Pyranees by dianegaydos | Jul 2, 2018 | Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, WhitewaterPain au chocolat Why go on a kayaking trip to the Pyranees? For the pain au chocolat of course! Just kidding, well, kind of. The Pyranees is the mountain range that borders France and Spain, with the small country of Andorra sandwiched in between. The highest peak is...
SPB River Fest by Tom Dolle | Apr 29, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, France, Internationalisation, WhitewaterEnglish Part: Last week-end, we had three days to enjoy Easter. Family time ?! Yes, it was for the french freestylers. From March 31st to April 2nd, a big part of the kayakers family had come together to compete at the French National Freestyle championship. This...
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 DisciplinesThis 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...
Season Kick off in France by Mathieu Dumoulin | Apr 18, 2014 | JK Team Posts, rivers, Rockstar, Team JK, Video, WhitewaterSeason started last week in France, with our first event in Saint Pierre de boeuf. It was the first year of this awesome event where you can obviously kayak, but also SUP, slack line and.. chill! The freshly created team France rocked the Rock Star with podium in all...
Showing you my home rivers in Millau by Mathieu Dumoulin | Feb 27, 2014 | Whitewater Winter is time to settle down for a bit. Time slows down after the season and it’s the ideal period to prepare the next season, set goals, draw a route on the map and figure out what preparation it’ll take to achieve all this. It’s also the time to explore the...
The French Know How Its Done! SICK Video from JK-France by JK Team | Jan 23, 2012 | Allstars, Playboating, Team JK, WhitewaterIf you haven’t checked out JK France you should, these guys make awesome videos, have a great time doing it, and run some serious whitewater! Check out the video of Jules Domine paddling hard and playing harder!...
Ever Wonder How the French Do Competitions? At 3am! Check this Video Out! by Emily Jackson | Jan 15, 2012 | Events, Team JK, WhitewaterAfter the 2009 World Championships Nick and I postponed out trip home by visiting France to see all of our dealers and compete in an event that i will never forget! The Charnay Comp! The water doesn’t always come on at a set time during the day, so we literally...
Lluis from Roc Roi/Spain visits Rock Island TN by ericjackson | Mar 12, 2010 | JK Team PostsI have known Lluis for many years, and really got to know him best in 2001 as the organizer of the World Championships in Sort, Spain.  This Worlds was the benchmark by which future worlds would measure themselves against in terms of the organization, and how fun it...
2009 Yearly Update by nicktroutman | Jan 3, 2010 | JK Team PostsWell 2009 will be a tough one to top. I guess I will just start from the beginning Excerpt from: 2009 Yearly Update