maine beaches. I was a big fan from the...

Half Slice Birthday Boating Weekend

by Hannah Ray | Dec 10, 2020 | Antix, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

My river bro, Carl, and I share nearly same day birthdays. Carl’s birthday is Oct 11th and mine is Oct 12th. Each year I like to declare Birthday Boating weekend and we try to make it a point to get together and celebrate our bdays on the river. Sullivan Falls Our...

Packing for a Raft Supported Grand Canyon Trip

by kylethomas | Dec 1, 2020 | Antix, Exploration Feature, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running

There are many lists online to guide packing for a Grand Canyon river trip. The packing list I provide is aimed to help those packing for a trip during the warm/hot months. Our trip was from August – September and a mix of kayakers and rafts. Temperatures exceeded 100...

Jackson Antix 2.0 Review!

by Maddie Kimmel | Nov 27, 2020 | Antix, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature

In recent years slice boating has made a comeback and exploded in popularity among the kayaking community. Half slices in particular have become ever more popular, with every kayaking brand producing their own take on a half slice. The beauty of the half slice is that...

Kacwin Falls | Whitewater Kayaking Poland

by Bartoz Czauderna | Nov 20, 2020 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Antix, Internationalisation, Poland, River Running, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

if you see rain – chase it, park next to the falls and go for it! That is usual instruction for running the falls. Entrance is trickier than it looks as you have to push hard right to kick the line. It requires quite a bit of water in order to be deep enough but...

Post Baby Kayaking Adventures of 2020

by dianegaydos | Nov 3, 2020 | Antix, Creeking, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

If you have kids, then you’ll appreciate how hard it is to get out on the water as much as you did before. Especially during the strange pandemic year of 2020. However, my husband Daniel and I recently had Grandma, then Nonna and Poppi, all out visiting for 2 weeks...

How I’m surviving…Thriving the low water blues

by Hannah Ray | Oct 26, 2020 | Antix, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature

Early winter started out great here in Iowa. I had a fun and chilly New Years day playboat and surf session to ring in the new year. Then the craziness that is 2020 began. All the events I had planned on traveling to were canceled. All the events I had planned on...

First Jackson Antix 2.0 Ride on the Grand Canyon

by kylethomas | Oct 16, 2020 | Antix, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

I had the fortunate opportunity to test out the Jackson Kayak Antix 2.0 at one of the greatest American treasures, the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River. This was my first time seeing an Antix 2.0. What better than to take it on a 280 mile test drive? Having paddled...

Jackson Antix 2.0 at ?Beaverfest?

by JK Team | Sep 24, 2020 | Antix, Creeking, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

-Submitted by Jason Smith The Smith family was lucky enough to meet up with the northeast JK sales rep, Rob, and borrow the Antix 2.0 for a run on the Beaver river in upstate NY. Thank you Rob 🙂 We were able to demo a small and a medium. Most years the Beaver release...

One boat, One river, One Covid summer

by Vincent Family | Sep 4, 2020 | Antix, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

We normally spend the spring and fall in South Eastern BC and most of the summer on the road chasing water and the competitive kayaking circuit. Like everyone else, covid put a halt to our regular plans and we found ourselves staying put. This, unexpectedly, has...

A Dreamy Summer Weekend at Skook

by janekoopman | Aug 25, 2020 | Antix, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Warm, sunny, weather, great people, cheering spectators, spectacular scenery and a world class surf wave. Heaven? No – Skookumchuck Narrows. It was a dreamy summer weekend this past weekend at Skookumchuck on the sunshine coast in BC! The wave is tidal and sets up at...

The Hype Is Real: Antix 2 Delivers!

by Hilde Schweitzer | Aug 22, 2020 | Antix, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

The Hype Is Real: Antix 2 Delivers! I don’t know about you, but I get a bit tired of all the rad boaters pushing boats with the implication that anyone, including me, a 69 year old female whose rad date has long expired could somehow come even close to unleashing the...