Tacos, Waterfalls and Tequila: Rafa’s beta for kayaking in Mexico by Rafael Ortiz | Aug 21, 2012 | WhitewaterTacos, Waterfalls and Tequila: Rafa’s beta for kayaking in Mexico Part I, The big picture Mexico is radical. Over the past couple of years I’ve been watching my backyard exponentially grow into one of the top destinations for creek boating. Not just the amount of...
Zen Outfitting Tips by Hilde Schweitzer | May 20, 2012 | Whitewater ZEN OUTFITTING TIPS I have heard quite a few comments about boat manufacturers going backwards in design and pushing the “river-runner” line of boats as the new trend. While there will always be a niche for the two extremes of boating—playboating and...
How to McNasty by Junior Paddler Hunter by JK Team | Mar 11, 2012 | Instructional, Rockstar, Uncategorized, Video, WhitewaterHunter checks in with an instructional video on how to McNasty. Click here to view the embedded video. http://youtu.be/B2EjMKzFedg Hunter checks in with an instructional video on how to McNasty....
Rockstar and Eternity Hole= AWESOME! Tips for Freestyle Moves! by Emily Jackson | Feb 28, 2012 | Instructional, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterEmily’s Eternity Hole Update! I get to paddle in some pretty amazing places but what is very exciting right now is that I am only 4 hours from home and paddling in an entirely new place! That’s right it is my first time ever at Eternity Hole, in North Carolina....
How to improve your Edge Control by Eric Bartl | Feb 10, 2012 | Beginner Moves, Intermediate Moves, JK University, WhitewaterYou might wonder why should I improve my edge control. The answer is simple. If you can’t control your boat, you are not going to be able to control where it goes. Everything in kayaking comes back to the most basic skills, especially edge control. Edging your boat...
Grand Canyon 2012: Pre-Trip Report- Best Trip for the Rogue! by JK Team | Jan 24, 2012 | Reviews, River Running, Rogue, Whitewater Wanna go? Where? Grand Canyon. 10 days. Self-support. 1/29/12. Hell yeah!!! It’s only the “trip of a lifetime!” This message came early December, leaving about a month and a half for planning, packing, and wrangling any additional gear needed...
JK Outfitting 101 by Hilde Schweitzer | May 27, 2011 | WhitewaterOutfitting Tips For Dummies I can’t say I miss the days of spending hours shaping foam and gluing pieces into a new boat to get a good fit but I do like tweaking my JK boats a bit to get even more out of the near-perfect standard outfitting. JK boats are really easy...
