by JK Little Shredders | Feb 17, 2019 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Australia, Family Zone, Internationalisation, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, Whitewater, WW Disciplines
Little shredders journal entry #1 In Australia, the season has just started, and I had just outgrown out of my shooting star which was a bit annoying because It was a new boat to me and I only had it for half a season. I asked my coaches for what I should do but all...
by Adam Swett | Feb 16, 2019 | Antix, Creeking, Internationalisation, River Running, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines
The Maury River in Goshen Pass is a stretch of river I have been wanting to paddle for a long time. We have made it up there 3 times so far this winter and I am really having fun up there in the mountains. We have been there at flows between 1000cfs and 2000cfs and am...
by Adam Swett | Feb 12, 2019 | Antix, Internationalisation, River Running, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines
The James River in Richmond Virginia has been awesome last fall and this winter so far. It has rained so much here that for a kayaker it has been like a dream come true. Rain and more rain has made some incredible flows and floods here with consistent high water with...
by JK Little Shredders | Feb 11, 2019 | Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Whitewater
Jackson kayak is excited to announce that we have new spots available on the 2018 Jackson Kayak Little Shredder team. Once again we will be running a competition to find our new team of little shredders. We are looking for kids who love to kayak and are super talented...
by kaelinfriedenson | Feb 7, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Whitewater, Wrap Ups
We are all faced with many decisions every day. Do this, don’t do that; be on time; a little late is ok. Take a chance; play it safe… Before I make a decision, especially one about kayaking, I always ask myself four questions, “what is the risk?” “ what is the...
by Jezz | Feb 3, 2019 | Australia, Internationalisation, JK Little Shredders, Video, Whitewater
Here is your chance to help one of the worlds best whitewater rivers by signing this protest. Every paddler knows how important it is to help save rivers from being dammed, it’s a constant battle which we all know really should not have to be fought. Dams are in no...
by katelyngreen | Jan 29, 2019 | Instructional, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction
Rolling is a huge landmark in kayaking progression, but for a lot of folks, it can oftentimes feel like there are roadblocks every step of the way. The winter time is a great time to practice rolling in a local pool. Whether you’ve lost your roll, or are learning to...
by kelloggfamily | Jan 28, 2019 | Family Zone, Video, Whitewater
Whitewater kayakers who live in Colorado, or most of the West for that matter, don’t have many opportunities to get in their boats in the winter. For the most part, we focus 100% of our time on winter sports, like snowboarding, ice hockey and snowmobiling. However,...
by teamjk | Jan 26, 2019 | Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW Disciplines
The first annual M-Wave Fest was like no other event I have ever been to before. M-wave is a wave near Montrose Colorado that is formed in a concrete irrigation ditch in the middle of absolute nowhere. It is an incredibly fast moving, slightly shallow feature just...
by wildwildwes | Jan 25, 2019 | Video, Whitewater
Thompson River AW BETA: https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/1133/ Dennis Gilfillan, Josh Dalton, Matt Dalton and I were blessed with the perfect day to get our Thompson personal first descent with bluebird skies, great medium level and temp over...
by Micah Kneidl | Jan 24, 2019 | Whitewater
Caldwell, Idaho is home to Indian Creek Plaza and perhaps the best Christmas light display in the state. Last year, a few guys local to the area paddled through the Christmas light display and the spectators loved it, so these guys tried to organize a larger event for...
by Maddie Kimmel | Jan 23, 2019 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Whitewater
Photo Credits: Brooke Hess Jackie has been paddling for 4 years now. I am amazed by how quickly she is improves every year. Jackie was always small, and we waited for her to be strong enough to pull her skirt and tall enough to reach the feet bags. She was seven when...
