FIBARK- Wrap-Up With Big Fun by ericjackson | Jun 18, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater FIBARK (First in Boating on the Arkansas) Festival is in the 65 years old or so and is a staple for paddlers and spectators alike each Father’s Day Weekend. The events are Held in downtown Salida, CO, staging off of the “Boat Ramp” adjacent...
Playboating Marsh Stream, Maine by Adam Swett | Jun 17, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h55-M8a7wGg&feature=plcp[/youtube] We got soaked up here with areas of Maine getting 4+” of rain which brought in every run in the state! We spent Monday and Tuesday, June 4th and 5th, on a classic central Maine...
13th Annual Best in the West- Results and Photos by Quinton Barnett | Jun 16, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater13th Annual Best in the West, Presented by Big Sky Brewery. On Thursday, June 7th we celebrated our 13th annual Best in the West freestyle kayak competition. The event was held downtown in Missoula at Brennan’s wave, a memorial to one of Missoula’s great paddlers...
Teva Mountain Games Write Up! by Lauren Burress | Jun 14, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterPhoto by Philip Roberts Teva Mountain Games‐ Held in Vail Colorado is the annual Teva Mountain Games. My very first Teva Games were when I was nine years old, and in fact it was my first freestyle competition! That was in 2005 back when they didn’t have the...
The Busiest Week of my Year! by nicktroutman | Jun 10, 2012 | Creeking, Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, Whitewater, ZenThe tour has been fully underway for almost 2 months now, and it have been packed with paddling, competing, and lots of driving. Though this past week is always the busiest of the year. It started off with last weekend the CKS PaddleFest. This event has been...
Lyons Outdoor Games Begins Tomorrow! by ericjackson | Jun 7, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater, ZenLyons, Colorado, a vibrant, beautiful little town north of Denver, close to Longmont and Boulder, has been growing their local event each year into something bigger and bigger. The core events for the Lyons Outdoor Games is the Freestyle Event at the downtown...
Green River Rodeo: Wyoming by nicktroutman | Jun 5, 2012 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, WhitewaterThe Green River Rodeo is a fairly new event, with this being the second year of their annual event. The whole place has a small town feel, with great hospitality, especially towards all of the kayakers. It is a fun little whitewater park with a gorgeous park build...
Emily’s European Slalom Adventure Part 1: by Emily Jackson | Jun 5, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterI arrived in Europe after booking my ticket two days before. Unsure of when I should go I just woke up and said, I think I just need to go, now… So with a short notice and couple Facebook messages I had our English distributors and close friends pick me up well after...
CKS Paddlefest by Lauren Burress | Jun 4, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater Buena Vista Update: Driving 6+ hours from Green River, I arrived in Buena Vista Sunday night. My first impression of the park was a little disappointing, due to the extreme lack of water this year! But luckily the sunshine helped us out and the level went up...
Teva Games DownRiver Sprint and Freestyle- EJ stories… by ericjackson | Jun 3, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterFriday was the prelims for the Freestyle event on Gore Creek. Low water on Gore Creek (240 cfs) was a challenge for Clay Wright- organizer of the Freestyle event. He had to figure out how to make a hole at this super low water that was worthy of having the...
Bennett Smith Join’s the Local Hero Team by Jez Blanchard by JK Fans | May 31, 2012 | Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, rivers, Rockstar, Whitewater Hey Iʼm Bennett Smith! I live in Birmingham, Alabama and have been kayaking for about two years. After my first kayaking trip down the Coosa River in Wetumpka, Alabama in August of 2010 I fell in love with kayaking and it has been an extremely large part of my...
Surprise Wave Video by Galen Volckhausen | May 28, 2012 | Playboating, Rockstar, WhitewaterHidden away a couple miles above the put in for the New River Gorge is Surprise Wave. The rapid springs out of the flat water around it with large rollers. With the right water levels one of these rollers begins to break and creates Surprise Wave. Check it out as I...
