The Open Road- Wild & Free Tour

by nicktroutman | Apr 7, 2017 | Canada, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

We are back at it again, as we pack up 6 kayaks, 2 dogs, 2 kids, and hit the open road for the next 10 months on our ‘Wild & Free Tour’. Follow along and share the adventures, as we bring you all with us for some trip reports, events coverage, tips...

Paddling at the base of spewing Lava: video

by nicktroutman | Feb 6, 2017 | Canada, Internationalisation, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater

I’ve had an interest in lava and volcanoes since a young age. Although after experiencing it first-hand, a lava waterfall was truly a natural phenomenon beyond words. It started off as an idea we had talked about amongst friends, and then after a couple phone calls...

Antix meets Suck Creek

by nicktroutman | Jan 25, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Reviews, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

As the South East is waiting for rain for the rivers to run, one thing is for sure, once the rain falls the paddlers will come. So, when word got out that Suck Creek was running it was no surprise that the parking lots were full with 40+ kayak rigs and even more eager...

Shock Absorbing Bulkhead System- Walk- Through

by nicktroutman | Feb 15, 2013 | Creeking, Whitewater, Zen

Check out Jackson Kayak’s unique shock absorbing bulkhead system. This is a simple to use system that is easy to adjust, gives you storage access to the front of your boat and can help save your ankles if you piton. Clay Wright walks you though how the whole...

5th Annual Alseseca Race and Switch Run!

by nicktroutman | Jan 16, 2013 | Whitewater

5th Annual Alseseca Race   Well we just finished the 5th annual Alseseca Kayak race here in the little town of Tlapacoyan, Vera Cruz Mexico. This is either my 8th or 9th trip down here to Mexico, I start to loose count. I have been coming down since 2006 when I...

SUPing the Ocoee on the SUPerCharger

by Dane Jackson | Jan 9, 2013 | Whitewater

Check out this quick video of SUPing the ocoee river with the Jackson SUPerCharger. This thing is big, stable, easy to boof and stay on top of the water. And just amazing for getting downriver, it was an awesome day on the ocoee and i cant wait to get it on more....

Gettin the Karmas on Suck Creek

by Dane Jackson | Jan 8, 2013 | Whitewater

I came back from the grand prix in Chile to lots of water in the southeast, and right away i got on Suck creek which is one of the funnest runs in the southeast. Its short and sweet with the ability to get lots of laps in one day. It almost always promises a good day...

EJ’s Year End Review of all things Jackson

by ericjackson | Dec 31, 2012 | EJ Thoughts, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

It is the end of one year and the beginning of another.   This is the time most people look back on the year in retrospect and create or renew vows for the coming year.   In doing so, you get a better perspective on life, remembering so many of the little blessings...

2013 Star on the Ottawa River: Big Water River Running Review

by Emily Jackson | Dec 26, 2012 | Whitewater

  The past few weeks have been filled with family fun activities and getting ready for the holidays. We trekked up to Canada to spend the beginning of December with Nicks family in celebration of Christmas. We ended up bringing our kayaking gear knowing that both...

My New RockStar M

by nicktroutman | Jan 13, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater

So 2012 bring a new year with new opportunity. To symbolize this I though I would build a new boat. Last year I had a Yellow boat with Red tips, which I loved. So I thought I would stay with those colors but try a new experiment. This time I wanted to go in and...

A Jackson Family Affair… Review of the Past 21 years…. Decisions, Challenges, and the Future

by ericjackson | Jan 8, 2012 | EJ Thoughts, the athlete, the innovator, the teacher, Whitewater

Being Me is the only person I would want to be, and I hope everyone feels the same way.   Being yourself comes with strengths that only you have, weaknesses, friends, family, and thoughts that are all uniquely yours.    My brain seems to be a little weird in how it...

Malabar River Festival: India

by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 2001 | Canada, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Nirvana, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups