Flow on the Upper Yok! by Adam Swett | Dec 1, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesI picked up my new Flow medium a few days ago and was very excited to get it out on the river ASAP! I have always liked a smaller boat for my size as I am around 210lbs 5’11” so I figured a medium would be perfect. It is. I am a bit over the top end but...
Five Lessons from Upper Cherry Creek by JT Hartman | Nov 29, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesUpper Cherry Creek has been a bucket list river for me since I first started kayaking nearly ten years ago. With long granite slides, committing canyons, and remote, awe-inspiring beauty, who wouldn’t dream of hiking themselves miles and miles into the high-sierra...
30 years paddling by Adam Swett | Nov 2, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesMy first kayaking experiences took place in 1992/1993 before my 3rd year guiding rafts in Maine. I was on Pushaw Stream paddling a Perception Mystic using a 220cm, 90degree Harmony Ridgeline paddle I had “borrowed” for the fall/winter season. I had tried to kayak...
How to Teach Rolling: A Video for Instructors by Boyd Ruppelt | Oct 31, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesFor nearly three decades, I’ve taught rolling for private clients, universities, outfitters, clubs, organizations, events, camps, demos, paddle schools, companies, and on three continents from every background imaginable. Along the way, I’ve worked with...
Gnarvana on Wilson Creek by Adam Swett | Oct 5, 2023 | Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThis summer I got to catch the Wilson river gorge at a sick level with a great crew for 3 laps on this classic creek run in North Carolina. Since leaving the Northeast I think this this run is my favorite . The level was right around 7″ and I think I could have...
Guiding Reflections: Six insights for myself 3 years ago as I embarked on freestyle kayaking competitions by Emily Wade | Sep 21, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI started kayaking with friends before I went off to graduate school. It wasn’t until I moved to Richmond, VA that I got back into kayaking. In 2017, I started to get really interested in freestyle. My first trick I learned was the bow stall. I spent hours on hours...
Journaling: An advantageous skill for athletic performance and life by Emily Wade | Sep 15, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines Since I was young I kept a journal, maybe since I was 15 or 16. I grew up playing tennis competitively and went to undergrad on a full ride for tennis, so goal writing has always been a part of my life. I still to this day have a regular life journal where I...
New York Kids Kayaking Camp Returns to the Housatonic! by Jessie Stone | Aug 29, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesAfter doing this camp for 20 years, I ask myself what is it that keeps me and everyone coming back to keep doing every year? The camp is entirely voluntary i.e. no one is paid, there are tons of logistics to consider, van rentals, water levels, long shuttles, river...
The Inner City Kids Kayaking Camp Heads South to Georgia by Jessie Stone | Aug 25, 2023 | Creeking, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesAfter several trips to Columbus, Georgia in the past year, and having the good fortune to meet people who supported the idea, and could help make it happen, the inner city kids camp was inaugurated in Columbus this past week. With the support of Whitewater Express...
Small Jackson Kayak Gnarvana – Full Review From A Small Kayaker by crystalgustin | Aug 10, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesFor all the small kayakers out there, this video is for you if you are interested in the Jackson Kayak Gnarvana. I take you through my likes and dislikes and discuss in detail everything I have learned in testing out this creek boat. Please feel free to skip around...
Sevens Creek Speed Run by Jack Newland | Aug 2, 2023 | Australia, Creeking, Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, WW DisciplinesSevens Creek is only 3 hours from my house. Pretty close for Australian kayaking haha. It was 5 in the afternoon when we got to the put-in with 4 hours of daylight left we knew we had heaps of time for a speed run down this tight but very scenic little creek.
Charles City Challenge 2023 by Hannah Ray | Jul 25, 2023 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe 11th annual Charles City Challenge held in June this year hosted 60 participants over two days of whitewater events. Vendors and spectators joined in along the river banks as well for the fun filled weekend. The water was low this year and in-river events were...
