Fun Runnin’ the Gauley by colinkemp | Oct 5, 2012 | Whitewater Gauley festival has come and gone and I have finally had a chance to sort through the video footage. On the Saturday of the festival weekend I had the privilege to guide a bunch of first timers down the lower Gauley for their first time. For this job the Fun...
Colorado Kayaking by hunter katich | Jul 17, 2012 | JK Team Posts, WhitewaterThis summer keeps getting better! I recently returned from a trip to the beautiful Colorado Rockies, a kayaker’s dream vacation. The area has some amazing rivers and play spots! Most of my kayak time was spent at the Gunnison Whitewater Park. This incredible...
South Eastern Kids Group Checks in- First Loops, and Spring Plans! by Jezz | Mar 29, 2012 | Creeking, Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, Uncategorized, Video, WhitewaterCan you remember what its like to get your first few loops. Maybe you had a reaction like this one from Local Hero Southeast paddler Matt. Dude, that is one massive loop!!! Click here to view the embedded video. Can you remember what its like to get your first...
Adam Eaton tearing it up in his Jackson. by JK Team | Mar 13, 2012 | UncategorizedJackson makes a great Kayak. It is the preferred playboat of the North Alabama Paddle Sports Group by far.
Monsoon Madness White Water Festival 2011 by Jezz | Apr 1, 2011 | Creeking, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, rivers, Uncategorized, WhitewaterThe monsoon madness held over the weekend on the 12 th and 13 th of March was a massive success. We had over 40 competitors from around Australia attend the event and enjoy some of the best rain we have had all season The monsoon madness held over the weekend...
Freestyling Cairns style by Jezz | Feb 27, 2011 | Hero, Playboating, rivers, Rockstar, Uncategorized, Whitewaterby BONDY We have been super luck to recieve torrential rain up in Cairns over the past few weeks, and with the Monsoon Madness white water festival and Australian National Freestyle Titles only days away the rivers are pumping. Here is abit of playboating footage of...
Rockstar Reviewed and compared to All-star by Clay by Clay Wright | Jan 17, 2011 | JK Team Posts, Playboating, Reviews, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterI’ve enjoyed several weeks of paddling the new Jackson Rockstar this winter and I know few others have had the opportunity. So rather than just saying ‘it’s more awesome’ I’m going to try and give some specific pro’s n cons of this...
Looking back on 2010 by Jessie Stone | Jan 7, 2011 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Team JK, Whitewater, Wrap Ups2010 was a busy year filled with lots of ups and a few downs. And it really seems to have gone by quickly. The imminent completion of the Silverback Dam on the Nile in Uganda has been creeping up on all of us and now 2010 will be known as the last year that the top...
Instructional DVDs to kick off your season right… by ericjackson | Feb 11, 2010 | JK Team PostsI have been getting alot of requests for “how do i get better at….” this winter.   Kayaking has a lot of different types of skills to learn and it is difficult to try to re-invent the wheel, while most of the skills are easy to learn, especially if...
High Tension by Dane Jackson | Jul 21, 2009 | JK Family Posts, JK Team PostsI got to go to high tension for a couple days and it was really awesome. The wave was prime. The rest is here: High Tension
What a great FIBARK for me! by Dane Jackson | Jun 22, 2009 | JK Family Posts, JK Team PostsI am in the RV after the last day of FIBARK 2009, and how awesome it was! It was a pretty low flow on Tuesday, and everyday just like every year the water rose super fast. It got to nearly 3 grand on the weekend this weekend, just a bit lower than last year i was told...
California by Emily Jackson | May 4, 2009 | JK Family Posts, JK Team PostsEverytime I think California Kayaking I think Steep Creeks, Smooth Granite and Fun Water. The past week I got to see some other types and parts of California that I havent seen before. My first stop was at the Auburn Whitewater Park where the water was a Medium flow...
