4.0 Small Quick Impressions by crystalgustin | Jan 8, 2019 | Internationalisation, Playboating, Reviews, Rockstar 4.0, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesUsually, I demo a boat before buying, however, this time I went ahead and made the purchase without ever being in one largely due to the fact that I waited on the previous generation and I was kicking myself. Being a small paddler, I had fears this boat would be too...
Rockstar 4.0 Small was worth the wait! by Vincent Family | Sep 11, 2018 | Family Zone, Playboating, Reviews, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWith all of the hype this summer about the Rockstar 4.0 (Medium) and how HUGE it goes, I was really really excited to get my hands on a Rockstar 4.0 (Small) today! Sidenote: big thanks to Stephen W and Kristine J for making that happen. I had tried a medium a few...
Small River Fun In The Liska by teamjk | Jun 4, 2018 | Fishing, LiskaSmall rivers can be a blast when the hot, humid summer days get cranked up. Over Memorial Day weekend we got an early taste of the 90’s and that southern Indiana humidity. Knowing we had 3 full days to fish we opted to head to the Blue River and chase down a few...
Antix antics by Hilde Schweitzer | Sep 29, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Reviews, River Running, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesAntics:(noun) foolish, outrageous, or amusing behavior Antix:(boat) A means to accomplish all of the above We have been using the Medium Antix since December. It has been down the Grand Canyon, the Middle Fork Salmon, and spent many days on the...
Small Lake Kayak Fishing by Sam Hanggi | Sep 23, 2017 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, FreshwaterThroughout my home city of Knoxville TN, there are numerous small bodies of water that Id always dreamed of fishing, but because of heavily wooded banks, it made it nearly impossible without some kind of boat. But because the ponds are so isolated and hard to get too,...
Cold Day in the Zen! by Hayden Voorhees | Mar 30, 2013 | Whitewater, ZenAfter the 3rd coldest January in Idaho history, I finally got out on the water for the first time in February. My dad and I drove up to the Payette River to go kayaking. I was hoping to be able to do a run on the North Fork of the Payette, but as we drove up the...
Big News for Small Boaters! Introducing the 2013 Karma Small- by Alexis Grace by JK Fans | Feb 14, 2013 | Whitewater Weighing in at 8 feet 0 inches and 72 gallons, the Karma Small is perfect for smaller boaters! As a small female boater, I’ve had a hard time finding a boat that fits me well. Some boats were too small, basically child sized, and sacrificed performance...
My First Year Competing in Freestyle Kayaking by kelloggfamily | Dec 3, 2012 | Kid's Kayaks, Team JK, WhitewaterI am Kady Kellogg, I’m 13 and this was my first year freestyle kayaking and my first year competing. I was really scared at the beginning of the year. The first competition I did was in Glenwood Springs, CO. I didn’t really want to compete because there...
Learning New Tricks in a Hard Feature by Emily Jackson | Nov 30, 2012 | Internationalisation, United States, WhitewaterYou may find yourself at a feature where doing just about anything can be tricky. Sometimes you get stuck trying to do that same darn trick you know you can land over and over and over again. I know that sometimes I get somewhere and I know I can do a move, such as a...
Calling out all of the small boaters- Karma Small is being added to our Karma Line!! by ericjackson | Nov 8, 2012 | WhitewaterIn response to the smaller boaters looking for the ultimate creek boat- the Karma S is now a reality! Â Â The Karma looks like it is going to be a runaway success for Jackson Kayak, something we have never had in a creekboat before. Â The performance characteristics of...
Ecuador—the perfect winter boating destination! by JK Team | Jan 2, 2012 | WhitewaterIt was a white Christmas in Ecuador this year with more whitewater than we knew what to do with! Too many awesome rivers were at the absolutely ideal flow and we just didn’t have enough time to paddle them all… But, if that’s all I have to complain about over the...
