Racing the Karma RG in Maine

by Adam Swett | Nov 6, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Karma RG, Recreational/Touring, United States, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

In early spring, almost too early because it is still winter there are small stream and river races up in central Maine. The races start around the 3rd week of March if ice out allows and go through into fall. With separate organizations promoting these events, most...

Going Rogue in the Karma RG

by kylethomas | Oct 14, 2018 | Karma RG, Recreational/Touring, rivers

Multi-day trips are a big deal in the Pacific Northwest. It’s as if every paddler here has done at least one. Multi-day trips were more of a sea kayaking thing while I was living in the Southeast, but even those rarely extended beyond two days. It wasn’t often that...

Kayaking with Oliver the Adventure Corgi

by kylethomas | Apr 21, 2018 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring

I recently adopted my first dog (in my entire life) and dubbed him Oliver the Adventure Corgi. Prior to adopting him, I had a lot of concerns about being able to continue my lifestyle as a frequent paddler. Others shared similar concerns that I would have to “quit...

The Forbidden Fruit

by teamjk | Apr 6, 2018 | rivers, Video, Whitewater

Rock Creek in Ga. is the forbidden fruit of creeks for Chattanooga Creekers. The putin is on private property and the takeout is on private property. You have to know someone that knows someone to paddle this creek. There are long mandatory portages and must make...

Grand Canyon Trip Report

by teamjk | Feb 4, 2018 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

This past November I had an opportunity to check an item off of my “bucket-list” and it was, as hoped, SPECTACULAR! Accompanied by my boyfriend, Dodge and two other friends, I completed my first self-support kayak trip through the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. Due to...

Exploring the local coastline

by Andrew McIlhone | Dec 19, 2017 | Fishing, Internationalisation, Ireland, Kraken

Today was a slightly different day to normal!!! A few of the guys got new kayaks so we went out for a paddle around the local coastline from them to get there new sea legs settled inn. It was a beautiful day with glassy like conditions so the fishing gear was...

JK Dealer Summit from an Exploration Team Point of View

by Samantha Christen | Oct 30, 2017 | Events, Recreational/Touring, rivers

A few behind-the-scenes shots from the 2017 JK Dealer Summit (JKDS)…  Dealers, Customer Service reps, factory staff, Marketing staff, members from all JK Teams, you name it: every facet of the JK family was represented at the annual event this past weekend....

JK Generosity in The Bay Of Fundy

by Christopher Audet | Oct 5, 2017 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring, Trip Reports, Trips

Last week I had the pleasure of returning as an instructor for the 4th Bay Of Fundy Sea Kayak Symposium. I count myself as incredibly lucky to be one of the few instructors that have been able to work all 4 of these amazing events. This year I was supported by the...

The Greenbrier

by Blace Hutchens | Sep 20, 2017 | Fishing

The Greenbrier is 173 miles of pristine, crystal clear river. It is one of the longest free flowing rivers in the world that is not dammed. I believe the name comes from the beautiful green hue the water seems to retain in the deeper pools or maybe it is named for...

A visit to The JK Factory

by Christopher Audet | Aug 27, 2017 | Internationalisation, Karma RG, karma traverse, Recreational/Touring, Whitewater

A visit to the Jackson Kayak Factory. A few months ago Exploration Team-mate Justin Varney andI left the frozen playground that is Maine in February and lit out for the warm embrace of the South East. Tennessee, to be exact. Our plan was to visit and tour the Jackson...

Dominion River Rock

by JK Little Shredders | Jun 17, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

One day, we received the news that an awesome river festival would be held in the place that my family used to live in, Richmond Virginia! It is known as Dominion River Rock, and has all sorts of sports, from rock climbing and kayaking, to slacklining and even dog...

#TruckLifeTour Episode 1: Follow the adventures of Team paddlers Seth Ashworth and Brooke Hess

by sethashworth | Apr 4, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

If you are a regular follower of my blog you will know that I was recently in Colombia, Ecuador before that.  But Whilst I had a great time in both of those locations, my Jackson Kayak team mate Brooke Hess called me up and offered me a spot in her truck to...