CaliBurn Fest by JK Team | Oct 22, 2012 | WhitewaterCali Burn Fest is an annual river festival and race on the Burnt Ranch section of the Trinity River in Northern California, put on by Paul Gamache. This event is always tons of fun and I try to make it up for the festival whenever I can. The race itself is always fun...
The Rogue Hits the Grand Canyon: Part 3 of 3 by Jenifer Jakub | Oct 21, 2012 | United States, WhitewaterThe last days on the river were fantastic, even though there weren’t rapids like day 4. We were just living our nomadic life, moving downstream, taking in the beauty of the canyon. Discussing our plans to return to this awesomeness next year. It felt like I went...
Wave surfing the 2013 JK Star by Devon Barker | Oct 20, 2012 | WhitewaterHere in Idaho we have a ton of waves on our. If you love to wave surf, blunt, and clean spin check out the new 2013 Jackson Kayak Star series. JK dealers have demos in stock and Alpenglow in Boise is your Idaho connection. They have Star, All Star, and Super Star...
WK Ambassador Brian Tupper Reviews the 2013 All Star by colinkemp | Oct 19, 2012 | WhitewaterReview of the 2013 All-Star (compared against a k1 Rockstar – Medium) 2013 All-Star lives up to it’s “star” name! Me: 170lbs, 5’9”, size 9.5 feet. Outfitting: I really like the 4th generation Armor outfitting. The new back band is both supportive and comfortable. No...
What makes Jackson Kayak creek boats stand out by Darin McQuoid | Oct 19, 2012 | Whitewater, Zenn the world of expedition kayaking, weight can mean the world. Packed for an overnight trip, my 41lb Villain S now weighs the same as the average creek boat on the market. That means that even with all my gear, performance remains high and the whole load is easier not...
Space Godzilla at Nots by JK Team | Oct 17, 2012 | Rockstari have been freestyle kayaking for just over a year, ive been competing since march this year and one one of the youth freestyle style events and came forth overall in the UK, the first jacson kayak i paddled was a rockstar demo and 3 days later brought my own, i love...
The Portal at Pictured Rocks by JK Team | Oct 17, 2012 | Recreational/Touring, RogueJackson Kayaks, As a long time resident of Michigan, I had never been to the Upper Peninsula, meaning Id never been to the largest lake in the western hemisphere. I bought the Rouge 9 (being a smaller guy), and was fully comfortable with the white water and river...
Self-supporting the Lower Deschutes in a Jackson Rogue by Jenifer Jakub | Oct 17, 2012 | WhitewaterI was just a week away from leaving for my California family vacation and looking for a fun Oregon adventure to fill up the few days before I was due back in Seattle. A friend offhandedly mentioned running the Rogue river (and no, permits were not yet acquired and no,...
Mt St Helens – Lava Canyon by Brett Barton | Oct 16, 2012 | Whitewater The water has been low in the PNW, even on the OP. Still, here’s water to be found. One only need travel “a little higher in the drainage”. One place I’ve really wanted to check out the past few years is Lava Canyon on Mt St Helens. Just...
Kayaking with Kids by kelloggfamily | Oct 15, 2012 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterWhen people see us on the river, they always assume we are a school … at a minimum there are 5 paddlers, at most there are 10! We try to balance our days with fun (epic) paddling for the older kids and fun (and safe) paddling for the younger kids. With kids,...
Sickline Race 2012 by nicktroutman | Oct 12, 2012 | Trip Reports, Whitewater, ZenWell, the 2012 Sickline extreme World Championships has come and gone. EJ, Dane and I all flew over to race at what I consider the hardest creek race ever. Some people may disagree with me, stating there are harder courses, which there are, but I think the...
Training freestyle game: K.A.Y.A.K. by Patrick Levesque | Oct 12, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater(la version française à la fin du texte) This summer I had the opportunity to coach the Quebec freestyle. During workouts, Jonathan Boily (member of the Canadian junior team) and I started to introduce simple games that allow us to measure one another without the...
