2021 Dirty Bird Event by crystalgustin | Dec 12, 2021 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesPhotos courtesy of Rob Giersch It was a breath of fresh air to be able to run the Paddle In Pink annual Dirty Bird event at the end of July this year. For most of us, the last year has been an incredibly hard year. As a kayaker, I really missed the closeness that the...
How to Keep Warm Winter Playboating by Hannah Ray | Dec 9, 2021 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesHow to Keep Warm Winter Playboating When the water/air temps drop and the snow starts to fly…is it time to hang up the playboating gear? Nope! Not at all, if you have the right mindset, and the right gear to keep getting out there. Here’s how I stay...
Freestyle Kayaking: How to Space Godzilla by Emily Wade | Dec 4, 2021 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesCover Photo credit: Matthew Centofanti How to Space Godzilla The Space Godzilla trick is one of my favorite freestyle kayak tricks to throw in a feature because it allows you to get maximum air like a huge loop but your boat does a neat twisting motion like a...
Rockstar V at NOC by JK Team | Nov 29, 2021 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplinessubmitted by Adam Swett We have been heading over to the Nantahala River often since we moved to Tennessee and I really look forward to each trip as the freestyle feature at NOC is so much fun! Typically there are 3 or 4 paddlers that are usually there and that is the...
Don’t Let The Jangle Jangle You by Cashion Porter Shirley | Nov 24, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSometimes things don’t go to plan. We try to avoid it, but it inevitably happens, so it’s important to be ready for it. I’m going to share an experience awhile back that really tested my nerves, and I hope you can learn something from it. Back in early September, I...
Reflecting on my first “creek” race by crystalgustin | Nov 22, 2021 | Antix, Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Karma Unlimited, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesLet’s just get this out of the way. I have never considered myself a racer. I have competed in the freestyle world. I have competed in the kayak portion of the Captain Thurmond Race (on the New River in WV) and I did a couple of mass start races in Idaho many moons...
Guide to Kayaking Z Dam, James River, Richmond, Virginia by Emily Wade | Nov 19, 2021 | Featured Post, Intermediate Moves, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesGuide to Kayaking Z Dam, James River, Richmond, Virginia Z Dam is one of my absolute favorite features for freestyle kayaking. As its name suggests, Z Dam is a dam located on the upper James River in Richmond, Virginia and it forms different features depending on the...
New England’s First Whitewater Park! by Beckham Bayreuther | Nov 17, 2021 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIt’s playboat season again in New Hampshire! Mill City Park is New England’s first-ever whitewater park and we are now seeing the plan become reality. The first feature to be constructed was just opened to the public early this November, and with high flows on...
Meet JK Little Shredder Dominic Morrell by JK Team | Nov 10, 2021 | Creeking, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesJK Little Shredders Blog Post Dominic Morrell Date of Birth: 10/15/09 Favorite Boats: Shooting Star and XS Rockstar Hometown: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Social Media: @domshitz1—– Instagram Places Traveled: Maine, North Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland,...
Such a fun little creek by Jack Newland | Nov 8, 2021 | Australia, Creeking, Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesHey Guys, In my last post I talked about the Mitta Mitta River area, well this is a creek called the Cobungra River that’s about 10 minuets drive from camp and a gem of a creek too. class 4 to 4+ fun steep white water. for me its one of my personal favourites...
One of the best joy sections by Jack Newland | Nov 6, 2021 | Antix, Australia, Creeking, Featured Post, Internationalisation, WhitewaterHey Guys, A couple of weeks ago a heap of people went up the The Mitta Mitta River area. This is one of my favourite places to hang out, because there are so many good rivers within an hours drive, some only 10 minuets. The Main River though is the Mitta Mitta, it big...
Kelly’s Whitewater Park: Worth A Visit by Anna Bruno | Nov 5, 2021 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesLiving in the PNW, in the land of cold water and waterfalls, does not make it easy to find consistent access to playboating fun. And while there is plenty of flatware around to play in, reliable features are few and far between. This is why, this summer, when the...
