From Fear To Triumph: Maddy Kellogg’s National’s Competition by kelloggfamily | May 1, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesGuess what? We are in Colombus, Georgia for the National Freestyle Kayak competition. Almost my whole family is going to compete including Rowdy! It is going to be so much fun. I’ve been looking forward to this competition all year because it’s the first one this...
The Pressure of Sitting in the Eddy by Maddie Kimmel | Apr 19, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe hardest part of a competition (for me at least) is not even surfing it’s sitting in the eddy waiting to compete. So many thoughts go through your head in that short period of time. Will I make all my tricks? What if I flush? Will I even make the wave at all?...
Hawea Academy by Claire OHara | Apr 8, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesSo on January 22nd, 36 kids from across Australasia came together for the 3rd annual Hawea Academy. World class coaches Claire O’Hara, Dennis Newton and Anna Bruno flew in to the New Zealands South Island to join a team of local up and coming coaches to host...
Florida, Family, and Fishing by Robert Brown | Apr 5, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, Kilroy, Trip Reports, TripsLiving in North Alabama I look forward to the opportunities when I can get a little salt in my veins, so I took a week off in March to visit my family and do some fishing down in Florida. Once my niece caught wind I was going kayaking, she asked me to take her. I...
Calling all kids who love to kayak! :) by Jezz | Apr 1, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, JK Team Posts, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesJackson kayak is running a competition for 2 spots on the Jackson kayak Little Shredder team. We are looking 2 kids who love to kayak and we are opening these spots for kids under 15 years old. You can be a playboater, a creeker, a river runner or just a paddler doing...
Fishing the Peshtigo River by Carter Petersen | Mar 4, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, rivers, SkipperOne of my favorite things about fishing is that you never really know what you are going to catch. My grandfather, dad, brother and myself spent the day fishing for bluegills and perch on the Peshtigo River (northeastern Wisconsin), but we also caught some really nice...
Little Shredder Team Video by Jezz | Mar 2, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesAlex, one of the little shredders have created a little shredders team video. These kids come from all over the world, they are super fun, excited and just packed full of energy. We can’t wait to see what they get up to this year! A big thank you to Alex for...
Carter introduces his Skipper by Jackson Kayak by Carter Petersen | Feb 27, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, Skipper, VideoFolks, I just want to take a few moments to introduce you to my new fishing kayak, the Jackson Skipper. It is a perfect fishing kayak for someone my age and size. It is easy to paddle, turn and fish from. I especially enjoy fishing while standing in my kayak. I love...
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, WhitewaterI 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, WhitewaterI 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....
Southeastern Youth Kayak Anglers by Tim Thao | Jan 10, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Fishing, Wrap UpsCalling all youth anglers in the Southeast. I am proud to be part of this movement of young anglers. 2016 was my last year fishing with these amazing people. I have grown so much from the leadership and experiences the youth kayak community has put together. Special...
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 DisciplinesThere 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...
