My First Lord of the Fork Race & a Look Ahead to the Green Race!

by wildwildwes | Mar 12, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, Events, Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Karma Unlimited, River Running, rivers, Team JK, Video, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

Last fall I had the distinct pleasure in racing in the 2013 Lord of the Fork on Saturday, October 25, 2013!  To participate in this race had been a goal of mine 7 years in the making… And now I set my sights to try to beat my time this year and to participate as a...

Karma Unlimited!!! Review so far….

by Hunt Jennings | Mar 10, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Karma Unlimited, Whitewater

The Karma Unlimited is here!! I am extremely stoked to add this boat to my pile of toys, and can’t wait to spend more time in it! I was able to get a lot of time in the prototype version last Fall, and am super glad that the final thing is here! Here are my...

Oceans of Whitewater (Part 2 – Surfing the Gate)

by Sean Morley | Mar 2, 2014 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Karma Unlimited, Recreational/Touring, Whitewater

The entrance to San Francisco Bay is spanned by perhaps the most beautiful and iconic bridge in the world. The mile wide Golden Gate is also a whitewater playground. Consider this: at a maximum ebb of 6 knots it is estimated that the equivalent to 2.3 million cubic...

Oceans of Whitewater (Part 1)

by Sean Morley | Feb 27, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Karma Unlimited, Recreational/Touring, Whitewater

Even during a truly historic drought here in California there is plenty of whitewater to be found. It’s just that it tastes salty! Every day of the year there is fun to be had paddling kayaks on the ocean. “Sea kayaking? That is for old men with beards!” I hear...

Testing the Karma Unlimited/RG prototype

by Sean Morley | Feb 22, 2014 | Karma Rock Garden, Karma Unlimited, Whitewater

Jackson Kayak’s popular Karma creek boat is undergoing two simultaneous evolutions this year: The Karma Unlimited creek racing kayak and the Karma RG ocean play boat and river tourer. Playing in the ocean is what I am all about whether it is surfing, rock gardening or...

Video of Karma Unlimited prototypes down the Caney Fork!

by stephenwright | Jan 29, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Karma Unlimited, Whitewater

Enjoy this video of Clay and I on the Caney Fork river, which is a local class 4+ run.  Lots of fun rapids make this a perfect river to rock out a long boat!  Shot with the JK Levator mount and a GoPro from a few different angles.  Look for production Karma Unlimiteds...