The Snowy River flows again by Jezz | Apr 6, 2012 | Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, Video, WhitewaterChris ‘Darlo’ Darlington from down in the Australian Snowy Mountains sent in these awesome pictures of the Snowy River at 9,000 Megalitres. He has recently dislocated his shoulder but still doing what he can to get on the water. Chris ‘Darlo’ Darlington from...
Rio Vista dec 31 2011 by JK Fans | Apr 5, 2012 | RockstarLove all my Jk’s S fun to Duo hero and Villian
Whitewater Boaters in the Surf, Steamer’s Lane- Fun Runner is Perfect by Devon Barker | Apr 5, 2012 | WhitewaterSanta Cruz, CA is home to the famous break, Steamer’s Lane. The surfing is great for Fun Runners and for traditional surf kayaks. Next year I hope to compete in my Fun Runner in the surf. There were many whitewater boaters at the surf break this year including...
Futaleufu Update! Big Water Awesomeness! Video by Hunt Jennings | Apr 4, 2012 | Trip Reports, WhitewaterAfter six more weeks in Chile, I just got back home to the Southeast. This was my third trip to Chile in the past two years, and I finally made it down to the Rio Futaleufu! New River Academy stayed at a local rafting company, called Cara del Indio, for three weeks of...
Alabama Mountain Games 2012 Review and Results along with Big Waves in Alabama! by Jeremy Adkins | Apr 3, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterAlabama Mountain Games 2012 would be the best year so far. The weather was amazing and it seemed to liven up everyone’s day. NAWFest/AMG has made some changes over the past few years and every year new ideas and ambitions come to light. With all the money to...
Jackson Kayak Zen 65 and 75 Review (by Clay) by Clay Wright | Apr 3, 2012 | WhitewaterBoat Review: Zen 65 and Zen 75 Me: 170 lbs, 5’9”, 31” inseam, size 11 feet. Test Conditions: Rock Island...
Final Week of the EJ-GoPro-Jackson Kayak sweepstakes! by ericjackson | Apr 2, 2012 | WhitewaterDon’t miss your opportunity to win a round trip ticket to Rock Island, a Jackson Kayak of your choice, and a GoPro Hero 2 camera! Enter our Facebook sweepstakes today before it is too late! We have a special way we are doing this contest, where referring...
JKTV Episode 4 – April 2012 by jacksonkayak | Apr 2, 2012 | WhitewaterThe April episodes are here and they are COOL! Great job all for another amazing episode… Enjoy! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CKDJSZQ7Jg[/youtube]
New JK Freestyle Fishing Team and Product Line Announced… by ericjackson | Apr 1, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterOne Summer Nick and I dropped into Phil’s Hole on the Ottawa with our All- Stars and our fishing poles in hand. We surfed the big hole and then surfed out and were able to fish the top eddies from our play boats. While the Coosa is a good boat for doing...
Training at Eternity Hole by nicktroutman | Mar 30, 2012 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Uncategorized, Video, Video, WhitewaterUpcoming 2012 season is approaching quickly. With some training in mind I headed up to North Carolinas Eternity Hole. I hadn’t been paddling there before though I had heard many great things. When I first saw the hole I knew it was going to be epic. The feature had...
2012 Hometown Throwdown Southeast Championship by wildwildwes | Mar 30, 2012 | Events, Featured Post, Playboating, WhitewaterOne of our main goals over the past 5 years of coordinating and hosting the Hometown Throwdowns has been to get the infrastructure setup in our region to host a Championship Series of these events. All the pieces of the puzzle came together this year to make that...
South Eastern Kids Group Checks in- First Loops, and Spring Plans! by Jezz | Mar 29, 2012 | Creeking, Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, Uncategorized, Video, WhitewaterCan you remember what its like to get your first few loops. Maybe you had a reaction like this one from Local Hero Southeast paddler Matt. Dude, that is one massive loop!!! Click here to view the embedded video. Can you remember what its like to get your first...
