JK Dealer Summit from an Exploration Team Point of View

by Samantha Christen | Oct 30, 2017 | Events, Recreational/Touring, rivers

A few behind-the-scenes shots from the 2017 JK Dealer Summit (JKDS)…  Dealers, Customer Service reps, factory staff, Marketing staff, members from all JK Teams, you name it: every facet of the JK family was represented at the annual event this past weekend....

Cuyahoga Falls Race 2017 – 3rd in Slalom

by sethchapelle | Oct 29, 2017 | C1 Outfitting, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Karma, Karma Unlimited, rivers, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

2017 marked the second year of the Cuyahoga Falls race in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. That’s right, I said Ohio. I was very pleasantly surprised last year when I went to this race for its first year. I did not know that there was whitewater in Ohio until a couple...

A ruined trip is not always a bad trip

by Chris Ritchie | Oct 29, 2017 | Big Rig, Coosa HD, Family Zone, Fishing, rivers, Skipper, Trip Reports, Trips

On July 3 rd , I decided to take my wife and 3 boys on a float/camping trip. I had the 3 rd and the 4 th off and we didn’t have plans for the 4 th until later on in the evening. I first began by searching for the right spot that would be secluded(I...

Bragg Creek

by davecrerar | Oct 28, 2017 | Antix, Canada, Creeking, Internationalisation, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Checkin’ out the local...

A Year of Big Waves

by Brooke Hess | Oct 27, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

It’s been a rad year paddling some massive whitewater and surfing some big waves! Huge thanks to all the friends who set safety for me and laughed with me as I beatered my way through...

Antix in The Spring

by davecrerar | Oct 26, 2017 | Antix, Canada, Creeking, Internationalisation, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Here’s an edit of my spring in the...

Why the Antix is Awesome!

by bryceaaron | Oct 24, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Reviews, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

I’ve been paddling in Northern Quebec for the past 3 weeks and paddling the Ottawa for a total of 9 weeks this summer. I used the Antix on almost every run we did, some of which were the Upper Valin, Shipshaw, Jacque Cartier, Malbaie, and the Seven Sisters of the...

France Trip

by JK Little Shredders | Oct 21, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

This summer was my 6th trip to France with Llandysul Paddlers, with a record number of around 100 paddlers going, including my mum. Getting there involved a 24 hour coach journey, including a ferry crossing from Dover to Calais. When everyone finally saw the sign to...

Reflections on the Jackson Kayak Zen

by kylethomas | Oct 19, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, Reviews, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

I know, I know. People often want to hear about the new stuff. But I figured I’d spend this blog post reflecting on 2015 Jackson Kayak’s Zen whitewater kayak. This kayak changed me as a paddler, my relationship with Jackson Kayak, and how I thought about sizing with...

Freestyle Kayaking on Sky Sports

by Claire OHara | Oct 17, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Earlier this year I had the awesome opportunity to film with olympic medalist Helen Reeves for the Sky Sports Go Canoe kayaking production. The feature went out as part of the world championship slalom and sprint Sky Sports show and featured all the main paddle sport...

What would it take to go Sub 4 minutes in the Green Race?

by isaaclevinson | Oct 14, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Karma Unlimited, rivers, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

Every year for the past 22 years, at 12pm on the first Saturday in November, hundreds of kayakers and thousands of kayaking enthusiasts gather to be a part of what claims to be “The Greatest Show in Sports.” This statement is arguable but nonetheless, I would put my...

Sullivan Falls – Tidal Reversing Falls Extraordinaire

by Jessie Stone | Oct 12, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

For several years I had heard about Sullivan Falls from different sources – first it was Phil Urban, Dustin’s father, and then from Brett Cicotelli from the Atlantic Salmon Federation. Both Phil and Brett had told me how great it was, but it was not until this August...