Paddling the Zen in Western China by JK Fans | Jul 31, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterThe Dulong River is a very special pIace. Located on the far edge of Yunnan Province, China, it was until recently only accessible for 6 months out of the year, due to the high mountains that isolate it from the rest of the world. The road into the Dulong is...
One Hot Minute w/ Bridge Creek by Brett Barton | Jul 30, 2014 | WhitewaterBridge Creek flows south from North Cascades National Park, eventually into the north end of Lake Chelan. An underexplored gem in the middle of nowhere!! Look for flows on the Stehekin to be above 2000 for a good trip. Get on this run soon, the water will be gone...
Learning new Skills, meeting new boaters, opening up new horizons…. The Ottawa- A Kayaker’s Retreat by ericjackson | Jul 29, 2014 | EJ Thoughts, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, WhitewaterI have been bringing groups of boaters up to the Ottawa River for over 20 years. The Ottawa is a high volume river that flows out of Northern Quebec and Ontario and makes the border between the two. It is the namesake of the Capital of Canada and an important...
Playing in Tariffville Gorge- CT by David Silk | Jul 29, 2014 | WhitewaterI’ve been traveling alot to boat recently, stuff like the Colorado tour, Idaho, down south, and Canada, and I’m of course hoping to get to way more places in the future. But despite all the incredible places I’ve been, one still remains one of my...
Rockstars at World Cups Eurotrip by Courtney Kerin | Jul 28, 2014 | WhitewaterThe World Cup series for 2014 comprised of three events in Europe, #1 was Millau, France, #2 was Salt, Spain and #3 was Sort, Spain. The first world cup event in Millau was combined with a very famous and longtime running annual event, the Natural Games. It also...
The 2015 Fun! by colinkemp | Jul 27, 2014 | WhitewaterIf I had to live in a world where I could only have one boat, this is that boat. It has displaced my beloved Fun Runner from that position. If you have paddled any of the previous fun series iterations and find yourself liking the style of boat, you are in for a...
Competing at Night: World Cup Finals by nicktroutman | Jul 26, 2014 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, WhitewaterWorld Cup this year was an amazing trip. We had a lot of fun just traveling together in a big group with a lot of my close friends. We also pulled out some tourist stops and visited a couple beaches, ate some good sea food at the Mediterranean and did some good...
Ekstremsportveko 2014. An intense kayaking week in Norway by Mikel Sarasola | Jul 25, 2014 | WhitewaterThe Ekstremsportveko, one of the biggest outdoor festival on earth, has come to the end. The challenging rivers in Voss hosted different kayak races during the week and some of the world best kayakers were there for a great week of hard kayaking. This year we had low...
Playboating the Salween River- China by JK Fans | Jul 24, 2014 | WhitewaterPlayboating on the Salween River The Salween is one of the largest rivers in China, and one of the last free-flowing ones. I spent the spring living in the Salween Valley in Yunnan Province, China, working with Travis Winn and his company Last Descents River...
Idaho Wave Boating by David Silk | Jul 23, 2014 | WhitewaterOn my way back from Payette River Games, and the rest of the pro circuit this year, I got a sweet chance to hit up some wicked Idaho waves! We were headed to Missoula for a stop before going back to Connecticut, but with the higher water in Idaho, I got treated to a...
SUP avec un enfant: Une façon SUPerNATURAL d’introduire nos enfants à la pagaie! by Patrick Levesque | Jul 22, 2014 | WhitewaterUne vague de chaleur frappe le Québec. Zachary, mon fils de 2 ans, pointe les kayaks en disant ” Papa, Ayak, Ayak, Ayak”. Voilà 2 jours, un vent nord-est soufflait sur lac Saint-Jean ce qui faisait onduler la surface avec des petites vagues de 30cm. Je...
Summer Paddling is off to a Strong Start in Maine with the Kennebec Race and Huckfest by JK Fans | Jul 22, 2014 | WhitewaterI think it is safe to say that summer paddling season in Maine is at last well underway. While spring was drawn out and dry suitless paddling seemed to take forever to arrive, it finally has and those sunny warm water days are oh so sweet. A few weeks ago the summer...
