2014 Season- 9 Countries and Counting for Nouria Newman! by nourianewman | Aug 8, 2014 | WhitewaterMy 2014 season so far… It’s been a busy season so far. I’ve spent more hours paddling than in class and it’s probably the reason why I wasn’t far from failing my university exams. I’ve spent more time traveling than beeing at “home”. In fact I don’t really know...
Rush Sturges- Whitewater SuperStar- Now Team Jackson Kayak by ericjackson | Aug 7, 2014 | Whitewater[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHz55tDZZVs[/youtube]I have paddled with Rush Sturges, mostly meeting at competitions or events around the world since the 90’s. He comes from a family that has been a leader in whitewater for many years before that and...
It’s all about FUN! by nicktroutman | Aug 7, 2014 | Featured Post, Fun, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Team JK, WhitewaterBeing that it has been a couple years since we have redesigned the Fun series, it has been a while since I have paddle a Fun (I have been loving my Rockstar, Zen and Karma). Though after taking this new Fun down the Ottawa I am a believer, this boat is joining the...
My ICF World Cup Experience by Brody Kellogg | Aug 6, 2014 | United States, WhitewaterThis past month, I had the most amazing experience in my life. For three weeks, My brother Brody and I competed in the ICF World Cup. The crazy thing, is it was held in Europe! We had never been on a plane nor overseas, this was only our second time out of the...
Gear that can get you there: Review by Brooks Beatty | Aug 5, 2014 | Coosa, Fishing, Freshwater, JK Team Posts, United States, WhitewaterKayak fishing is a sport that requires gear that can handle tough conditions. As kayakers, we are often shoving our gear into dry bags, storage hatches, we slip on rocks, get caught on briars walking down to the put in. Needless to say, that any day on the water we...
Karma RG First Impressions by JK Fans | Aug 5, 2014 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring When I read Steve Fischer proclaim that if he could choose only one boat it would be his new Jackson Kayak Karma Unlimited, I figured he was just kissing up to his new corporate sponsor. I’ve been paddling the Karma RG version for the last several weeks...
SUPerCharger Takes 1st at the Ottawa SUP Challenge! by JK Fans | Aug 5, 2014 | WhitewaterMy heart was pounding all week leading up to the first Ultimate SUP Challenge on the Ottawa River. This was my first time competing on a paddleboard and I had only been riding whitewater for 3 months on Class II rivers in Western New York. I had seen too many...
Grand Adventures in little boats: A Grand Canyon Self-Support by Holcombe Family | Aug 5, 2014 | WhitewaterI’ve had a dream of kayaking the Colorado river through the Grand Canyon ever since my first year of paddling in 1996. Eighteen years is a long time to wait for something and over time my dream morphed from simply wanting to be invited on a raft trip, to maybe...
Back To The Basics: Kelly’s Whitewater Park by crystalgustin | Aug 4, 2014 | WhitewaterBeing new to team JK, it takes some time to adjust to a new boat. I have to sometimes remind myself to slow down, remember the basics, and get in touch with a new boat. Kelly’s whitewater park is a perfect place for that. With three different features, it offers...
Surfing the waves on Lac Saint-Jean by Patrick Levesque | Aug 2, 2014 | WhitewaterIt’s not very often that the condition are there to have surfable wave on the Lac Saint-Jean in Quebec. Yesterday night, it was possible. My first time in the 2 years I have been living here. Here’s a quick peak of my first surf....
Check out these videos from up and coming kids from Northern Europe! by ericjackson | Aug 1, 2014 | Norway, WhitewaterIt is awesome to see paddlers tearing it up from around the world in Jackson Kayak boats that we design and make here. Timo, our distributor from Finland sent in these two videos from some awesome paddlers in his area! I hope you like them!...
Video of Dane and Emily at the Natural Games 2014 by Emily Jackson | Aug 1, 2014 | WhitewaterThis year the first World Cup was held at one of Europes biggest outdoor events- the Natural Games in Millau, FR. Dane and I were lucky to be featured athletes at this event and we got a ton of exposure including this awesome video showing a little about our history...
