Bennett Smith Join’s the Local Hero Team by Jez Blanchard by JK Fans | May 31, 2012 | Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, rivers, Rockstar, Whitewater Hey Iʼm Bennett Smith! I live in Birmingham, Alabama and have been kayaking for about two years. After my first kayaking trip down the Coosa River in Wetumpka, Alabama in August of 2010 I fell in love with kayaking and it has been an extremely large part of my...
Australian Boatercross Championships by Jezz | May 29, 2012 | Hero, Uncategorized, Video, Video, Whitewater After heading up to the far north of Australia I participated in the Australian Boatercross Championships. With a stack of slalom competitors making the trip up North and a couple using it as training for the Olympics I was quite happy with my top ten...
Creeking the Super Hero in Maine by Adam Swett | Apr 22, 2012 | Hero, WhitewaterI have been paddling the Super Hero since last June and as soon it got to Maine I was paddling it down the everything from the Kennebec, Penobscot and any other place I could. I weigh at least 215lbs and always wanted a big boy boat that I could take down anything,...
Monsoon Madness 2012 by Jezz | Apr 16, 2012 | Creeking, Hero, Video, Whitewater Here it is, the official video from the Monsoon Madness White Water Festival 2012 – Cairns Australian. A big thanks to all of our sponsor – Adventure Equipment, Big Water, Aj Hackett Cairns, Kayak4play, Horizon LInes, Electric Water, Cumec, Allans+Billy Hydes...
Big Creek Fun in the Hero- VIDEO! by Boyd Ruppelt | Apr 12, 2012 | Hero, Whitewatermade a quick video from a good day on Big Creek. I was so excited I forgot to record some of it (doh!) so it’s missing some of the bigger stuff, but good times regardless. It was a perfect day, sunny, 60 degrees and another incredible day on the water… the...
The Snowy River flows again by Jezz | Apr 6, 2012 | Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, Video, WhitewaterChris ‘Darlo’ Darlington from down in the Australian Snowy Mountains sent in these awesome pictures of the Snowy River at 9,000 Megalitres. He has recently dislocated his shoulder but still doing what he can to get on the water. Chris ‘Darlo’ Darlington from...
South Eastern Kids Group Checks in- First Loops, and Spring Plans! by Jezz | Mar 29, 2012 | Creeking, Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, Uncategorized, Video, WhitewaterCan you remember what its like to get your first few loops. Maybe you had a reaction like this one from Local Hero Southeast paddler Matt. Dude, that is one massive loop!!! Click here to view the embedded video. Can you remember what its like to get your first...
I said I would never do it. by Adam Chappell | Mar 16, 2012 | Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, Whitewater So I have been a very strong advocate of all kinds of paddling, however have to admit that I have never been very fond of paddling carbon boats through gates. I have been fortunate enough to be able to partake in a stack of different types of paddling including...
How to spend more time with your Whitewater Kayak by JK Team | Mar 14, 2012 | Hero, WhitewaterDo you constantly wish that you could spend more time in your whitewater kayak? Statistics say that 79.219% of the US population resides within what is considered Urban Areas. I am currently part of that statistic. Most people attribute the amount of time that I get...
Dads, Sons, and whitewater by Cudmore Family | Mar 12, 2012 | Hero, Instructional, Kid's Kayaks, River Running, rivers, United StatesThere’s no better way to spend an early Spring Sunday than with family and friends out paddling. Our scheduled river trip for our WILD kids program managed to morph into a father/son day with the notable exception of Alison. I’m very lucky that I get to...
My Mom critiques the Funrunner! by sagedonnelly | Mar 11, 2012 | Fun, Hero, Kid's Kayaks, Uncategorized, WhitewaterThis weekend, I and a few friends were able to take the Funrunner out for a test drive on the South Fork of the American River in California this weekend. WOW is all I can say. I have to admit, I can be one of those mental cases where you change the boat or gear and...
New Jackson Kayak Juice by Jezz | Mar 6, 2012 | Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, WhitewaterAfter a bit of thinking outside the box we got to considering what we should do with some of the plastic made from JK boats and then we had it. What if we grind it down and make some juice out of it. After a bit of thinking outside the box we got to considering...
