NOC’s ‘GAF’: a sale, a party, a paddle fest by Clay Wright | Oct 3, 2014 | Dealer, Whitewater, Wrap UpsPerfect weather and huge crowds made NOC’s GAF 2014 better than ever. Â Not only were the Nantahala Cascades and Upper Nantahala running (thanks American Whitewater!) but also there were good deals, bands, food and beer on both shores at the take-out. Â What more...
Spring and Big Loops have Sprung! by Clay Wright | Apr 17, 2014 | Playboating, Rockstar Carbon, WhitewaterSpring is in the air and so were our kayaks! Stephen Wright and I headed over to the Pigeon last week on the chance that we would catch a release – and got lucky. The 1600cfs flow proved perfect for getting the hard technical tricks and combos we needed to...
USFKA Freestyle Point Series Final Event This Week in Missoula! by ericjackson | Jun 25, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterIt has been a crazy tour so far in the USA.  Starting off in April at the NOC Shootout, the series kicked off at the new hole that was not playable a couple of days before the event  With some effort it became fully playable and offered up all of the hole moves and...
Teva Games DownRiver Sprint and Freestyle- EJ stories… by ericjackson | Jun 3, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterFriday was the prelims for the Freestyle event on Gore Creek.  Low water on Gore Creek (240 cfs) was a challenge for Clay Wright- organizer of the Freestyle event.  He had to figure out how to make a hole at this super low water that was worthy of having the...
JKTV – Episode 1 – January 2012 by ericjackson | Jan 4, 2012 | Dynamic Duo, Featured Post, JK Media, JK Team Posts, JK University, Journey, Press Releases, Riviera, Rockstar, Rogue, Saltwater Fishing, Trip Reports, Video, WhitewaterJackson Kayak TV Episode 1 features the Costa de Oro trip with exciting footage from our Team JK, Indiana James and the Oranga, a GoPro review, lessons on the Back Loop and a profile of Damon Bungard! [youtube width=”600″...
Reno! and the Creeks that Followed by Clay Wright | May 18, 2011 | Creeking, Events, Hero, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, WhitewaterFlew out a full week early this year to train at the Reno Whitewater Park in hopes I could get as good at combo’s as Stephen Carbon Rockstar video (http://www.youtube.com/user/jacksonkayakvids#p/c/0/ODBI1D1yYY0) by the time of the Festival. Â In that respect I...
Stephen’s Uganda Photo Update #1: Big Wave Action, monkeys, and bugs! by stephenwright | Mar 1, 2011 | jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Whitewater[nggallery id=187 blog=1]
Rockin’ out to Africa by nicktroutman | Feb 13, 2011 | Featured Post, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterI am heading back to the Nile river yet again. The four year break between my last visit was four years too long. Though it is nice to travel to different areas in the world it is also fun to ‘go back’ to some of your favourite places, and the Nile is one...
Upper Middle Cosummes Video (almost a virtual tour!) by stephenwright | Mar 7, 2010 | JK Team PostsThis is a fantastic kayak run in California that we kayaked on March 5th 2010. I’ve posted other articles with lots of Darin’s photos recently as well. This represents a low water level, but still a great day. Read the original: Upper Middle Cosummes...
Back to the Upper Middle Cosumnes! by stephenwright | Mar 7, 2010 | JK Team PostsI just woke up tired and very sore from a long day on the Upper Middle Cosumnes yesterday. I had a pretty good crash at V-Slide rapid that threw me into the right wall Continue reading here: Back to the Upper Middle Cosumnes!
UMC and the Villain by Darin McQuoid | Mar 2, 2010 | JK Team PostsA sweet day on the Upper Middle Cosumnes, Stephen Wright enjoying both the Villain and a sweet rapid: Nikon D700, Nikkor 200mm F4 AIS @ 1/1000 F5.6 ISO 800 See more here: UMC and the Villain
Photos from a fun day on Rock Island Falls and Sieve City by stephenwright | Feb 14, 2010 | JK Team PostsClay, Dane, EJ, Nick and I headed out today in the cold to run the Falls and Sieve City. We all padded our Villain S 2.0 prototypes–great boat, great boofs, great times! Enjoy the Photos. Shot from way downstream with a Canon 7D and Canon 100-400L. Stephen...
