The Karma meets Cali by colinkemp | Nov 28, 2012 | WhitewaterAnyone who knows me knows that I love my Villain and that I am hard to impress and change my habits when it comes to a creek boat. I tend to prefer displacement hull creek boat for their predictability, rock friendliness, and quickness edge to edge. I also feel that a...
42nd Annual VG Surf Fest by Jessica Yurtinus | Nov 27, 2012 | WhitewaterWe have this little thing in Nevada called Nevada Day which occurs once a year the last Friday of October. Basically it is a day the entire state takes off work and celebrates living in Nevada, and being a Nevadan. This same weekend my good friend, the husband of...
Duo on Tallulah: The Boys Collective 1.5 by Hunt Jennings | Nov 25, 2012 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterHey Guys…. Here’s the next edit we put out…. Pat Keller and Isaac Levinson tearing up the Tallulah in a Dynamic Duo! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/54110669[/vimeo] See you on the water!!!!! -Hunt Jennings
the North Branch of the Piscataquog by Jessie Stone | Nov 24, 2012 | WhitewaterA few weekends ago, Dr. Andy Kulhberg and I made a trip up to a river in New Hampshire that I had never heard of before to paddle the draw down of the lake that fed this river. It is called the North Branch of the Piscataquog. Who knew that such a fun river with...
Happy Seat 2.0 by colinkemp | Nov 23, 2012 | WhitewaterThe happy seat is hands down my favorite JK accessory. The amount of additional control it gives you in any boat is amazing. I have one in my Superstar as well as my Fun Runner. With the continual improvement of the JK boat armor outfitting the original way to attach...
Karma – Initial Impressions by Darin McQuoid | Nov 22, 2012 | WhitewaterI don’t like to review a boat until I’ve paddled in in a wide variety of situations, from low volume creeking to big water and low volume creeks at high water. Plus everything inbetween 🙂 But the Karma is hot hot hot….and after only a couple times in...
2013 Super Star, Great for River Running!! by Andy Graham | Nov 21, 2012 | Whitewater2013 Super Star Review I finally got out on the water and was able to evaluate the new 2013 Super Star. We have heard from EJ, Clay and Nick how awesome of a play boat the 2013 Star is, so I am going to talk about it as a river runner. We all know the Fun series has...
First days in the Karma/Heading to Chile by Dane Jackson | Nov 18, 2012 | Creeking, Events, JK Team Posts, WhitewaterDay after tomorrow i head to Chile for my first time. I am so stoked, this is a place i have wanted to see for a long time. I have a month of traveling all around. I start off in Santiago and work my way to Pucon where i will be based out of. This is not only an...
Props to the Fun Runner from another JK educator by JK Fans | Nov 17, 2012 | WhitewaterAs the JK educationl guy I always love to hear back from a program after their first season using JK boats. Here is what Calvin Craner had to say. As the Aquatics Director at a camp that hosts 3 day trips on the Salmon River near North Fork, Idaho, I was over enthused...
A journey with the whales by Patrick Levesque | Nov 15, 2012 | WhitewaterThis weekend I had the chance to bring my 13.5 Journey out on the St-Lawrence river in Les escoumins near Tadoussac in Québec. The area between Tadoussac and Les Escoumins is world renowned for whale watching. You can easily see the whale from the shore, but sitting...
Learning to Paddle Creeks on the East Coast in my Villain! by Erin Clancey | Nov 15, 2012 | WhitewaterI thoroughly enjoy running rivers and going creeking, but I must admit that I am primarily a freestyle kayaker. I came out to the east coast at the end of the summer to surf on the Ottawa River and compete in the Freestyle World Cup. However, during my fall east coast...
Japan – The Hidden Whitewater Gem by JK Team | Nov 14, 2012 | WhitewaterThis spring, I went on an amazing paddling trip to Japan. Prior to leaving for the trip, I had countless people question why I was going to Japan to kayak. ‘Is there good whitewater in Japan? Why are you going all the way to Japan when there’s kayaking in California?’...
