Road to the Worlds by teamjk | Jun 13, 2019 | Internationalisation, Playboating, UK, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesName: Ben Higson What country are you competing for? Great Britain Favorite place to train? Nottingham and Cardiff (especially if it is sunny). If I am lucky enough to go abroad Millau How many World Championships have you competed in before? None, this will be my...
NoliFest 2019 Beat Nightfall BoaterX Results by wildwildwes | Jun 7, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, WhitewaterOn Friday evening of May 17th the river community came back together to continue the good times of NoliFest with the rescheduled gorge GO FAST event called #BeatNightFall! Extreme high water flows and safety concerns caused the event to be postponed during the...
Crabfest 2019 by William Pfingst | Jun 6, 2019 | FishingFirst trip of 2019 happened to be on the salt, the event is called Crabfest. It has been held for 8 years in the same location at Doran Beach in Bodega Bay California. Most fishing is closed down on this part of the coast for certain species of fish, so this events...
California 2k19 by teamjk | Jun 6, 2019 | Creeking, Nirvana, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHey guys! This past spring I got the chance to travel to Northern California to take advantage some classic whitewater that does not get tons of traffic. On this trip, we spent a week checking out the Trinity watershed. I made a short video of some of the amazing...
2019 Doe River Cleanup by wildwildwes | May 28, 2019 | WhitewaterOn May 11, 2019 the Appalachian Paddling Enthusiasts joined forces with the Overmountain Chapter Trout Unlimited, Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic Partnership and the Roan Mountain Community Park to host one of the largest cleanup efforts ever attempted on the...
Sweethope 2019 by John Ord | May 24, 2019 | Fishing, Internationalisation, UK, VideoFly fishing from my Jackson kayak Kilroy at Sweethope Loughs for rainbow...
Reno River Festival: 2019 Recap by Courtney Kerin | May 24, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, New Zealand, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesNestled in the desert on the southwest outskirts of Nevada sits “the worlds biggest little city”, and every spring kayakers flock to the manmade whitewater park in downtown Reno to test their skills in front of huge crowds in the snow melt waters of the Truckee River...
NoliFest 2019: The Year of the Great Flood by wildwildwes | May 20, 2019 | Antix, Event Coverage, Events, WhitewaterThe 5th annual NoliFest will be a high water event to remember for the ages! The festival was scheduled during Easter weekend this year and it was more reminiscent of Noah’s flood. Heavy rain totaling 2-3” fell regionally most of Good Friday and the Nolichucky River...
Reno River Festival 2019 by Jessie Stone | May 17, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesThis year the Truckee River was a terrific high flow with an enormous snow pack in the Sierras and warm weather arriving just in time for the 2019 Reno River Festival. With high water in the whitewater park, there were a number of great play features to choose from...
FLW Tour: Lake Seminole 2019 by Jean Wilson | May 10, 2019 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, TournamentsI had a blast representing Jackson Kayak the weekend of March 9-10, 2019 at the FLW Tour Event at Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Georgia where JK founder, Eric “EJ” Jackson was competing. Jackson Kayak Fishing Team mate, Robert Brown of Huntsville, AL, who has worked...
Road to Worlds With Team Jackson by Emily Jackson | May 4, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesName: Emily Jackson What country are you competing for? US OF A Favorite place to train? Wherever there’s good water… Changes with the weather, groups of people and mood. Love Uganda, Argentina, and Colorado. How many World Championships have you competed in before?...
2019 Kayak Fishing in Alabama by Eric Atkins | Apr 9, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing TournamentThanks to its freshwater fisheries and the gulf coast, Alabama has more biodiversity than any other state. In fact, the state of Alabama has more navigable stream miles than any other state in the United States. It should be no surprise that with great fishing and...
