Teaching kids under 12 years how to paddle: TIP #4

by Valerie Betrand | Aug 28, 2019 | Family Zone, Instructional, Internationalisation, Kid's Kayaks, Norway, Whitewater

(This article is the fourth of a series of five) In the recent years, there has been an increasing amount of young paddlers. Teaching them to paddle requires a very different approach than teaching teenagers or adults. Here is a gathering of my top tips to anyone...

Shoshone NYD 2019- The First Day of the New Paddling Season!

by Holcombe Family | Jan 14, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater

NYD-Shoshone 2019 My wife Kathy keeps telling me this is ridiculous. We are driving away from the winter paddling Mecca of the South Eastern US to the frozen river winter wasteland of Colorado to go kayaking on New Years Day. Now I know exactly what I’ve gotten myself...

Shoshone New Years Day Paddle 2019

by kelloggfamily | Jan 3, 2019 | River Running, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Every 1st of January a bunch of nuts that love white water all meet up at noon to paddle the Shoshone rapids of the Colorado River. Some years are warmer than other years but nobody lets the cold stop them from starting the New Year off right. A few days before the...

Shoshone New Years Day-The first day of the next paddling season

by Holcombe Family | Jan 4, 2018 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Family Zone, Internationalisation, River Running, United States, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

After a lovely Christmas spent with family in Oklahoma, it was time to decide where to spend the winter. That is the best and worst part of life on the road: choosing where to go when absolutely anywhere is a possibility. The sensible thing would be to head back to...

How to achieve your new year’s goals with effective practice

by Greg Parker | Jan 1, 2018 | Instructional, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction

The new year is a common time to set goals. Goals are great motivational tools and show us the final destination, but we also need a road map to help us get there. Effective practice can be an extremely valuable, and often over looked, strategy or guide on this...

For the Thrill of It – First THREE Years at Jackson Kayak

by Maddie Kimmel | Jan 23, 2017 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Reviews, rivers, Video, Whitewater

I wanted to share a short video of my first five years kayaking and three years at Jackson Kayak. It start with me learning how to wet exit from my pink Fun 1 in the pool and then progresses to me learning how to roll and surf on the Ottawa river in my Shooting Star....

For the Thrill of It – First THREE Years at Jackson Kayak

by Maddie Kimmel | Jan 20, 2017 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Video, Whitewater

I wanted to share a short video of my first five years kayaking and three years at Jackson Kayak. It start with me learning how to wet exit from my pink Fun 1 in the pool and then progresses to me learning how to roll and surf on the Ottawa river in my Shooting Star....

Shoshone NYD 2017- A New Year of Paddling in Colorado

by Holcombe Family | Jan 5, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Internationalisation, River Running, rivers, United States, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

There is a really amazing tradition in Colorado. Every New Years Day a gathering of the most passionate paddlers in the rocky mountain region converge on the Shoshone section of the Colorado River. This section has the most consistent flows of un-frozen whitewater in...

A Chilly New Year Day Paddle with a 9 Year Old Kayaker!

by kelloggfamily | Jan 3, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, River Running, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

Every year since I was really little, my family has paddled the Shoshone section of the Colorado River on New Years Day.  Last year was my sister,Maddy’s, first trip down when she was 10 and this year I got to do it at 9. Everyone said I was the youngest paddler...

New Years Day on Shoshone: The First Day of the New Paddling Season

by Holcombe Family | Jan 3, 2014 | Whitewater

No one thinks of Colorado as a winter paddling destination. But every New Years Day a growing group of very inspired paddlers meets at high noon to paddle on the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon on the Shoshone section. This tradition has been going on for a long...

Cadet Class and World Cup

by Adam Chappell | Aug 24, 2012 | Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, Whitewater

Before I blog about our goings on, if you are too young to participate in this years World Cup, the organizers are creating a special Cadet Class at the NOC for the Sunday morning.   Before I blog about our goings on, if you are too young to participate in this...