Back yard run………… by Adam Swett | Apr 30, 2014 | WhitewaterThis local run, 15 minutes from my house, is called the Souadabscook. We just call it the Sow. It’s mostly class II, III with a class IV falls near the end of the regular run. At one time there was a steep, stout fish ladder below the falls that some people...
Whitewater Grand Prix- Stage 1 ‘Big Trick’ Gladiator by nicktroutman | Apr 29, 2014 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, Video, WhitewaterThe first Stage of the Grand Prix finished up with the Big Trick Competition on Gladiator yesterday. We were lucky enough to start the whole Gran Prix off with a bang: Big Water, Sunny Sky, and some huge tricks. Here is a little GoPro Teaser, stay tuned for the Stage...
Stage 1 Whitewater Grand Prix- “Freestyle Big Trick”- Gladiator Wave by ericjackson | Apr 29, 2014 | EJ Thoughts, Whitewater, Wrap UpsStage 1: Whitewater Grand Prix- “Freestyle- Big Trick”- Gladiator Wave” 35 paddlers (27 men and 7 women) competed today on Gladiator Wave. The Ottawa Valley gave us a wonderful spring day with Sunny weather and high of 55 degrees. The format for...
Creeking in the Alps with the Jackson Kayak Karma by Mathieu Dumoulin | Apr 29, 2014 | WhitewaterHi all, We’ve been creeking in the Alps all week and it was great ! Rivers there are really awesome, steep and continuous boulder garden where the water takes a lot of speed ! We’ve been revisiting a lot of the classics, like the Guil, Ubaye or Durance river on...
How-To Install a Power-Pole Micro Anchor on the Jackson Kayak Big Rig, Cuda 14, and Kilroy by Damon Bungard | Apr 28, 2014 | Big Rig, Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Fly Fishing, JK Team Posts, Team JK, Video, Whitewater The Power-Pole Micro Anchor is no doubt one of the coolest innovations to hit the kayak fishing market. ‘Best In Show’ winner of the ICAST 2013 New Product Showcase, the Micro Anchor brings the proven ‘swift, silent, secure’ anchoring technology that dominates...
Grand Prix 2014 Begins by ericjackson | Apr 28, 2014 | EJ Thoughts, WhitewaterThis is my first time accepting my invitation to compete in the Whitewater Grand Prix. People always ask me why I haven’t been competing in it before. I would prefer to tell you why I am competing in it this year. I have decided that I don’t care how I do...
Malad Gorge- Making the tough call by alecvoorhees | Apr 28, 2014 | WhitewaterWith spring in full effect and rivers beginning to rise, paddling in Idaho is soon to be some of the best in the country. For the last month I have been checking a certain river gauge, not the North Fork Payette, not the Main Salmon, not the Lochsa, but the Malad...
JK’s Comedian Nouria Newman shows us Uganda: Video by JK Team | Apr 28, 2014 | WhitewaterYou will always remember whether or not you have met the kayaking worlds own, Nouria Newman. A character on and off the water you are sure to see her with a big smile on her face. She can not only light up a crowd but she also has a few sweet kayaking moves. Check out...
Karma and Zen in the Redwoods by Cate Hawthorne | Apr 27, 2014 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring, River Running, Trip Reports, WhitewaterOur Karma RG’s arrived just in time for our annual Spring Run-Off Trip. We loaded them up with our Zen’s and camping gear and ran-off in search of whitewater and wilderness. It has been a record-setting dry year in California so we didn’t have many options. We opted...
Shoulder Injury Prevention by samantharuppelt | Apr 27, 2014 | Beginner Moves, Intermediate Moves, JK University, Whitewater Shoulder Health and Injury Prevention in Kayaking Just about every kayaker knows someone who has injured their shoulder in some sort of way, if that person hasn’t injured a shoulder themselves. What are we doing that causes these shoulder injuries and how can...
Opening Day on the South Fork of the American River by colinkemp | Apr 26, 2014 | WhitewaterThe second annual Opening Day was a huge success. Last year Team JK, WK Ambassadors, CCK, and Ninkasi Brewing came together to host an event that was focused on raising funds for American Whitewater. Between selling clinics, raffle tickets, and of course great beer we...
Summer of Rehab! by Mike Dawson | Apr 25, 2014 | WhitewaterSummer living. It has been a while since I have posted anything up here. The NZ summer seems to have raced by pretty dam fast. Since the Australian Open in Jan I have spent a lot of time out of the boat and off the river. In October I got a tendonitis that was pretty...
