Wairoa Extreme Race by Mike Dawson | Feb 14, 2014 | WhitewaterThe second day of the NZ extreme race series kicked off on the Wairoa River in the Bay of Plenty NZ. The race format consisted of a time trial event that would be used to seed athletes for the boatercross down the class 5 rapids top waterfall and the Rollercoaster....
Alseseca Race 2013 – Great times!! by Mike McKay | Jan 24, 2013 | Whitewater The state of Veracruz, Mexico has been steadily gaining a reputation as a world-class paddling destination for both intermediate and expert paddlers alike. A lot of its appeal centers around the various sections of the Alseseca River, ranging from Class II to...
5th Annual Alseseca Race and Switch Run! by nicktroutman | Jan 16, 2013 | Whitewater5th 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...
Alseseca Race Results: A Jackson Tie and Karma Winners! by JK Team | Jan 14, 2013 | WhitewaterThe Alseseca Race is held on the roadside section of the Alseseca River in Veracruz, Mex. Dane, EJ, Nick, and Clay all headed down to meet up with JK crazy man Rafa Ortiz. They went straight to the course after some quality travel chaos and did 5 laps on their first...
WWGP Stage 3 Results: Rio Nevados Whitewater Sprint- Video by JK Team | Dec 9, 2012 | Whitewater [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/55214614[/vimeo] MEN: 1st Place: Isaac Levinson (USA) 1:20.81 2nd Place: Dane Jackson (USA) 1:21.05 3rd Place: Eric Deguil (FRA) 1:21.63 4th Place: Michele Ramazza (ITA) 1:22.14 5th Place: Evan Garcia (USA) 1:22.26 6th...
WWGP Stage 1 Results- CHILE- VIDEO by JK Team | Dec 5, 2012 | Whitewater[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/54952850#[/vimeo] Here is Dane’s Go Pro Footage of his entire run: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEEPjw1Pnzc&list=UUL9oIFoVMW0h5hE_dSQ7pJA&index=1[/youtube] Stage 1- Time Trials Race on the Gol Gol River in Chile. Dane...
Racing the Super Hero and Duo on the Penobscot River by Adam Swett | Aug 20, 2012 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterI 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...
Living in the Moment – North Fork Championships, Little White Salmon, & USA Freestyle Nationals by alecvoorhees | Aug 8, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenThis summer has been one to remember with amazing events in Idaho, great flows, and a personal first descent. Not being sure if I would be in town for the North Fork Championships, I got to the event early and managed to snag a spot in the Expert Division due to...
Kayak Racing Tips and Strategies by Eric Bartl | Jun 9, 2012 | Beginner Moves, Creeking, Events, Intermediate Moves, JK University, Team JK, WhitewaterIn light of the annual Cheat race last weekend, and with strong urging from Anna, I thought I would share a few of my racing tips with you. New River Academy did well at this years Cheat race. Coach Seth Dow took first in the Men’s Shortboat category- but only because...
Kern River Festival and Gold Medal Camp. by sagedonnelly | Apr 26, 2012 | Fun, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBrush Creek, Kern River Festival. Photo by Hope Rinehimer It has been an awesome 2 weeks in Kernville, California, with sunny weather and rising water. I attended the Gold Medal Camp (http://goldmedalconnections.com) for a second year in a row to refresh my paddling...
Jackson Kayak Villain on CNN- Green Race Report by JK Team | Jan 10, 2012 | Creeking, WhitewaterCheck out the Villain on CNN’s footage from the 2011 Green Race! Good Stuff! http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/travel/green-river-kayak-race/ JK Team
EF Lewis and the Robe Race by Brett Barton | May 2, 2011 | UncategorizedThe East Fork of the Lewis is a lovely bit of whitewater that PDX’ers hit up after work in the spring. And after the big logjam on Canyon Creek, the Northwest Creekin’ Comp got moved over to the EF. As we all know, rivers have the tendency to create...
