Win a Kayak and help me Raise $50k during my 50th for the Starkey Hearing Foundation by ericjackson | May 7, 2014 | EJ Thoughts, Featured Post, Jackson Dealers, WhitewaterAs you may already know, both Dane, and I have severe hearing loss, and KC has moderate loss. The issues this causes us and those around us if we don’t have hearing aids is immense. Dane and I are lucky however, as we have been able to function and get...
Madison Wave by Adam Swett | May 7, 2014 | WhitewaterThe Madison wave is so fun to surf that the wait in-between your last surf and next can be excruciating. This for me is truth because of shear excitement, energy and potential for something to take place there, out on the wave you did not expect....
WWGP Stage 3: Time Trial: Results by nicktroutman | May 6, 2014 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Trip Reports, WhitewaterThe Whitewater Grand Prix has always been known for it’s extreme stature, and this years Time Trial was no different.The Shawinigan River is steep and manky and made for a great Grand Prix race course. The race was 3 runs and your best 2 count. The line was...
Whitewater Grand Prix: Stage 2: Boater-X: Video/Results by nicktroutman | May 4, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, River Running, Video, WhitewaterWell just finished but the stage 2 event: Big Water Boater-X. It was an awesome event and a great day with perfect weather, awesome levels and big rapids. The course was set up on the Rouge river with a long set of standing waves and a bit of craziness at the bottom...
The T’Ville Triple Crown – A Family Affair by Jessie Stone | May 4, 2014 | WhitewaterOn and off for the last 13 years, I have been competing at Tarifville Gorge on the Farmington River in different incarnations of kayaking events. The Farmington river was the first place I paddled on the East Coast back when I was in medical school 18 years ago, and I...
WWGP Stage 1: Highlight Reel/ Full Results by nicktroutman | May 3, 2014 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, Trip Reports, Video, WhitewaterWell the Whitewater Grand Prix has begun. The first stage, the Best Trick Competition, took place on the infamous Gladiator wave on the Ottawa River. The format was two groups of 14 men each got 2 hours to do as many rides and tricks as they could and the single best...
Freestyle World Championships on US National TV by Jezz | May 3, 2014 | Video, Whitewater Last years World Championships was one of the most amazing competitions I have ever seen and thankfully there was a huge team capturing every bit of the action with their high speed cameras and flying video helicopters. The team from Jalbert Productions...
Daddy Daughter Kayak Session by Holcombe Family | May 3, 2014 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterSpring has sprung in Colorado. Days are longer allowing for paddling after school and our rivers are on the rise. I love this time of year as everyone is excited to get back on our local rivers that have been hibernating for the winter. Abby Holcombe is 9 years old...
Best way to teach kids, the Dynamic Duo (Video too!) by jacksonkayak | May 2, 2014 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterSo I have this son (10 years old) and daughter (12 years old). They are both into paddling, mostly flat water till now, but both are starting to get that ‘bug’ to try whitewater. Cool! Though I do have some years experience in teaching the whitewater...
When it gets real… a carnage management victory on the Green by Clay Wright | May 1, 2014 | Creeking, Instructional, JK Team Posts, River Running, Trip Reports, Whitewater“Go right, go right… paddle hard … grab on and push.. oh sh*t! Hold on! Hold on and don’t move we’re coming! ” We’ve got a tip-top crew of internationally experience kayakers all randomly coming together for a fun day on the...
RESULTS- Stage 1 WW Grand Prix by ericjackson | Apr 30, 2014 | WhitewaterWe just finished watching the highlight reel from yesterday’s competition. (10am april 29th) Each athlete’s moves were put on the video for everyone to watch. The athletes were then given a blank sheet of paper to write down their top 10 men and rank...
Waveosaurus by Courtney Kerin | Apr 30, 2014 | WhitewaterAfter being given some local beta and finding out about high water levels on the Connecticut River, we discovered a wave was in near the Dinosaur Footprints in Massachusetts. EJ and I quickly loaded into the mini and Jessie Stone followed us on our search. We pulled...
