Practicing at Reno Play Park! by David Stefan | Jun 1, 2012 | WhitewaterHello Folks! Just want to share some pictures from Reno NV, very fun day with my Rock Star. Thanks a lot Ruth Gordon to provide excellent kayak tips for that spot. Cheers from Cali David Stefan ...
Fun Runner, Tahoe storm surfing by colinkemp | May 1, 2012 | Whitewater If you have ever been to Tahoe you know that we get some serious wind with our winter storms. Recently we had a storm that had sustained 45-50MPH wind at lake level. When that happens you get some great surf opportunities on Tahoe. Yeah I know what you are...
Raising A Kayaking Kid. by sagedonnelly | Mar 21, 2012 | Fun, Kid's Kayaks, rivers, Video, WhitewaterWritten by Sage Donnelly’s parents, Matt Donnelly and Stephanie Viselli Sage and Dad, Carbarton run, NF Payette One of the things I love about having a daughter who is a kayaker is the look on people’s faces when we arrive at a put in at a river. As we start...
Perception and the art of versatility, The Fun Runner! by colinkemp | Jan 17, 2012 | WhitewaterThe more I continue to paddle my Fun Runner in a variety of river environments the more it dawns on me just how versatile this boat really is. It is NOT a jack of all trades and master of none, but rather and expert at versatility. Simply put it RULES. It is truly...
Rockstar, Reno, & Green River Wyoming by Lauren Burress | May 29, 2011 | WhitewaterFirst session at Reno play park, and first ever session in the Rockstar! I flew out Monday to Reno to stay with the Donolley’s for a couple weeks for a partial competition tour. We woke up Tuesday morning had some breakfast, and headed to the park! I noticed right...
Racing my Villain to boatercross victory in Reno by colinkemp | May 14, 2011 | WhitewaterThis past weekend was the Reno River Festival, and as you can tell by all the stories on the JK site it was a great time. We were stoaked with the high water and great events. Team JK did super well all across the board. The team got more podium spots than you can...
Reno River Festival by Emery Tillman | May 13, 2011 | WhitewaterThis was my second Reno River Festival, and it was defiantly a little different then last year but it was as fun or even more fun. The festivities started out with warm up Home Town Throw Down, where I judged. It was somewhat hard, and even more difficult then normal...
Gold Medal Camp, Brush Creek Extreme Race, Kern River Festival, 2011! by sagedonnelly | Apr 24, 2011 | Journey, Kid's Kayaks, Uncategorized, WhitewaterFor the 2nd year in a row, My family and I traveled to Kernville, Ca. to compete in the 47th Kern River Festival and 7th (?) annual Brush Creek Extreme Race. Â We arrived about 2 weeks early so I could attend the Gold Medal Camp put on by former Olympic Gold Medalist...
Reno in the Rockstar by Brazil’s Own David Stefan by David Stefan | Apr 13, 2011 | Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, WhitewaterMy first time in my brand new Rock Star: Boat is awesome!! Super fast , took me a bit to get use to but once I did it was awesome. I was in Reno with my friend Bill for a day of kayaking when I saw few locals coming, I was impressed with local guy Scott. He was very...
Career Day at Billinghurst Middle School in Reno, NV by sagedonnelly | Apr 7, 2011 | Kid's Kayaks, UncategorizedKids checking out boats. Last week I was invited back for a second year to speak to kids about different river careers at Billinghurst Middle School in Reno, NV.  I open my presentation with a kayaking video, then put on an informational slideshow, and  close it with...
Ten Reasons I love Road Trips by Emily Jackson | Apr 27, 2009 | JK Family Posts, JK Team PostsTen Reasons I love Road Trips even more now! Having a Car that Makes it to the end destination! Yahoo! My CD collection that I made Nick for Christmas, Christmas Music is still good in April! Rio and Rupert, my Dogs entertained me the whole time (Rupert Snores) (Rio...