Oceans of Whitewater (Part 4) – Mastering the Pour-over

by Sean Morley | Apr 9, 2014 | Instructional, Journey, Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring

What, you may ask, is a pour-over? The short answer is “riding a wave over a rock”. I’m going to give you a longer version of the answer however and seek to de-mystify this apparently dangerous and flamboyant maneuver that combines the thrills of sea, surf and...

North Fork Payette Winter Boating in the ZEN 55

by Hayden Voorhees | Apr 7, 2014 | United States, Whitewater

  This year we got decent snow pack in Idaho, so as the snow starts to melt the rivers will start to rise and we should have good flows this summer for the the North Fork Championships and the Payette River Games in June. Here is an edit that my friend Shane...

Fun Running the RGJ

by colinkemp | Apr 5, 2014 | Whitewater

Check out World Kayak ambassador Noah Fraser making the best of our low water situation in his trusty Fun Runner. The news paper folks are obviously overly optimistic about our water situation. We have a potentially big storm heading our way for the next week, so do...

Poppies on the South Fork

by Hilde Schweitzer | Apr 4, 2014 | Whitewater

Poppies on the South Fork American River Every spring the poppy bloom on the South Fork is eagerly anticipated. The poppies were out in full force this weekend on the South Fork American River in Coloma Calif. Temperatures are hitting the 70’s and we are starting to...

The Road To Recovery!

by colinkemp | Apr 2, 2014 | Whitewater

This past May I hurt my back. I blew out the disk between my L5 and S1 vertebra. I have tweaked my back a little in the past but not to any major extent. I now understand what back pain is! At first I started to get a bunch of numbness in my left leg, and that then...

Nickelodeon News Films the Kellogg Family

by kelloggfamily | Mar 30, 2014 | Whitewater

We just had the incredible experience of traveling across the country from Colorado to Alabama with the Nick News film crew and it was crazy fun. They spent 9 days filming everything we did and for the most part, they just blended in, they didn’t bark orders, they...

Galway Fest with Barry Loughnane

by JK Team | Mar 28, 2014 | Whitewater

A week on since Galway Fest the waters of the Boluisce and Clare rivers have quietened once more after the massive influx of paddlers from Ireland , England , Italy & Spain. Water levels have been so good since the turn of the year and it was no different for...

Vancouver Kayak Club Festival

by Nikki Rekman | Mar 26, 2014 | Clinics, Whitewater

Jackson Kayak is proud to support the Vancouver Kayak Club Whitewater Festival,May 2 – 4, 2014 on the beautiful Chilliwack River. In collaboration with the VKC and Western Canoeing and Kayaking, Jackson Kayak is offering two clinics, Introduction to Playboating...

Wheelchair distribution in Uganda with the Walkabout Foundation

by Jessie Stone | Mar 23, 2014 | Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater

Over the last week in Uganda, we hosted the Walkabout Foundation to distribute 200 Tough Rider wheelchairs to people in need. These chairs are made in Kenya by disabled people and specially made for African (Ugandan) wear and tare. This distribution was months in the...

Karma Unlimited – first impressions and Cheoah weekend!

by Boyd Ruppelt | Mar 22, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, United States, Whitewater

I finally got in the production Karma UL on Cheoah this weekend. I thought I’d give you guys my first impressions. It should be noted that I don’t paddle long boats very much so it took a bit of getting used to… like one lap. I’ll be in one way...

April 5, 2014 . . . “Opening Day on the SFA” and AW Benefit

by Jessica Yurtinus | Mar 20, 2014 | Whitewater

We did it last year, and we are doing it again this year. Join Jackson Kayak team members and ambassadors from World Kayak on April 5, 2014 for our 2nd annual “Opening day on the South Fork American”. There will whitewater clinics anywhere from...

Alabama-Mountain-Games 2014- Bennett Smith’s Recap!

by Bennett Smith | Mar 19, 2014 | United States, Whitewater

I had a great time this weekend paddling on a couple of my local rivers for the annual Alabama Mountain Games. The weekend started off with a drive up to Short Creek Falls in Guntersville, Alabama. AMG’s signature event known as “Huck Fest” is held here every year off...