Cutting the Ribbon: 15 More Years of Ocoee River Releases!

by Kat and David Levitt | May 18, 2018 | Antix, Events, rivers, Whitewater

The Ocoee River’s iconic existence is preserved (for now)! Long live the Ocoee! Ocoee rapids are the primary diet of many Southeastern paddlers. It is so much a staple of the whitewater enthusiast in our region, that no one could possibly imagine a summer...

Calling all female freestyle kayakers- I challenge you too…..

by Claire OHara | May 16, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, Playboating, UK, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Check out this highlights video I made 4 years ago!!! Worlds rides don’t just happen they take years of hard work luckily in the sport of freestyle kayaking those years of hard work are awesome fun. During an epic session on an amazing perfect flood water hole...

Cold and Frustrated: Stories from Stakeout episode 3 Replacing David.

by sethashworth | May 15, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, rivers, Video, Whitewater

In this week’s episode Seth finds a replacement for David silk who left with a shoulder injury during episode 2. Seth gives us a run down on kayaking st the ruins wave and there is a sick drone montage from gladiator...

How to plan a Kayaking Vacation on a Budget

by dianegaydos | May 14, 2018 | Instructional, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction

Have you ever thought about taking a kayaking trip but thought you couldn’t afford it? We’ve all been there, reading blogs posts or watching videos from theses super cool trips. But how do they afford it? The easy answer and excuse, is maybe they’re rich. But maybe...

KelloggShowKids PFD Down Richland Creek in Dayton TN

by kelloggfamily | May 13, 2018 | Antix, Creeking, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

We are all so happy to be back on the road traveling to new and exciting places. This past snow season was less than stellar, which means there are large portions of the state with very little hope of having a great and long kayaking season. But, we are mobile and...

JK Moms Shred

by Jessica Yurtinus | May 10, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Whitewater

With Mothers Day upon us, I thought this would be a great opportunity to focus on some of our Jackson Kayak athletes that compete/charge on the water, and they just happen to be mom’s.  Being an athlete is hard.  It takes time, discipline, focus,...

Paddling Mom’s ROCK

by Vincent Family | May 9, 2018 | Family Zone, Whitewater

With mothers day right around the corner, I wanted to take a moment and celebrate kayak moms, and most specifically the paddling kayak mom. Paddling kayak mom’s are lucky as they have a choice…similar to sports like hockey, soccer or swimming, a kayak mom can choose...

Cold and Frustrated: Stories From Stakeout: Episode 2: Dislocated David

by sethashworth | May 8, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Join along with Seth and David as their adventures through the search for the biggest river waves in the world continues.  This week levels finally rise, and things take a turn for the worse when David gets injured.  Tune in to find out what...

Grand Canyon: Kayak Self Support Adventure

by nicktroutman | May 7, 2018 | Canada, Exploration Feature, Internationalisation, karma traverse, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

This January Emily and myself were invited on a last minute winter Grand Canyon trip with the Holcomb family. It was a tough decision, but we chose to make it happen. We quickly dropped everything and tried our hardest to make this dream turn into fruition. Once...

Cuyahoga Falls Race ’18 Overview

by teamjk | May 6, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

The 3rd annual Cuyahoga Falls Kayak Race took place on Saturday April 28th but the excitement was all weekend long! Thanks to the hard work and dedication from the local paddling community and of course the main race coordinator, Don Howdyshell we had more sponsors...

Ski and Surf in Surprising Switzerland

by Jessie Stone | May 5, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater

As I spend more time in Switzerland, I discover more and more surprising things about the country and its people. One thing I have discovered is that many people have donkeys as pets. Another thing I have learned from master cheese makers is that hard cheese has much...

The Middle Fork… of the Payette?

by Micah Kneidl | May 4, 2018 | Creeking, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Everybody has heard of the Payette River, and many of you are probably familiar with various sections of the Payette, but not so many people are familiar specifically with the Middle Fork of the Payette River. To get to the Middle Fork, drive towards beautiful Garden...