Reno River Festival by Emery Tillman | May 13, 2011 | WhitewaterThis was my second Reno River Festival, and it was defiantly a little different then last year but it was as fun or even more fun. The festivities started out with warm up Home Town Throw Down, where I judged. It was somewhat hard, and even more difficult then normal...
Some Photos of Team JK at the WW Grand Prix by JK Team | May 13, 2011 | WhitewaterA photo says a million words: Here are some Photos of the JK Clan up at the Grand Prix so Far: [nggallery id=213 blog=1]
It’s Throwdown Time in Tennessee! by wildwildwes | May 12, 2011 | Events, Featured Post, Playboating, Whitewater2011 Nolichucky Hometown Throwdown Event #1 Event Registration is 1:00-2:00 P.M. on Saturday at Riverpark Campground – Nolichucky River, TN. The event kicks off at 2:00 P.M. at Big Rock. Event Website for all the details:...
Coosa River Fishing by Robert Matthews | May 11, 2011 | Coosa, Recreational/TouringI haven’t been able to get out as much as I would like due to a heavy work schedule but when I do the fishing has been off to a great start. I’ve spent a few days camping on the Colorado River as well as hitting up some of my usual spots on the Guadalupe...
Love Story by JK Team | May 11, 2011 | UncategorizedMy relationship with Nixie can only be described as love. I met her in the fall of ’09 and it was love at first sight. She is my first whitewater kayak and she has taken over my life. I broke up with one girlfriend to make more time for Nixie and another one...
Paddling Fitness by heatherherbeck | May 11, 2011 | WhitewaterJackson Kayak team members, Samantha Brunner Ruppelt and Heather Herbeck, are teaming up to give you some guidance and suggestions on how your health, your fitness and your love for kayaking can affect each other and how to use these three components simultaneously to...
Whitewater Grand Prix: Boater-cross: Rouge by nicktroutman | May 9, 2011 | Creeking, Events, Featured Post, JK Team Posts, River Running, Video, WhitewaterThe second event of the Grand Prix was the Boater-cross, though to spice it up some more they added a HUGE volume rapid. The rapid consisted of huge waves and holes where the line was pretty much straight down the middle, if you were lucky. The main crux move was the...
Dane Jackson Sizes Up the Competition at Grand Prix: Video Interview: HILARIOUS! by Dane Jackson | May 9, 2011 | WhitewaterHere is what Dane thinks of his competition: MUST WATCH! [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/23424838[/vimeo]
Grand Prix Thus Far! Waves, Whitewater and Massive AIR! by Dane Jackson | May 8, 2011 | Whitewater So far the Whitewater Grand Prix has been epic. We have done 2 stages. The first stage was a big trick contest on the Gladiator wave. That was very interesting and super sweet. It was super beefy that day so lots of people missed the wave trying to avoid the...
Reno River Festival Final Results! Great Day and Great Boating! by Emily Jackson | May 8, 2011 | Rockstar, WhitewaterHey Everyone Sorry this a tad late, as I had my Mothers Day Dinner last night so I didnt have time to sit down and write about the rollercoaster day! With finals only being at 5pm…. we had a lot of hanging out in the sun yesterday! The water levels were higher...
Reno River Festival Day 1 Results: by Emily Jackson | May 7, 2011 | Rockstar, WhitewaterGreat day on the Truckee River! 8 out of 10 boats moving to finals tomorrow are Rockstars! Weather was amazing, river was high, and everyone was having an absolutely good time! Big thanks to all the organizers for putting on such a great show! Great job to the...
Jacksons Invade the Bayou by joshtidwell | May 5, 2011 | CoosaRecently I joined a group of 14 or so fellow kayak anglers for a little trip down to Grand Isle, LA. There were a few Coosas in the group other than fellow Jackson team member Ben Roussel and myself. The wind would prove to be a challenge the entire trip, however the...
