Little Shredder Maja checks in from Germany

by JK Team | Jun 18, 2021 | Germany, Internationalisation, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, Rock Star, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Submitted by Maja Kawczynska Isar Welle in Plattling, Germany is my favourite place for kayak freestyle in Europe. You can use white water waves and holes there to perform surf and gymnastic-style manoeuvres and tricks. High water and the current allow me to surf and...

From Jackson Monstar to Rockstar!?

by Philippe Lavallee | Apr 26, 2021 | Canada, Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, MonStar, Old Models, Playboating, Rockstar, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater

Watch my first “highlight reel” please : https://youtu.be/_qsAdMqYYfM English will follow Qui est-tu? Moi? Je suis devenu kayakiste, de plus en plus, un coup de pagaie à la fois. Tout débute par l’émerveillement et le plaisir, qui nourrit la...

Bulls Bridge January – Welcome 2021

by Jessie Stone | Jan 22, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Last Tuesday on a cold grey day, I went for an afternoon paddle on the Housatonic. Scott B and Emilia were leading the charge to get out which was awesome because the water levels were ideal and temperatures were above freezing. The hybernation mood permeated the day...

Gifts from 2020 | Whitewater Kayaking

by Jessie Stone | Jan 8, 2021 | River Running, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

To say that 2020 presented many challenges is a giant understatement, but the flip side is many of these challenges turned out to be opportunities for learning and living a happier life in disguise. On reflection, it has been a really good year, crazy as that may...

Summer Playboating

by Hannah Ray | Aug 17, 2020 | JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Is that a bird? No, it’s a plane?! Nah its just my Mcfloppy! I’m working on the McNasty. It’s really more of a McFloppy right now. It’s fun, its perplexing, its a chance to really get a face full, but by golly I’m going to keep at! I have lots more practice to do, but...

2019 Year in Review

by Maddie Kimmel | Jan 9, 2020 | Nirvana, Playboating, Rockstar, RockStar 2019, Rockstar 4.0

This year was by far my best year for paddling so far! I’ve paddled countless new rivers and most notably ran my first waterfall! Overall, I’ve done a lot more creeking this year than in the past, and I’m stoked to get a better grasp on my boof. Additionally, I...

Courtney Kerin – A Decade of competing at Worlds

by Courtney Kerin | Dec 31, 2019 | 2014 RockStar Competition, Playboating, Rockstar, RockStar 2019, Rockstar 4.0, Rockstar Carbon, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

For the last ten consecutive years I have competed in every World Cup and World Championships of Freestyle Kayaking. From my first World Cups back in 2010 as a 16 year old in Augsburg and Plattling, Germany; when i first found my way into the greatest international...

why Kayaking is Insane(ly) Fun For Kids

by kelloggfamily | Nov 20, 2019 | Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Rockstar, Whitewater Feature

It’s funny because a lot of pepple assume kayaking is an extreme sport (it can be, for some) where daily paddlers put their lives at risk. Mostly, you see people going off waterfalls, sometimes on fire, or running rivers like the Stikine. Sure, kayaking has an...

How to Surf . . . Lake Tahoe

by Jessica Yurtinus | Nov 8, 2019 | Antix, Rockstar, RockStar 2019, Whitewater Instruction

West coast boating becomes a little scarce in the Fall. The snow pack has melted and without scheduled releases there isn’t much to kayak, so we start looking at other options. One of my favorite options is surfing Lake Tahoe. We have been chasing waves on Tahoe...

Family Fun at the Glenwood Wave with the KelloggShow!

by kelloggfamily | Sep 8, 2019 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Rockstar, Uncategorized, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

At the beginning of Spring I thought this kayaking season was going to be super short. We hung out for most of the Colorado Freestyle Kayaking Tour and then booked it to Sort, Spain for World’s where my sister Kady and two brothers, Kenny and Dally were competing. We...

Road to Worlds With Team Jackson

by Bennett Smith | May 18, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

Name: Bennett Smith What country are you competing for? – The United States of America Favorite place to train? – A secret spot I found by my house. The “Cry Baby” Hole How many World Championships have you competed in before? – This will be my 3 rd...

Habitat 67 Wave: video

by nicktroutman | Sep 13, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Whitewater

This summer while I was coaching with the Keener Program I had the opportunity to paddle some of the best waves in Eastern Canada, though one of my most favorites of the summer was Habitat 67 in Montreal. It was a long drive, 4 hours there and 4 hours back, for only a...