Raquette Race by Galen Volckhausen | Sep 24, 2012 | Creeking, WhitewaterThe Raquette River is in upstate NY half an hour away from the border of Canada. It is part of the Kind of New York Race series. I have been at the Raquette Race for the last 3 years in a row and the last 2 years I have raced. I drove down the night before the race...
Huck Colorado Numbers by Jezz | Aug 20, 2012 | Creeking, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, WhitewaterYesterday the gold group, went to a section of the Arkansas River called The Numbers. It was a nice class 3 to 4 river with plenty of boofs and holes. The rapids were named 1-7 with some nice boogie water in between each. We split into two groups, I was in group...
JKTV Episode #8 by nicktroutman | Aug 11, 2012 | Allstars, Creeking, Cuda, JK Media, Trips, Video, WhitewaterJKTV brings you to the Summer OR show, previewing all the new 2013 Jackson product. As well as new toys, you can check out some great footage as Alex Vorhees takes us down the North Fork of the Payette with the new Karma. Ken Hovie takes us whitewater SUP fishing,...
Creeking the Sheep River -Alberta by davecrerar | Jun 29, 2012 | Creeking, WhitewaterDave Crerar Pavel Bendl As the pincher creek festival got up and running our group was steadily increasing in size, as is the norm at kayaking festivals. I was definitely a little keen this weekend and suggested hitting up two different runs on the way down to the...
North Fork Championship by Micah Kneidl | Jun 12, 2012 | Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, rivers, Team JK, Uncategorized, WhitewaterThe North Fork Championship lived up to the hype, becoming one of the wildest whitewater kayaking events to ever happen. For those of you that haven’t heard, the North Fork Championship (NFC) is a first year event on the Payette River. Friday’s event takes...
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...
Kayak Racing Tips and Strategies by Eric Bartl | Jun 9, 2012 | Beginner Moves, Creeking, Events, Intermediate Moves, JK University, Team JK, WhitewaterIn light of the annual Cheat race last weekend, and with strong urging from Anna, I thought I would share a few of my racing tips with you. New River Academy did well at this years Cheat race. Coach Seth Dow took first in the Men’s Shortboat category- but only because...
JKTV Episode #6 by nicktroutman | Jun 4, 2012 | Creeking, Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Trip Reports, Video, Video, WhitewaterCheck the the latest and greatest in JKTV. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdZwqMC507c [/youtube] Watch the destination Lake Catamaco with the Ibis; the Australian Creek race National Championships, Tech Tips with the coosa learning how to stand and set your...
Holden Boys Flying Off Lookout Mountain by Kat and David Levitt | May 9, 2012 | Creeking, JK Team Posts, Team JK, WhitewaterA few years ago, slalom paddling icon Horace Holden asked me to let his son Isaac tag along for some Chattanooga creek boating on Cain and North Chick. He paddled great and I knew that was only the beginning… Younger brother Simon was already paddling the Ocoee...
JKTV Episode #5 by nicktroutman | May 7, 2012 | Coosa, Creeking, Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Video, WhitewaterHere it is the much anticipated JKTV episode 5. Make sure to check out Part 2 of Ben Stookesberry’s First Descent of Fall Creek. Ben also throws in a nice little surprise with a new First descent of 100 foot slide on the South Branch of the Middle Feather with...
Monsoon Madness 2012 by Jezz | Apr 16, 2012 | Creeking, Hero, Video, Whitewater Here it is, the official video from the Monsoon Madness White Water Festival 2012 – Cairns Australian. A big thanks to all of our sponsor – Adventure Equipment, Big Water, Aj Hackett Cairns, Kayak4play, Horizon LInes, Electric Water, Cumec, Allans+Billy Hydes...
South Eastern Kids Group Checks in- First Loops, and Spring Plans! by Jezz | Mar 29, 2012 | Creeking, Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, Uncategorized, Video, WhitewaterCan you remember what its like to get your first few loops. Maybe you had a reaction like this one from Local Hero Southeast paddler Matt. Dude, that is one massive loop!!! Click here to view the embedded video. Can you remember what its like to get your first...
