John Glenn Middle School Checking In. by JK Fans | May 22, 2012 | WhitewaterAs the JK educational guy i get to work with loads of great programs that work to get people excited on kayaking. What could be better than that? Seeing some of the super posative results that these programs get. Travis Stewart just sent me this email and photos of...
Paddling – Italian Style – part 1 by Jessie Stone | May 22, 2012 | Trip Reports, WhitewaterWhat’s not to love about Italy? Delicious food, friendly people, and great cappuccino. Well add to that spectacular scenery, incredible whitewater, and little driving and you have Val Sesia. I had heard of the this area for kayaking for some time, but it was not until...
Cold Weather, cold water, BIG air! Some Buseater Action by nicktroutman | May 21, 2012 | Featured Post, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, Video, Video, WhitewaterCheck out some Buseater action from my time spent back home in Canada. Cold Weather, cold water, big air! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/42191474[/vimeo]
Uganda Video- By the Irish! by davecrerar | May 21, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterHeres a quick film of the Irish going big in Uganda! Check it out! [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?edit=vd&v=0Wqw1yTCJIQ[/youtube]
Dominion River Rock Festival Final Wrap Up and New Photos… by ericjackson | May 20, 2012 | WhitewaterRichmond’s Outdoor Festival… This is my second year coming to the River Rock Festival and it was a good decision again! While much of Team JK is out at the Green River Freestyle Event, Courtney, Kristine, KC, and I are in Richmond, Virginia for a big...
Zen Outfitting Tips by Hilde Schweitzer | May 20, 2012 | Whitewater ZEN OUTFITTING TIPS I have heard quite a few comments about boat manufacturers going backwards in design and pushing the “river-runner” line of boats as the new trend. While there will always be a niche for the two extremes of boating—playboating and...
Rivers For Change on the South Fork Yuba by Galen Volckhausen | May 19, 2012 | Whitewaterheadwater |ˈhedˌwôtər; -ˌwätər| noun (usu. headwaters) a tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source. Today, Darin and I, paddled the headwaters of the South Fork Yuba River. The Yuba River is a major tributary of the Feather, 1/3 of its flow,...
Green River Rodeo, Wyoming : Pre Event Update by nicktroutman | May 18, 2012 | JK Team Posts, Team JK, WhitewaterWe are back again to the mid west again, where the horses run free along with the rivers. We are here in Green River for the annual Green River Rodeo. This is the second year of Green River hosting this event. It is a brand new whitewater play-park built only two...
First Descent in California by David Stefan of Brazil! by David Stefan | May 18, 2012 | WhitewaterHello Folks! My friends Mike Juarez and Clay called me 2 days ago and asked me if I was up to do a first decent near the upper Camp Creek by Tahoe ,Cali. I accepted once it felt like spring! It was absolutely awesome! It took 7 hours to run 5 miles. A bunch of hard...
Meet Eric Jackson and Team for Kayak Fun at the Dominion River Rock Festival/Demo/Competition in Richmond this Weekend!! by ericjackson | May 17, 2012 | WhitewaterJon Lugbill, the most decorated C1 Slalom paddler of all time (5 time world champion) resides in Richmond, Virginia where he is organizing this year’s River Rock Festival. Paddlers, or want to be paddlers should come out to try out Jackson Kayak boats of all...
NOC’s New Feature- Video! by JK Team | May 17, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterI have recently gone to the Nantahala for a shootout and a hometown throwdown checking out the new wave shaper. A lot of hard work and changes have been done on it since the last time I’ve paddle at the NOC. The construction done on the wave has made it more retentive...
West Virginia surprise… by nicktroutman | May 16, 2012 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, WhitewaterSo after the T’ville Triple crown my plan was to drop Emily off in DC, pick up Dane and head to California. This plan quickly changed over dinner when the word got out that the New River Dries waves might be in. So we packed up the RV and hit the road. A not so quick...
