Spring Reflections by Anna Bruno | Jun 27, 2014 | WhitewaterExactly a year ago I ran some of the hardest whitewater of my life. It was a semi-intentional decision, influenced in part by the right time, the right place, and the right group of people. I had just finished a year of working for World Class Academy, where I spent...
Payette River Games Finals Wrap-Up by ericjackson | Jun 24, 2014 | Events, WhitewaterRESULTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE! 8 Ball- The big news of the 8 Ball was Nick Troutman’s hit on 8 Ball paddler- Nathalie Anderson. Nathalie choose to surf the top wave as a blocker, intentionally getting in the racers way who were sprinting down on her. A bold move...
Payette River Games- Day 2- Cut to Finals! by ericjackson | Jun 22, 2014 | JK Team Posts, Rockstar, the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap Ups Lots of tough cuts to pair down for the finals on Sunday. Downriver SUP: Starting with 60 men in SUP, we are down to the top 20 in downriver and 15 in SUP Cross. Kai Lenny from Hawaii won the downriver sprint for his second day in a row and Fernando...
Payette River Games Day 1: by ericjackson | Jun 21, 2014 | the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap UpsSUP/Surf World Meets Whitewater Kayak World (Kai and EJ) BIG Days of competition if you are doing SUP and Kayak. Downriver race, Boatercross, SUP Cross, Freestyle, 8 Ball all in one day… THEN you do it all again today, and assuming you make finals, again...
Paddling with a Purpose by Ken Hoeve | Jun 19, 2014 | Dynamic Duo, United States, WhitewaterThe GoPro Mountain Games are over. The largest outdoor action sports event of its kind and its held every year right here in my county. It draws in the greatest paddlers, climbers, runners, bikers, slackliners and other action sports athletes in the World. And not...
North Fork Championships- by ericjackson | Jun 18, 2014 | Whitewater, Wrap UpsGreat Race to Watch- looked like an even better race to race! This year’s North Fork Championships was my first one, and a first for most of Team JK. The race is typically scheduled on top of other big events, like the GoPro Games, or this year FIBARK and we...
Colorful Colorado Tour 2014 by Courtney Kerin | Jun 17, 2014 | WhitewaterColorful Colorado is home to many great rivers, which to us paddlers means only one thing! Plenty of great paddling! Many whitewater events have become an annual occurrence in this state, influencing a lot of boaters of all abilities to tour round the river towns from...
First time with the SUPercharger in whitewater by Patrick Levesque | Jun 16, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, River Running, rivers, Team JK, WhitewaterAfter a year of owning a SUPercharger, I’ve finally give myself the chance to test it on whitewater. It’s not like I didn’t use it last year. Leaving on the side of Lac Saint-Jean, we spend amount of time playing around the boards (owning a SUPercharger and a...
Sage Donnelly Takes 2nd at the Steep Creek Championships! by sagedonnelly | Jun 16, 2014 | WhitewaterThis year I was able to do the Homestake Creek Race at the Gopro Mountain Games! We got there a few days before the race to get some practice laps in, and the first thing I did was walk the course with EJ while watching Dane run some laps. Then I did a couple laps...
Father’s Day: Tucker’s first Kayaking at 11 Months Old by nicktroutman | Jun 15, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, WhitewaterWell it is Father’s Day today and my first Father’s Day as a dad. My son Tucker is just now 11 months old and it has been the biggest and best learning experience of my life. I can’t express how much joy I get in such a small bundle. Just three days...
Pyrénées Buddies Race 2014 by JK Team | Jun 15, 2014 | WhitewaterEvery year, when May approaches, I know it is time for the Pyrénees Buddies Race. This is the most awaited event for the kayakers of the area and one of the most important races in Europe. The Brousset river in the Ossau Valley (France) hosted the first stage of the...
North Fork Championships Training by nicktroutman | Jun 14, 2014 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, River Running, Trip Reports, Video, WhitewaterWell the North Fork Championships Elite race starts tomorrow. This is my first year being able to compete and race here and it blow away any expectation. The race course is extremely demanding with tough big whitewater and 5 added slalom gates to make it even harder....
