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A Change in Perception over Time!

by | Feb 21, 2012 | Whitewater

  Backtrack eight years. Only in my second year of kayaking, we’re scouting an un-run rapid and I can’t see the line. All I can see are hazards and the impossibility of staying upright in the shallow, multi-tiered rapid. Jump forward eight years later...

Ain’t No “Can’t” In The Word Canyon

by | Feb 20, 2012 | Whitewater

Throughout the years I’ve had many great runs down a lot of different rivers here in Washington. I’ve fantasized about what some of the more obscure runs would be like as I’ve scanned the hundreds of pages of whitewater lore in the WA river bible....

Clay Wright Guest Coach at NRA

by | Feb 19, 2012 | Whitewater

Over the last two weeks I have had the privilege of boating with Clay Wright at Pucon kayak Hostel. Clay has the Unique skill of speaking his mind. He doesn’t try to sugar coat it. When you are doing something wrong, he will be the first to tell you. This sounds...

Tommy on the turn

by | Feb 18, 2012 | Rockstar

I have 4 boats in my “stable”, I won my Jackson Star Elite in a boat raffle from my local paddling club. Now that I have one, and experienced the outfitting and quality of the Jackson boats, I will have to make some room for more kayaks…

Down with the Duo

by | Feb 18, 2012 | Dynamic Duo

I loved my first time in the Duo. JK Team Member Billy Harris was kind enough to let us borrow his Jackson Dynamic Duo to introduce my buddy’s little brother to Whitewater. We got to the Ottawa and had no idea what the level was. I figured, since it was my first...

FLYING THE DUFF

by | Feb 18, 2012 | Hero

I started kayaking late in life and i was given a kayak by my now wife . It was a river runner and i found it hard to rool, it broke my hart . I got into playboats then and found the JK superstar the best boat ever ! so then i had to try the creeker the super hero and...

Sidesurf

by | Feb 18, 2012 | Rockstar

Now On my 3rd Allstar, moving to the rockstar for 2012. Jackson has been the only playboat I’ve ever owned, and from what I can say about them, it looks like that won’t be changing anytime soon. This photo was taken with a go-pro durrung work with the...