Stoked on the RG

by JK Fans | Jul 9, 2014 | Karma RG, Whitewater

By Brian Gardel My friend Marty and I just returned from an amazing 5-day, semi self-support trip down the Green River through portions of Utah and Colorado. Beginning near the Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming border, we put-on at the base of Flaming Gorge reservoir and...

World Cup Freestyle Kayak #2 in Spain recorded on Livestream

by ericjackson | Jul 7, 2014 | Whitewater

If you were out enjoying the 4th of July weekend and missed the World Cup Finals Here are the finals for both Men and Women’s classes! It was an amazing weekend for Team Jackson Kayak and the new 2014 Rock Star Competition model!     It was awesome to see the...

World cup #2, Salt, Catalunya, Spain

by Mathieu Dumoulin | Jul 6, 2014 | Whitewater

The world cup #2 in Salt, Spain, is just over! It has been a great success for the JK team, as usual 😉 The rock Star is on all the podiums and wins in senior men and women! The scores were crazy in all the categories. You needed over 400points to get on junior women...

Mid-Season Edit!

by David Silk | Jul 5, 2014 | Whitewater

This has already been such an insane year for me… months of high water at home in Connecticut, some down south play, and the colorado tour… best year by far! With all this boating going on, and getting lots of footage, I thought I might as well put out a...

2014 Payette River Games – Kellogg Style

by kelloggfamily | Jul 1, 2014 | Kid's Kayaks, Whitewater

  The Payette River Games are over and everyone had a blast. Seriously, this is the most awesome event for so many reasons. First, the organizers make every attempt to to make competing an overall epic experience for all the athletes. This includes offering free...

Can You Get Remote Fitness Coaching by EJ? Yes- Now you can! (and save 25%)

by ericjackson | Jun 30, 2014 | Fitness, the athlete, Whitewater

I have long believed that fitness is one of the few areas that you can take charge of in your life that makes a huge difference in your quality of life.   Of course we all suffer from illness or injury in our lives, but both of these are better weathered if you are...

World Cup #1- RECAP- Millau, FR

by Emily Jackson | Jun 29, 2014 | Rockstar, Whitewater

The 2014 World Cup has officially commenced. The first event of three being the Natural Games in Millau, France, followed by two in Spain. The Natural Games is very similar to the Go Pro Games in the US. With several different events and lots of vendors, its action...

World Cup #1 – Natural Games – France

by Mathieu Dumoulin | Jun 29, 2014 | Whitewater

The Natural Games are just over, and even if a rain storm came Saturday night and turned off the party, i think every body will agree on the success of the event ! It was the first time that France welcomed a world cup, and Millau was the place for it. The Natural...

Take Charge of Your 4 Controllable Elements of Paddle Strokes- Head, Paddle, Boat, and Body

by ericjackson | Jun 29, 2014 | Instructional, Whitewater

Paddling effectively is like rubbing your belly and patting your head at the same time, but adding two more actions to confuse it even more…  Why? Because there are specific skills/habits that work best for moving your boat from where it is, to where you want it...

Never ending Norwegian days

by Mike Dawson | Jun 29, 2014 | Norway, Whitewater

The international slalom season is on a break for the next 6 weeks so I decided to load up my Karma, pack my paddling kit and catch a flight a late flight out to Bergan, Norway to get there in time for the Extreme Sport Veko. I landed and headed straight to the river....

Sunday SUPday – Taking out the SUPerCharger

by Jessica Yurtinus | Jun 28, 2014 | Whitewater

  Summer is in full swing here in Reno. Temps are rising and the water is changing. . . Time to get “water creative”. What does that mean? It’s time to take out the stand up paddleboards. I received my SUPercharger a couple weeks ago, but this...

Frenchy at Fibark

by ericjackson | Jun 27, 2014 | Whitewater

It’s been the 3d time i’ve made it to the Fibark event in Salida, CO, but for the first time this year as a Jackson kayak paddler. Not that it changes my trip in the US, but more that it changes my competing a lot!   I would just sum it up with two...