Hello Corsica Creeking and Goodbye to the Rizzanese River

by Kat and David Levitt | Aug 22, 2012 | Whitewater

  An oasis of beauty and history, the island of Corsica thrusts upward into the sky its jagged ridges and soaring peaks that resemble the Sierra Nevada of California. But Corsica also enchants its visitors with quaint old villages precariously perched on mountain...

Tacos, Waterfalls and Tequila: Rafa’s beta for kayaking in Mexico

by Rafael Ortiz | Aug 21, 2012 | Whitewater

Tacos, 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...

2012 World Cup- Starts this Weekend!

by Emily Jackson | Aug 21, 2012 | Whitewater

2012 WORLD CUP – Coming this weekend! With the 2012 World Cup creeping up around the corner Jackson Kayak is excited to welcome all the Athlete’s to the US and even better to our home spot: Rock Island Hole!   It’s an exciting time for Jackson Kayak with the...

Racing the Super Hero and Duo on the Penobscot River

by Adam Swett | Aug 20, 2012 | Dynamic Duo, Whitewater

I have always wanted to race the Class IV + Gorge/Crib section of the Penobscot River but never got the chance. Last weekend Sarah, our two labs and I headed north for “The Race That Never Was”. We were meeting our friend Pete who was really excited to...

Slave Paddle Fest – pre festival events

by saskiavanmourik | Aug 19, 2012 | Whitewater

Well, Slave River Paddle Fest is upon us again this year! Here is the start to our 4th annual event. Stay tuned for events from the weekend including Throwdown’s, Big Air competitions, boater cross, etc. This weekend is about more than just paddling, its about...

Kayak Fishing in the Cold

by Stephen Laurie | Aug 19, 2012 | Beginner Moves, Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater Fishing, Intermediate Moves, JK University

As our open water fishing season up here in the North can be quite short due to the cold frozen winters I find myself doing a lot of cold weather paddling in hopes of extending my fishing season as long as possible. Kayaking fishing in cold weather can be very...

Maine Duo Penobscot and Kennebec

by Adam Swett | Aug 18, 2012 | Dynamic Duo, Whitewater

Peter Lataille and I took out the Duo just after it arrived in Maine last late winter at Blue Hill falls and had a blast. It was the only boat we had out of four that with it’s length and hull speed would surf the wave consistently that day. Flash forwards to...

A Couple of Days on the Bow River ,Alberta

by Stephen Laurie | Aug 18, 2012 | Coosa, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing

The Bow river has seen unusually high water levels this year due to the long spring runoff not to mention what seems like nonstop thunder storms through June and July. This left the river water murky and a little too fast for premium fishing conditions but in turn...

A Revolutionary Journey

by Galen Carey | Aug 18, 2012 | Journey, Recreational/Touring, Trip Reports, United States

  I spent a very pleasant evening escorting a group of novice kayakers on the Concord River in Concord MA. I met the group of seven at 5PM, and once we’d sorted kayaks, pfd’s and paddles we set off upstream the confluence do the Assabet and Sudbury...

Rogue River Magic

by Jessie Stone | Aug 17, 2012 | Whitewater

Last week, I made a wonderful trip back to the Rogue River in Oregon, the place I learned to kayak and also former home to the Sundance River Center, where I taught kayaking for many years. The Rogue is one of America’s gems. If you have not been down through the wild...

wow, what a boat!!

by JK Fans | Aug 16, 2012 | Cuda

having been a charter captain on Block Island, Rhode Island and in Key Largo ,Fl for more than 30 years, I moved to Tampa in 2004. I got the “bug” to get back into fishing a few month ago and looked and looked for a “fishing kayak.” It’s...

2013 All Star- Initial Review by Clay Wright

by Clay Wright | Aug 13, 2012 | Whitewater

First Review of 2013 All-star Just a quick review of the new All-star after paddling it off and on daily for a week. Me:  165lbs,  30” inseam,  5’9” size 11 play booties. Compared to Rockstar Medium Fit:  The cockpit rim is lower than the Rockstar, I...