New England Triple Crown- Three Times the Fun!

by ericjackson | Apr 30, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater

This is the Fourth Annual New England Triple Crown. The brainchild of Olympic Bronze medalist Jamie McEwan and the hard work of Andy Kuhlberg and a large group of local volunteers. it is a one of a kind event. A competition that combines three different kayak...

EJ’s Follow up from Olympic Trials, Freestyle, Extreme Racing, and the Future….

by ericjackson | Apr 27, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater

Training for two weeks in Charlotte for Olympic Trials with my new slalom boat, my kids, and the slalom racers was an awesome experience.   The racing was also incredible, as I got 6 tries to lay down some good runs, and while I never had a “good” run, not even for...

NOC Shootout 2012 – My first Pro Rodeo

by Courtney Kerin | Apr 26, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater

My (Courtney Kerin) first Rodeo event as a pro woman, the NOC shootout 2012. It’s a big step up from being a Junior but definitely gives me more drive to push myself harder. We arrived on Monday to work on rebuilding the feature in the freezing cold waters of the...

NOC Shootout- Rockstar takes the Podium

by nicktroutman | Apr 25, 2012 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Whitewater

The ‘Fun Tour’ is now fully underway. This past weekend we hit the Nantahala Outdoor Center for the NOC Shootout. The Nantahala is a South East classic and is the host location for the upcoming World Cup Final and the 2013 World Championships.   We showed up on...

Boise River Park at its Best!

by alecvoorhees | Apr 24, 2012 | Rockstar, Team JK, Whitewater

  We are within weeks of the grand opening of the long awaited Boise Whitewater Park! The first phase of constructions of the WaveShaper is finished and the scenic Boise Greenbelt paths have been repaved. The WaveShapers are advanced bladders systems that lift...

NOC- 2013 World Freestyle Championships, Warm-up Event #1…

by ericjackson | Apr 23, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater

The competition is over…  I didn’t get to take any photos myself, but Dane and Nick did (but not of Mens’ kayak as you can imagine… they were competing!)  Look for photos in an article by them soon…. I still can’t express just how fired...

M wave

by JK Fans | Apr 19, 2012 | Rockstar

Month pf paddling, and I’m hooked for life now.

Throwing ends in RockCrusher

by JK Fans | Apr 19, 2012 | Rockstar

Man, where to even begin with my Jackson affair… First with the brand: I live in Nashville, TN so not too far from the Jackson’s home in Rock Island and the JK Factory. So right off the bat, I’m wanting to support the local business. Add to that the...

Two EPIC weeks surfing one of my favorites… BUSEATER!

by nicktroutman | Apr 17, 2012 | Allstars, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, rivers, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, Uncategorized, Whitewater

So it all started with a phone call…. “Nick, dude, get up here now, Bussy is in and it is 80 degrees outside!” This call came from my best friend Joel Kowalski up in Beachburg. He lives on the Ottawa River and got me started in kayaking 10 years ago. Now you have to...

2012 Alabama Mountain Games

by nicktroutman | Apr 11, 2012 | Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Whitewater

The 2012 season has begun! The first event of the year is always the Alabama Mountain Games. It is an amazing event with tons of different competitions and sports aspects. Friday started off with the ‘Huckfest’ and freestyle of the lip of an 18 foot tall waterfall....

White Dog Spring Surfing! Ottawa River was at 21 Feet!

by stephenwright | Apr 11, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater

An unseasonably warm snap hit the east coast last week, triggering an early high-water event all over Ontario and into part of Quebec.  Even though I’d only been back from Chile for 3 days, I decided to turn and burn north for some big wave action!  With levels...

Home Waves in Maine!

by Adam Swett | Apr 10, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater

Every spring and fall (and sometimes summer) one of the main stems of the Penobscot River near Old Town, Maine, my home town where I grew up rises to 35,000 cfs+. When these levels occur a set of waves and holes come in between the Penobscot Nations Island and the...