Shoulder Issues

by Connor Gagliano | Dec 19, 2022 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

As a whitewater enthusiast, have you ever wondered what it was like to go through shoulder surgery? If so, I’m here to tell you about my experience with it. In late September of 2022 I was paddling the Green River in North Carolina with a few friends. I decided to run...

Oetz Trophy

by Thomas Dolle | Oct 31, 2022 | Creeking, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Video, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

One event I really wanted to go to this year was the Oetz Trophy. Which used to be called the Adidas Sickline back in the day, but since 2017 Adidas stopped doing this huge event. Luckily, some Austrian locals made it happen again, Big Ups to them because since we...

Snowy River Race Weekend 2022

by Jack Newland | Oct 15, 2022 | Antix, Australia, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Me and a good mate decided to take the 9 hour drive to the Snowy River Race this weekend, and boy was it worth it!! Despite the 3 degree water and the snow covered mountains the white water was unreal. So many people to catch up with that I haven’t seen in so...

Ten Years of Maine Whitewater Championship

by Alex Horne | Sep 7, 2022 | Antix, Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

This summer the Maine Whitewater Championship (MWWC) celebrated its tenth year of racing the waters of the Kennebec and Penobscot Rivers. Over the past ten years, these races have become a staple of the whitewater season for paddlers in New England, and have continued...

A Weekend At The CKS Paddlefest

by JK Team | Jun 9, 2022 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

submitted by Mateo Kowalczyk  Hi my name is Mateo Kowalczyk and I’m a 15 year old kayaker from Boise, Idaho! I just spent the weekend in Buena Vista, Colorado participating in the CKS paddle fest! It was my first ever paddle fest and I want to tell you a little bit...

Built for Longevity: 100+ River Days in my Nirvana

by kylethomas | Mar 2, 2022 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

I completed my first lap in my pink Jackson Kayak Nirvana whitewater kayak on July 27, 2017 on the Skykomish River in Washington state. Since then, I own the same pink Nirvana and have completed 100+ river trips on the same hull and that number keeps going up. It was...

2021 recap : Kayaking life with a baby in Norway!

by capucinethomaslepine | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Norway, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

A recap of year 2021 In total 95 days kayaking in 2021, most of them right home on Gaula river and its tributaries, and 13 trips in Bua canyon. Out of homerun adventures were followings: trips in Trondelag region, to Stjørdal, kayaking the Sona and to Oppdal kayaking...

Dreams do Come True

by JT Hartman | Feb 15, 2022 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Dreams really do come true in this sport. For as long as I’ve considered myself a whitewater kayaker (going on 8 years now), I’ve fantasized relentlessly about running the pristine waterfalls of Eagle Creek, OR. Some of the first kayaking videos I watched included...

So Good to Get More Sections | Paddling Cobungra

by Jack Newland | Feb 12, 2022 | Australia, Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

This day was unreal, we got to paddle the upper and lower section of a river called the Cobungra, located about 6 hours drive from my house. We also had amazing levels too, it seems with this river the more water the better, everything is more padded out. Iv done the...

Reviewing the Year and Prepping for the Next

by Cashion Porter Shirley | Jan 9, 2022 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater

2021 is coming to a close. Plans are being made, tickets are being bought, and excitement is stirring for the coming year. But before 2022, it’s important to look back in everything that has happened the past 365 days whether it be progression, competitions, or...

Complacency to Carnage

by eliottbertz | Dec 21, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

  Sometimes complacency is a paddler’s worst enemy. A crash down Bear Creek’s Stairway to Heaven served as a not so gentle reminder to stay focused on every lap. A momentary lapse in focus can put you just off of your usual line. In this run, a sloppy...

Don’t Let The Jangle Jangle You

by Cashion Porter Shirley | Nov 24, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Sometimes things don’t go to plan. We try to avoid it, but it inevitably happens, so it’s important to be ready for it. I’m going to share an experience awhile back that really tested my nerves, and I hope you can learn something from it. Back in early September, I...