My Jackson Journey Begins by JK Team | Jan 18, 2014 | JK Team Posts, Journey, Recreational/TouringI am Super excited and honored to be a member of the Jackson Exploration Team. Living on the coast of Maine gives me unlimited opportunities for paddling and exploring. And Jackson has a boat for everything. It is so sweet to promote a company whose boats and service...
Rescue For River Runners: Episode 7 – Live Bait Rescue by Mike McKay | Mar 28, 2013 | Beginner Moves, Intermediate Moves, JK University, WhitewaterLive bait rescue, jumping into the water to help someone in trouble while tethered to a line from shore, is risky but it can be a life saver. Swiftwater expert Jim Coffey and team Jackson’s Mike McKay show several different live bait techniques and describes the...
Perfect Day on the Water by Henry Jackson | Feb 20, 2013 | Coosa, Cuda, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, riversWhat do you get when you mix three Jackson Coosa’s, three Bending Branches paddles, two fly rods, one great friend (and photographer), and a beautiful significant other? A GREAT DAY ON THE WATER!
EJ, Clay and my 10 year Reunion on the Nile by Jessie Stone | Feb 16, 2013 | WhitewaterIt is hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since my first trip to the Nile. Really it feels like it was just a few years ago that we were first here. So many things have changed but the essence of this place and the river remains the same. I remember so clearly my...
Rescue For River Runners: Episode 6 – The Rescue Harness by Mike McKay | Feb 8, 2013 | Beginner Moves, Instructional, Intermediate Moves, JK University, WhitewaterThe quick-release harness on a rescue PFD is an important advancement in swiftwater safety. It allows you to tow a canoe or kayak and to perform “live bait” rescues in which the rescuer jumps into the water to pull a paddler to safety. In Episode 6 of...
Investing in Family by Chris Funk | Jan 7, 2013 | Big Tuna, Coosa, Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Recreational/Touring, River Running, Saltwater, Saltwater FishingI have had the pleasure of being in some sort of paddle craft for almost half of my 40 years. My bride and I were paddling a beat up canoe shortly after our marriage began in 1993. It was a given that after our son was born he would join us in the canoe. As a tiny...
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...
Rangitata Gorge NZ by Courtney Kerin | Dec 20, 2012 | WhitewaterRangitata Gorge is a sweet class 4-4+ run located by Mt Peel, on the east coast of the south island. Last year some of my paddling mates (Aidan Haig, Paddy Brand) and I ventured out for the day to add this one to our books. After a long drive we finally made it to the...
WWGP Stage 4 Results: BOATER CROSS on the FUTA!- Chile- Video by JK Team | Dec 13, 2012 | WhitewaterResults: JK Karma takes the Lead with Dane in it! One more Race to go, and its 20 minutes long! Best of Luck to Dane to who will be facing two very consistent fast paddlers: Isaac and Eric Deguil. Isaac is an ex slalom paddler who retired from Slalom only this year,...
Kayak Camping by Jameson Redding | Nov 24, 2012 | Coosa, Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, riversFor the third year in a row now, I have made the float trip on the New River from Fries, VA to somewhere between Byllesby Dam and Foster Falls. The reason the latter is so vague is due to the fact that depending on how the water flow is or what time we get started on...
the North Branch of the Piscataquog by Jessie Stone | Nov 24, 2012 | WhitewaterA few weekends ago, Dr. Andy Kulhberg and I made a trip up to a river in New Hampshire that I had never heard of before to paddle the draw down of the lake that fed this river. It is called the North Branch of the Piscataquog. Who knew that such a fun river with...
2013 Super Star, Great for River Running!! by Andy Graham | Nov 21, 2012 | Whitewater2013 Super Star Review I finally got out on the water and was able to evaluate the new 2013 Super Star. We have heard from EJ, Clay and Nick how awesome of a play boat the 2013 Star is, so I am going to talk about it as a river runner. We all know the Fun series has...
