The Glenwood Wave with Nico Tonozzi by JK Team | May 20, 2011 | WhitewaterThe famous Glenwood Wave in Glenwood Springs, CO is getting to a good level! Right now it’s at around 11,600 CFS. The wave gets to epic proportions around 17,000 CFS. You can check the current flow at waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=09085100. The snowpack for...
Colorado rivers expected to reach 100-year flood levels! by Frenchy by JK Team | May 19, 2011 | UncategorizedThere’s been a lot of buzz lately about the 2011 Colorado runoff season. With good reason. And while Spring runoff has started in certain drainages, prolonged periods of snowfall and unseasonably cool weather has kept the snowpack locked for most Colorado rivers...
VIDEO: The Rockstar Goes BIG, no Dane Goes Big, no the Waves Perfect… Okay it’s all HUGE! by Dane Jackson | May 18, 2011 | WhitewaterHere is a video of Dane Jackson shredding up Detonater Wave in Quebec, Canada. OH MY GOODNESS!! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojkWQqiDHxY&feature=share[/youtube]
Another Successful Year for Hell or High Water by Mike McKay | May 17, 2011 | WhitewaterThe sun has set on another Hell or High Water Race up in Petawawa, Ontario Canada. To my knowledge, it may well be the largest whitewater race in North America, with over 400 registered racers HOHW continues to grow, with participants coming in from across the...
My First Musky out of the Coosa by JK Team | May 17, 2011 | CoosaHello everyone…….. I just picked up my Coosa a few weeks ago. What a sweet ride. I had the chance to get out and fish for a few hours on the Caney Fork river in TN. It rained the entire float down the river but that didn’t damper our spirits. The...
Rock Star Customer Review- Not just a Kayak according to John O’Neill… by JK Team | May 17, 2011 | Rockstar, WhitewaterJackson Rock Star Review Posted on 13th May 2011 @ 9:00 AM Playing with the Rock Star: spring 2011 playboat review By John O’Neill Let’s get one thing straight: The new Jackson Rock Star playboat is not merely a kayak; rather, it’s a toy that doubles as a kayak. Being...
Dominion River Rock Festival! Boater Cross Results: And Canal Crashers: Not Over Yet! by Emily Jackson | May 15, 2011 | WhitewaterHey Everyone! Dad and I flew out to Richmond, VA on Friday, just in time to get things started with the Canal Crashers. Now most of you are probably thinking, what is the Canal Crashers. ( to be fully honest) you do crash! It is a HUGE ramp! Sliding down this baby has...
My First Jackson Kayak Factory Tour! by Courtney Kerin | May 14, 2011 | JK Team Posts, WhitewaterJackson Kayak Factory & Rock Island, Tennessee Tennesse bound in our school van and suburban, each with a trailer loaded with boats and gear. Excitement arising and anticipation to kayak at the famous Rock Island! I was buzzing in the van, even though the drive...
Racing my Villain to boatercross victory in Reno by colinkemp | May 14, 2011 | WhitewaterThis past weekend was the Reno River Festival, and as you can tell by all the stories on the JK site it was a great time. We were stoaked with the high water and great events. Team JK did super well all across the board. The team got more podium spots than you can...
La Tuque Race- Gotta love the Villain S by Dane Jackson | May 14, 2011 | WhitewaterDay before yesterday was the La Tuque race in Quebec. 3rd stage of the Grand Prix and it was intense. It was the first race i have been to that pretty much everyone was nervous going into. Including me. We had around 10 swims, and you have to remember that this was...
One Month Till! Whoop Whoop! by Emily Jackson | May 13, 2011 | Uncategorized Dum… Dum Dum Dum…… Worlds is creeping up with close to a month left before the big start. I have been in Reno, NV for almost a week and had lots of great hole practice. I paddled in the South Channel which was a smaller hole but had a lot to...
German Selections Complete! by JK Team | May 13, 2011 | UncategorizedHere is a list of the German Team Paddling a JK Boat: Christopher Kleeman- Pro Men Anne Hubner- Pro Women Andrea Kaspers- Pro Women Sandrina Hornhardt- Pro Women MIchel Hasselwander- JR Men Nils Sommer- JR Men Anne Rist- JR Women Julia Spaaij- JR Women Phillip...
