Green River, WY Buena Vista, Co and the Teva Mountain Games by sagedonnelly | Jun 5, 2012 | Fun, Kid's Kayaks, Shooting Star, Team JK, the athlete, ZenMy year started off with a bang! I did a personal first decent on the West Branch of the Feather River (class 5 -) followed shortly by my 2nd descent of Deer Creek (class 4+ kayak self support overnighter) in California before I started the freestyle kayak tour. My...
Bennett Smith Join’s the Local Hero Team by Jez Blanchard by JK Fans | May 31, 2012 | Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, rivers, Rockstar, Whitewater Hey Iʼm Bennett Smith! I live in Birmingham, Alabama and have been kayaking for about two years. After my first kayaking trip down the Coosa River in Wetumpka, Alabama in August of 2010 I fell in love with kayaking and it has been an extremely large part of my...
Goodyear’s Bar in the Fun Runner by colinkemp | May 29, 2012 | WhitewaterA few weekends back we got a great crew together for the weekend in Downieville. Downieville is a tiny little town that is nestled into the North Yuba river valley at the confluence of the Downie River. This place is heaven for a WW boater in the spring. You have 25+...
Fun Runner 70 Review and Video by Eric Seymour | May 15, 2012 | United States, WhitewaterI just paddled the new Fun Runner 70 and I must admit the boat blew my mind. When I first saw the kayak I didn’t quite understand what I would use the boat for. After paddling the Fun Runner I now know that the boat can be used for almost everything. The Fun...
Fun Runnin’ the Grand Canyon, with World Champion Claire Ohara by colinkemp | May 13, 2012 | WhitewaterClair is currently living in Reno and boating with our local comunity. She just got off the Grand and I was super staoked to hear that she took the Fun Runner as her boat of choice for the trip. Here is what Claire had to say about the Fun Runner on her trip. Testing...
Abby Holcombe- 7 yrs Old Shares why She loves Kayaking and her Fun 1- Reddy! by JK Team | May 2, 2012 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterFavorite Kayak and Why- My red Jackson-Fun 1 named “Reddy”, It is a kids size but just as good as my Dad’s Rockstar Favorite River and Why- Upper Deckers on the South Platte because it has easy parts and challenging parts with a perfect surf wave for Reddy and a great...
Kern River Festival and Gold Medal Camp. by sagedonnelly | Apr 26, 2012 | Fun, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBrush Creek, Kern River Festival. Photo by Hope Rinehimer It has been an awesome 2 weeks in Kernville, California, with sunny weather and rising water. I attended the Gold Medal Camp (http://goldmedalconnections.com) for a second year in a row to refresh my paddling...
Friend teaching newbie by JK Team | Mar 21, 2012 | UncategorizedJust started paddling after years of my friends trying to talk me into it. Got a Jackson 4fun and I am loving it. It’s been fun so far learning to roll, and getting a combat roll. Meeting other paddlers and all have been super nice and helpfull. Looking forward...
Fun Runnin’ on the Noli and Watauga Gorges! by wildwildwes | Mar 21, 2012 | Creeking, Reviews, River Running, Team JK, Video, Whitewater“The JK Fun Runner is an intriguing sporty boat design!” was my first thought when I saw the news about this new river runner from Jackson Kayak. Little did I know at the time how much I would grow to love this new boat! I picked up both sizes (60 & 70) of...
My Mom critiques the Funrunner! by sagedonnelly | Mar 11, 2012 | Fun, Hero, Kid's Kayaks, Uncategorized, WhitewaterThis weekend, I and a few friends were able to take the Funrunner out for a test drive on the South Fork of the American River in California this weekend. WOW is all I can say. I have to admit, I can be one of those mental cases where you change the boat or gear and...
The Boise Whitewater Park by alecvoorhees | Mar 1, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterAfter many long years of fundraising, building, and waiting the Boise Whitewater Park is complete in the Boise River. It is not yet open to the public due mainly because the city has not obtained a policy for the park. It is built with the “bladders” which...
First Time by JK Team | Feb 24, 2012 | Kid's KayaksYou have produced boats that allow me to share the sport I love with the most important part of my life.
