Gorgous Green by JK Team | Aug 21, 2012 | RockstarI started in a Jackson hero, instructed by Toby, and Ruth Ebens, and then transferred over to Toby’s All Star playboat. I wanted to incorporate my new passion of kayaking with my passion of photography. I later had the opportunity to befriend Jason Craig and...
Reaching for the Stars by JK Team | Aug 21, 2012 | RockstarI think JK makes the best boats hands down. I call my Jackson play boats my magical boats. Ever since I stepped into a Jackson kayak, I’ve stepped up my game. Thank You Jackson kayaks!
Jumping Back into the Mix of Things- 8 Weeks of No Playboating Straight into 2 Big Events! by Emily Jackson | Aug 14, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterJumping Back into the Mix of Things- 8 Weeks of No Playboating Straight into 2 Big Events! I got home from Europe and my Slalom Adventure on a Tuesday- The next day was the start of the MontanaWhitewater Championships. A Tricky feature with a ton of potential but also...
GoPro Buseater Sessions by nicktroutman | Jul 27, 2012 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, Video, VideoCheck out some Buseater action with the Rockstar and GoPro HD Hero 2. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZudN92BAZI[/youtube]
That Dam Loop Hole by Jessie Stone | Jul 26, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterThat Dam Loop Hole… The past week at T’ville gorge in Connecticut some pretty radical changes happened on the Farmington River! The broken dam that has been there for over 100 years is being removed as I write this. It’s wild to think that this “immoveable” part of...
Kelly’s Whitewater Park: USA Nationals by nicktroutman | Jul 23, 2012 | Events, Featured Post, Playboating, RockstarThe 2012 USA Nationals were held in Idaho at Kelly’s Whitewater Park. It is a new park built just over a year ago. I had never been there before, but wow, incredible. The whitewater is outstanding, while the actually park is amazing with grand stand style seating and...
Sweet Spot – Slave River by saskiavanmourik | Jul 22, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterWhen the Slave River peaked this summer at roughly 6100 cms and started dropping we all assumed that was it. However, spring flooding in BC meant the Williston Reservoir at the Bennett Dam was flowing at over capacity. The taps went on and we found our river flows...
Platte-A-Palooza by Jake Skeen | Jul 16, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterPlatte-A-Palooza Casper, Wyoming June 23, 2012 I spent the weekend at the Casper Whitewater Park in Casper, Wyoming. The ninth annual Platte-A-Palooza is a great event put on by the Casper Whitewater Club. Robert Grant (Owner of Backcountry Kayak School) was the main...
Lachine by Emery Tillman | Jul 15, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater One of my favorite places to kayak has to be in Montreal on Lachine. I am super lucky to live fairly close to the amazing wave and was thrilled to be included in a Vermont Paddlers Club trip up to the amazing city and the more amazing wave. The wave itself is...
Sick Video Edit of Thomas Mazimann’s 2012 Promo Video! by JK Team | Jul 10, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterIf you haven’t seen it already be sure to check it out! Some great editing and fantastic paddling by France’s own- Thomas Mazimann [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Pv9jJ1ILk[/youtube]
US National Championships- Final Results- KWP-ID by Emily Jackson | Jul 9, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterIt was a great day for team Jackson Kayak as we took top honors in just about every class. Taking top 5 in Pro Men and Top 4 in Pro Women! Top Spots in JR Classes, C-1 and Cadets! The weather was a scorcher with the hottest recorded day in history just 2 hours away in...
Prelims are Wrapped Up for USA National Freestyle Championships Today at KWP! by ericjackson | Jul 8, 2012 | Playboating, Rockstar, the athlete, WhitewaterToday was a long day of competing, watching, concerts, fireworks, and general fun in the sun here in Cascade, Idaho home of Kelly’s Whitewater Park on the North Fork of the Payette River. It is 11pm and I am just getting into the RV after a big day. The...
