2011 Super Hero Review (vs Hero) by Clay Wright | Apr 25, 2011 | Whitewater Take a 2011 Hero and ‘Super-size-it’ and you get a boat just as lively, quick, stable, and nimble ast he2011 Hero – only bigger! But what about when a 170 lb guy compares one to the other? Â That’s the idea here – to compare how...
Reno Hometown Throwdown #2 by sagedonnelly | Apr 24, 2011 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterThe second Hometown Throwdown in Reno, Nevada, was cold, windy  and stormy, but there was still a good turnout from the hearty Northern Nevadans. The Truckee River was running very high, so the competition was held on the south channel at hole 3 instead of the usual...
I LOVE my 2011 Hero by JK Team | Apr 23, 2011 | HeroI could be a grandmother if my adult kids would cooperate, yet I learned to kayak just a little over a year ago. My 2011 Hero is so stable, I feel like I would have to really try to make it tip me over. It is very forgiving and since I don’t always know what...
Worlds Log #2, Grand Prix/ Reno Debate/ Results So Far and Moves in the Flatwater! by Emily Jackson | Apr 22, 2011 | UncategorizedWorlds Training Log #2 So far this year I have competed in three Rodeos: Alabama Mountain Games T’Ville Triple Crown NOC Shootout I have so far won all three, and moving on to my next event in a couple weeks. Everyday has been a blast and so far the only days I...
2nd Spanish Cup Trials by JK Team | Apr 22, 2011 | UncategorizedLast weekend we had our second event of the Spanish Freestyle Cup. It was held in Sort, a great village in the middle of the Pyrenees, site for the 2001 Freestyle Worlds. Due the great weather we had a good wave/hole spot and every river and creek in the Pyrenees is...
Ravens Fork Video! by Dane Jackson | Apr 22, 2011 | WhitewaterHere is a quick little video from my run down ravens fork the other day! Check it out! Dane Jackson [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ga25kobTdE[/youtube]
Team JK on the cover of the RGJ! by colinkemp | Apr 21, 2011 | Press Releases, WhitewaterA few weeks back, when it was warm, we had a good bit of high water and needless to say after the winter we have had all the boaters in Reno were excited to get out to some great levels in the park. It just so happens that the local paper was shooting photos for a...
Hero on Owyhee River- Photos and Video! by Devon Barker | Apr 21, 2011 | Hero, WhitewaterThe Owyhee River was 6000 cfs when we put on the river and 8000 when we ran Widow Maker. I had my new JK Hero. It was amazing in the big water. This is one of the best desert river trips. Here is a link for the video of our trip....
Jesse Coombs Shares Running Abiqua Falls by Jesse Coombs | Apr 19, 2011 | WhitewaterHello Everyone, I recently ran the FIRST successful descent of Abiqua falls near Silverton Oregon. Check out this link on Lucas Gilman’s blog for the full story. http://lucasgilman.com/blog/?p=173 Lucas and I were looking for first descent waterfalls, and...
Cold Canada by Zack Boles | Apr 17, 2011 | UncategorizedAfter 19 years of paddling very hard including 5 years of slalom training and competing, 10 summers of instructing-guiding-video boating, 13 countries visited, one fractured vertebrae scare including a neck brace for 2 months, too many pulled muscles and sore backs to...
How to be 62 and still have Fun in a Fun – Jim Farthing by JK Team | Apr 15, 2011 | UncategorizedMy wife got me into kayaking when I was 49-YOUNG I have had more boats in my 12 years than she has in her 25 + years [ she let me know about it too] Some of my favorite boats were fromWavesport ; when EJ was there and him and Knight were helping design. When EJ went...
Journey Rocks! by JK Team | Apr 14, 2011 | Fishing, Fishing Reports, Journey, Recreational/TouringPicked up my new yak from Great Outdoor Provision Co. charlotte friday. I did have a quick spin friday before dark but this is it`s first real trip. This boat is a dream to paddle. Can be very fast or just cruise along about 2mph easily. It`s 13 1/2 long, 50 lbs,...
