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...
Sweet Photos of the Zen 75! by Micah Kneidl | Mar 27, 2012 | Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, rivers, Team JK, WhitewaterHi everyone! My Zen 75 arrived a couple weeks ago and I’m obsessed with paddling this kayak. I will be telling you all more about this outstanding kayak soon, but for now I’d like to share some photos shot by my buddy John. Check more of John...
Raising A Kayaking Kid. by sagedonnelly | Mar 21, 2012 | Fun, Kid's Kayaks, rivers, Video, WhitewaterWritten by Sage Donnelly’s parents, Matt Donnelly and Stephanie Viselli Sage and Dad, Carbarton run, NF Payette One of the things I love about having a daughter who is a kayaker is the look on people’s faces when we arrive at a put in at a river. As we start...
Fun Runnin’ on the Noli and Watauga Gorges! by wildwildwes | Mar 21, 2012 | Creeking, Reviews, River Running, Team JK, Video, Whitewater“The JK Fun Runner is an intriguing sporty boat design!” was my first thought when I saw the news about this new river runner from Jackson Kayak. Little did I know at the time how much I would grow to love this new boat! I picked up both sizes (60 & 70) of...
Trick Tip: The “Kick Start” by Micah Kneidl | Mar 15, 2012 | Fun, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Shooting Star, Team JK, WhitewaterThe “Kick Start” isn’t a trick, but rather a tool used for initiating cartwheels. Most cartwheels I see initiated are being done one of two ways. First, many cartwheels I see are initiated by simply smashing your bow into the “green”...
Dads, Sons, and whitewater by Cudmore Family | Mar 12, 2012 | Hero, Instructional, Kid's Kayaks, River Running, rivers, United StatesThere’s no better way to spend an early Spring Sunday than with family and friends out paddling. Our scheduled river trip for our WILD kids program managed to morph into a father/son day with the notable exception of Alison. I’m very lucky that I get to...
Watauga Gorge Good Times! by wildwildwes | Mar 7, 2012 | Creeking, Featured Post, Trip Reports, Video, VideoMost anyone who is acquaintances with me in the paddling world knows my very fond LOVE for the Watauga Gorge. The run is full of boofs, slides, boulder garden technical moves, and even a waterfall to top it off! It is the best class IV run in the world IMO and only...
Rockstar and Eternity Hole= AWESOME! Tips for Freestyle Moves! by Emily Jackson | Feb 28, 2012 | Instructional, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterEmily’s Eternity Hole Update! I get to paddle in some pretty amazing places but what is very exciting right now is that I am only 4 hours from home and paddling in an entirely new place! That’s right it is my first time ever at Eternity Hole, in North Carolina....
Jules Domine’s Roadtrip from Mexico, BC, and Cali! One of the Best Paddling Films! by JK Team | Feb 26, 2012 | Creeking, Playboating, Whitewater[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/36761328[/vimeo] Jules Domine latest film, a kayaking road trip across North America from north to south (BC, Cali, and Mexico)… Feeling like getting outside? Or maybe like bushwalking for hours just to look around and see no signs of...
Preseason Kayaking In Idaho! by Micah Kneidl | Feb 22, 2012 | Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, rivers, Team JK, WhitewaterFor this week only there has been an increase in flows on the North Fork of the Payette. A jump from 300cfs up to 900cfs has allowed for some pretty good February kayaking less than an hour north of Boise, Idaho. Speaking of Boise, construction crews are wrapping up...
Northern Australian Boating – Warming up again for 2012 by Jezz | Feb 16, 2012 | Creeking, Hero, Uncategorized, Video, Whitewaterits been a while since my last post, but the wet season is slowly starting to build back home here in Cairns Australia, and we are just starting to gear up for an incredible 2012 season. A few month back i was lucky enough to score some unseasonable rain down in the...
Really really old guys kayaking in the Dynamic Duo. by Micah Kneidl | Feb 13, 2012 | Dynamic Duo, JK Team Posts, rivers, Team JK, Uncategorized, WhitewaterThose of you that know me know that I LOVE the JK Dynamic Duo. Because of my passion for tandem kayaking, it really amazes me that I don’t see more duos on the river. Tandem kayaking is something you need to experience for yourself. My dad is a pretty solid...
