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...
Boyd Ruppelt’s thoughts on the new Flow by Boyd Ruppelt | Sep 9, 2023 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesComing from the Gnarvana medium, at 160-165 lbs, I’ve found myself getting into the Gnarvana Small on southeastern US dam release runs to spice things up. I love paddling the Antix 2.0 as a playful river runner and it can handle anything I throw at it, but...
Confessions of a MixMaster Convert by Anna Bruno | Sep 6, 2023 | Featured Post, MixMaster, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesBefore I start this blog, two important disclaimers: 1. I’m terrible at stern squirting. 2. I was NOT stoked on the MixMaster when it came out, and I really did not see the appeal of slicey boating. However, I take it all back. Summer in the PNW has me embracing the...
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...
62nd Annual Salmon La Sac Whitewater Races by kylethomas | Aug 5, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, United States, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI am fortunate to have attended the 62nd Annual Salmon La Sac Whitewater Races near Roslyn, Washington. 62 years! I’m just wowed by that. This was my first time attending this event and certainly won’t be my last. The Salmon La Sac Whitewater Races are hosted on the...
King River 2023 by Jack Newland | Aug 4, 2023 | Australia, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe King River is a joy section about 4 hours drive from my house. This weekend we had really good flows and I was in the Mix Master, which is a perfect boat for this type of river. It was my first time paddling this boat on a proper river and had a...
Catawba Great Falls, SC Grand Opening by wildwildwes | Jul 6, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesMid-March 2023 was a time of celebration in the small little town of Great Falls, SC! The grand opening of the Southeast’s newest whitewater park and recreational paddling releases were center stage thanks to a great collaboration of Duke Energy, S2O Design &...
Middle Fork Championship 2023 by kylethomas | Jun 27, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI strongly believe that competition builds community. The Middle Fork Championship on the Middle section of the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River (aka “Middle Middle”) is no exception to that community-building for the Greater Seattle Area. This race is organized a...
APE’s Nolichucky River Cleanup Back in Action by wildwildwes | Jun 21, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Recreational/Touring, River Running, rivers, Team JK, Tournaments, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesMy local paddling club, Appalachian Paddling Enthusiasts, has always kept the stewardship of the Nolichucky River near and dear to our hearts as one of our best natural resources in our area for whitewater paddling. Since the clubs formation in 1986 the group has...
Stakeout by Boyd Ruppelt | Jun 17, 2023 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIt’s hard to believe with over 30 years as a whitewater kayaker and more than two decades as a sponsored paddler that I never made it up to Canada until last year. The Ottawa River alone holds some of the best freestyle features on the planet and is without a...
