Quick Dent Fix for Jackson Kayak! by wildwildwes | Apr 26, 2011 | Creeking, Featured Post, Hero, Instructional, JK Team Posts, Team JKCreek boating is great fun and an excellent way to explore the world around you with some of your best paddling friends! It can be very physically & mentally challenging too! Sometime the challenges can take a toll on our kayaks too when we crash! But have no...
I LOVE my 2011 Hero by JK Team | Apr 23, 2011 | HeroI could be a grandmother if my adult kids would cooperate, yet I learned to kayak just a little over a year ago. My 2011 Hero is so stable, I feel like I would have to really try to make it tip me over. It is very forgiving and since I don’t always know what...
Hero on Owyhee River- Photos and Video! by Devon Barker | Apr 21, 2011 | Hero, WhitewaterThe Owyhee River was 6000 cfs when we put on the river and 8000 when we ran Widow Maker. I had my new JK Hero. It was amazing in the big water. This is one of the best desert river trips. Here is a link for the video of our trip....
The Upper NJ by Jezz | Apr 18, 2011 | Creeking, Hero, Trips, Uncategorized, WhitewaterBy BONDY Unfortunately the seasons is once again coming towards the end over here in Far North Qld – Australia. However that does mean one good thing though, all of the classic two day, class IV – V big river trips are dropping back down to paddle-able levels. ...
HUCKING THE FAR NORTHERN AUSTRALIA EAST COAST by Jezz | Apr 10, 2011 | Hero, rivers, Uncategorized, WhitewaterLast weekend saw Adrian Kiernan, Chris Dixon, Callum Lawson, Riley Best and myself head south in search of some more first d’s around the Paluma range and a couple of waterfalls rumoured to be hidden in the Tully gorge. Unfortunately even the best laid plans don’t...
New found wonders by Jezz | Apr 5, 2011 | Hero, rivers, Uncategorized, WhitewaterSo with all the rivers still flowing around northern Queensland, and the monsoon madness white water festival just passed leaving us eager for more white water, a few of us decided to head south in search of some new rivers. Off we drove with the boats on the roof,...
Monsoon Madness White Water Festival 2011 by Jezz | Apr 1, 2011 | Creeking, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, rivers, Uncategorized, WhitewaterThe monsoon madness held over the weekend on the 12 th and 13 th of March was a massive success. We had over 40 competitors from around Australia attend the event and enjoy some of the best rain we have had all season The monsoon madness held over the weekend...
Another Exciting day at PWS By MORGAN aka Morgs by Jezz | Mar 24, 2011 | Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, WhitewaterWe Set off at the beginning of the day to look for any changes to 400m grade 2-3 rapid, to find a munchy first drop fun for loops and cartwheels if you can control that massive sweep across from the left shoulder, good place to throw Mc Nasties as Jez and I found out....
Review 2011 JK Hero – Paddling NF Payette by alecvoorhees | Mar 10, 2011 | Hero, Whitewater2011 Jackson Hero Review Alec Voorhees On Sunday, March 6, the 2011 Hero was introduced to the North Fork of the Payette River at a flow of 380 cfs, and it did not disappoint. With such a low volume river with tight and technical moves to maneuver around rocks, the...
Jackson kayak at Canoecopia 2011 by Marty Cronin | Mar 8, 2011 | Allstars, Coosa, Day Tripper, Dealer, Dynamic Duo, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Hero, Journey, Recreational/Touring, Riviera, Rockstar, Rogue, Whitewater Three years ago was my first time going to Canoecopia and I will never forget it. For anyone who has not been to this consumer show, it is truly like nothing I have ever seen in paddle sports. Canoecopia is one place where you can see it all. Almost every brand...
Brazil: Kaiak II and The New Hero Shines by christopherkorbulic | Mar 1, 2011 | Hero, WhitewaterI can’t imagine many better places to learn to paddle than the Amazon River or its tributaries. During the first week of filming Kaiak II in Brazil, we had the opportunity to paddle on the Amazon proper, where waters of the Rio Negro and Rio Solimoes meet at the...
Freestyling Cairns style by Jezz | Feb 27, 2011 | Hero, Playboating, rivers, Rockstar, Uncategorized, Whitewaterby BONDY We have been super luck to recieve torrential rain up in Cairns over the past few weeks, and with the Monsoon Madness white water festival and Australian National Freestyle Titles only days away the rivers are pumping. Here is abit of playboating footage of...
