A day too late for Lake Wylie KnG Tournament by Rocky Ly | Apr 10, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater, WhitewaterThe first 2014 Kayaks n’ Greenbacks tournament by Hunt Fish Paddle on Lake Wylie in South Carolina was a success. Kayak anglers from all around the east coast and mid-west came together to compete in a two day tournament fishing for the biggest freshwater kayak...
SPB River Fest by Mathieu Dumoulin | Apr 9, 2014 | JK Team Posts, Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, WhitewaterLe petit nouveau du FKT, le SPB river Fest a vécu sa première édition le week-end dernier. Ca a été une belle réussite avec une quantité de bonne volonté impressionnante autour, notamment du Club Nautique de la Platière, une fréquentation qu’on n’avait pas...
Oceans of Whitewater (Part 4) – Mastering the Pour-over by Sean Morley | Apr 9, 2014 | Instructional, Journey, Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/TouringWhat, you may ask, is a pour-over? The short answer is “riding a wave over a rock”. I’m going to give you a longer version of the answer however and seek to de-mystify this apparently dangerous and flamboyant maneuver that combines the thrills of sea, surf and...
White Nile, Africa: 1 Part Rockstar, 1 Part GoPro and a pinch of DJI: Video by nicktroutman | Apr 8, 2014 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Media, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, Video, Video, WhitewaterThe Hairy Lemon on the White Nile was yet again our choice for a couple week stay this winter,’specifically for training purposes’, the hot weather, warm water, big waves and fun river run, well that is just a coincidence. This is training. We all had an...
North Fork Payette Winter Boating in the ZEN 55 by Hayden Voorhees | Apr 7, 2014 | United States, Whitewater This year we got decent snow pack in Idaho, so as the snow starts to melt the rivers will start to rise and we should have good flows this summer for the the North Fork Championships and the Payette River Games in June. Here is an edit that my friend Shane...
Fun Running the RGJ by colinkemp | Apr 5, 2014 | WhitewaterCheck out World Kayak ambassador Noah Fraser making the best of our low water situation in his trusty Fun Runner. The news paper folks are obviously overly optimistic about our water situation. We have a potentially big storm heading our way for the next week, so do...
Jamison Evans is WINNING BIG w/ Jackson Kayak by wildwildwes | Apr 4, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterThe old saying “All good things are worth the wait” has been reiterated for Jamison Evans this week!! Jamison was one of two lucky people who won a Jackson Kayak of their choice at Gauley Fest this past year. He decided to choice to wait for the production model...
Poppies on the South Fork by Hilde Schweitzer | Apr 4, 2014 | WhitewaterPoppies on the South Fork American River Every spring the poppy bloom on the South Fork is eagerly anticipated. The poppies were out in full force this weekend on the South Fork American River in Coloma Calif. Temperatures are hitting the 70’s and we are starting to...
“Just Paddling”- My Daily Bread- 24- An EJ Poem by ericjackson | Apr 3, 2014 | EJ Thoughts, the athlete, WhitewaterI wrote this in 2002… A reminder to stay true to your dreams, and to never make excuses, and never bow to another’s influence unless it is your will as well… or is it a story this is about Just Paddling? 10/23/2002 Long drive to the river. Short...
The Road To Recovery! by colinkemp | Apr 2, 2014 | WhitewaterThis past May I hurt my back. I blew out the disk between my L5 and S1 vertebra. I have tweaked my back a little in the past but not to any major extent. I now understand what back pain is! At first I started to get a bunch of numbness in my left leg, and that then...
For Immediate Release: by ericjackson | Apr 1, 2014 | JK Team Posts, Whitewater, Wrap UpsApril 1, 2014 Eric Jackson President- Jackson Kayak 325 Iris Drive Sparta, TN 38583 Jackson Kayak no longer has control over its brand. I am sorry to say, that as of 5pm last night, while I was out celebrating my Dad’s 80th birthday and my 50th birthday here...
Nickelodeon News Films the Kellogg Family by kelloggfamily | Mar 30, 2014 | WhitewaterWe just had the incredible experience of traveling across the country from Colorado to Alabama with the Nick News film crew and it was crazy fun. They spent 9 days filming everything we did and for the most part, they just blended in, they didn’t bark orders, they...
