Out of Africa-2013- an Essay by EJ by ericjackson | Mar 3, 2013 | EJ Thoughts, Playboating, the athlete, Trip Reports, WhitewaterOut of Africa-2013 Being an athlete and professional kayaker, for almost 30 years- full time since 1984 has its chapters, successes, failures, and makes for a good story; for as long as I truly am in the arena, trying my hardest to be the best. The moment I give...
All Star Moments by hunter katich | Feb 18, 2013 | Team JK, WhitewaterI recently switched from a Rock Star Small to my new amazing 2013 Star! After making the switch my whole playboating experience has progressed rapidly! The boat is so good I can perform most of my tricks without a paddle! As you will see, here are some of my awesome...
Adam Chappell Years Review! by Adam Chappell | Jan 26, 2013 | WhitewaterAdam Chappell 2012 year! I’m writing this from the back of a truck in a parking lot so I’m going to make this quick! I’m going to stay quickly by start my boats of choice for my 2013 year will be the Rock Star M for freestyke, And the large Hero for creeking!...
2013 Star on the Ottawa River: Big Water River Running Review by Emily Jackson | Dec 26, 2012 | Whitewater The past few weeks have been filled with family fun activities and getting ready for the holidays. We trekked up to Canada to spend the beginning of December with Nicks family in celebration of Christmas. We ended up bringing our kayaking gear knowing that both...
A quick surf with the All-star 2013 and I was hooked! by Patrick Levesque | Dec 24, 2012 | Allstars, JK Team Posts, Rockstar, Team JK, Whitewater(Version francaise disponible à: www.patricklevesque.info) If you have paddle the old All-Star and the Rockstar, one think you probably realize is they get the work done. No reason why they have been winning rodeo since their inception. After paddling the two for a...
Adam Swett’s Year End Allstar Review- Big Waves and ME Classics! by Adam Swett | Dec 11, 2012 | WhitewaterAs I sit at my computer it is literally 14 degrees fahrenheit with a high today of 26! Is this too cold to paddle? My old cut-off used to be 45 but that was thrown out the window. I guess we will just have to wait and see as next week it will be a balmy 46 degrees and...
Jackson Kayak Launches new Instructional Series Filmed on GoPro Cameras by ericjackson | Nov 30, 2012 | JK Team Posts, JK University, the teacher, WhitewaterPOV cameras are the perfect way to get up close and personal for filming instructional videos. Now that all Jackson Kayak boats have GoPro mounts on them, we want to take advantage of this and get a new perspective on instruction, really getting the student in the...
EJ’s “Which Playboat is right for you… breakdown of 2013 All-Star and 2011 Rock Star” by ericjackson | Nov 28, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterThe 2013 All-Star and the 2011 Rock Star are of the same Gene Pool but different boats. Both spring from the 2010 All-Star family- short, big looping, fast, loose, all around machines that can show up to any spot and tear it up. However, we moved the All-Star...
Welcome to the Jackson Holiday Promotion! by ericjackson | Nov 23, 2012 | Press Releases, WhitewaterHi Everyone, I hope you survived another Thanksgiving in the USA, yesterday, and are ready for the Holidays around the world! We have created a contest for you, where you enter by purchasing as new Jackson Kayak at a retailer near you and register it online by...
Wave surfing the 2013 JK Star by Devon Barker | Oct 20, 2012 | WhitewaterHere in Idaho we have a ton of waves on our. If you love to wave surf, blunt, and clean spin check out the new 2013 Jackson Kayak Star series. JK dealers have demos in stock and Alpenglow in Boise is your Idaho connection. They have Star, All Star, and Super Star...
All Staring by JK Team | Sep 22, 2012 | UncategorizedOwn several Jacksons but I love my All Star 2006 best. Paddling at a tidal surf wave in Cohasset MA.
The New 2013 Jackson All Star Goes Huge by kelloggfamily | Sep 5, 2012 | WhitewaterThe new 2013 Jackson All Star is a great boat. I am six feet tall and weigh about 165 lbs. and fit perfectly in it. And I can easily make it tighter or looser just by adjusting the outfitting. I’ve heard flat water tricks are just a bit harder than the Rock Star and...