Northern Australian Boating – Warming up again for 2012 by Jezz | Feb 16, 2012 | Creeking, Hero, Uncategorized, Video, Whitewaterits been a while since my last post, but the wet season is slowly starting to build back home here in Cairns Australia, and we are just starting to gear up for an incredible 2012 season. A few month back i was lucky enough to score some unseasonable rain down in the...
Upper Caney Fork Run- When all you need is Kayaking! by Boyd Ruppelt | Feb 8, 2012 | WhitewaterAs kayakers, we tend to need whitewater the most when everything goes wrong and we need an outlet or relief from our daily lives. Few of us are able to escape the “real world” even as sponsored kayakers because we still have to get day jobs and exist in...
Ready to Go by JK Team | Feb 2, 2012 | HeroYou want the real reason? The real, REAL reason? Okay. I love my Super Hero because its makers seem to be the only ones out there who understand that not all hips are built the same.
New Jackson Kayak C1 Outfitting by Jezz | Jan 26, 2012 | C1 Outfitting, Creeking, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Rockstar, Uncategorized, WhitewaterThere is some huge news for all C1 boaters out there. After years of having to ghetto fit boats for C1, Jackson Kayak is about to release an amazing C1 system this year. C1 boaters have been waiting for this for years and finally there is something that will convert...
The Hero Promo Video- Still Rocks by JK Team | Jan 11, 2012 | Creeking, Hero, WhitewaterCheck It Out! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaVJsifaLzg[/youtube]
Hunter takes on Wolf Creek by Kat and David Levitt | Jan 7, 2012 | Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, rivers, Uncategorized, WhitewaterAfter three successful runs on Johnnie’s Creek in Alabama, some of my friends and I decided we weren’t done for the day just yet. Zack a good friend of mine had mentioned earlier in the day about a little river called Wolf Creek about ten minutes away from Johnnie’s...
Reno! and the Creeks that Followed by Clay Wright | May 18, 2011 | Creeking, Events, Hero, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, WhitewaterFlew out a full week early this year to train at the Reno Whitewater Park in hopes I could get as good at combo’s as Stephen Carbon Rockstar video (http://www.youtube.com/user/jacksonkayakvids#p/c/0/ODBI1D1yYY0) by the time of the Festival. In that respect I...
Little Hero – Courtney Kerin by JK Team | May 1, 2011 | WhitewaterI attend New River Academy and began creeking only a week ago in the new 2011 Hero I was kindly leant. My first creek was the Watauga in North Carolina. I am a small kayaker (5”1 and under 100lbs) who has only paddled playboats and the odd slalom boat, so for me this...
Villain review, sweet lines in Australia by Jezz | Apr 29, 2011 | Creeking, Hero, rivers, Uncategorized, WhitewaterHey guys, Victorian paddler Shane Pennicuik here. I have been boating for just over 2 years now, mainly interested in creeking but love to get out in the play boat from time to time also. Hey guys, Victorian paddler Shane Pennicuik here. I have been boating for just...
2011 Super Hero Review (vs Hero) by Clay Wright | Apr 25, 2011 | Whitewater Take a 2011 Hero and ‘Super-size-it’ and you get a boat just as lively, quick, stable, and nimble ast he2011 Hero – only bigger! But what about when a 170 lb guy compares one to the other? That’s the idea here – to compare how...
I LOVE my 2011 Hero by JK Team | Apr 23, 2011 | HeroI could be a grandmother if my adult kids would cooperate, yet I learned to kayak just a little over a year ago. My 2011 Hero is so stable, I feel like I would have to really try to make it tip me over. It is very forgiving and since I don’t always know what...
Hero on Owyhee River- Photos and Video! by Devon Barker | Apr 21, 2011 | Hero, WhitewaterThe Owyhee River was 6000 cfs when we put on the river and 8000 when we ran Widow Maker. I had my new JK Hero. It was amazing in the big water. This is one of the best desert river trips. Here is a link for the video of our trip....
