World Cup of Freestyle Kayaking Day 1 Mens K1 Summary-Results- Video by jacksonkayak | Aug 24, 2012 | WhitewaterThe Mens K-1 take center stage at Rock Island Tennessee amidst crowds, incredible backdrops, international flavor and a new scoring system- 2013 All Star takes top three spots! With thousands of pounds of equipment to carry down the back woods trails of Rock Island’s...
Mission: No KAYAKERS NO RAFT GUIDES!!!!!! by Billy Harris | Aug 24, 2012 | Canada, WhitewaterIll just say it once, “don’t come knocking at my door in 16 years and expect a friendly reception.” Mommy tells me I can’t tell her she can’t date a raft guide or a kayaker. BUT DADDY DON”T CARE!!! My biggest fear is some dirty...
Only 1 More Day Until World Cup #1 Starts at Rock Island- home of Jackson Kayak! by ericjackson | Aug 24, 2012 | Events, the athlete, WhitewaterIt is so exciting having the world at Rock Island! People from 17 countries are here to compete in the biggest Freestyle event of the year, the bi-Annual World Cup. This event will mark the second time in history that the World Cup will be in the USA and the...
Cadet Class and World Cup by Adam Chappell | Aug 24, 2012 | Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, WhitewaterBefore I blog about our goings on, if you are too young to participate in this years World Cup, the organizers are creating a special Cadet Class at the NOC for the Sunday morning. Before I blog about our goings on, if you are too young to participate in this...
Idaho boating- Nationals at KWP & 2013 event by Devon Barker | Aug 23, 2012 | WhitewaterI just finished reading EJ post, Life and Sturgis all wrapped together… into Life- an essay and Kick off to an epic week! and found myself reflecting back on his thoughts and on my summer. Coincidentally, EJ started his Sturgis ride in Lewiston, Idaho where I work as...
Racing Maine in the Super Hero by Adam Swett | Aug 22, 2012 | Whitewater On Saturday morning July 21st my wife Sarah and I left Big Eddy Campground after picking up fellow paddler Jane Koopman. Along with our dogs Rupert and Ranger we headed north on the Golden...
Hello Corsica Creeking and Goodbye to the Rizzanese River by Kat and David Levitt | Aug 22, 2012 | Whitewater An oasis of beauty and history, the island of Corsica thrusts upward into the sky its jagged ridges and soaring peaks that resemble the Sierra Nevada of California. But Corsica also enchants its visitors with quaint old villages precariously perched on mountain...
Gorgous Green by JK Team | Aug 21, 2012 | RockstarI started in a Jackson hero, instructed by Toby, and Ruth Ebens, and then transferred over to Toby’s All Star playboat. I wanted to incorporate my new passion of kayaking with my passion of photography. I later had the opportunity to befriend Jason Craig and...
Reaching for the Stars by JK Team | Aug 21, 2012 | RockstarI think JK makes the best boats hands down. I call my Jackson play boats my magical boats. Ever since I stepped into a Jackson kayak, I’ve stepped up my game. Thank You Jackson kayaks!
Tacos, Waterfalls and Tequila: Rafa’s beta for kayaking in Mexico by Rafael Ortiz | Aug 21, 2012 | WhitewaterTacos, Waterfalls and Tequila: Rafa’s beta for kayaking in Mexico Part I, The big picture Mexico is radical. Over the past couple of years I’ve been watching my backyard exponentially grow into one of the top destinations for creek boating. Not just the amount of...
2012 World Cup- Starts this Weekend! by Emily Jackson | Aug 21, 2012 | Whitewater2012 WORLD CUP – Coming this weekend! With the 2012 World Cup creeping up around the corner Jackson Kayak is excited to welcome all the Athlete’s to the US and even better to our home spot: Rock Island Hole! It’s an exciting time for Jackson Kayak with the...
2012 World Cup for Freestyle Kayaking begins in 5 days- 6 Continents Represented! by ericjackson | Aug 20, 2012 | WhitewaterClose to 20 countries will be competing in the 2012 World Cup, this year held in the Southeast USA. It might be another 20 years before we see another World Cup here in my backyard, hard to say! It has been 20 years since there was a World Championships in the...
