39th Annual Kibler Valley River Run by wildwildwes | Aug 2, 2022 | Clinics, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Video, Video, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWhen a whitewater paddling event has been going on for over 30 years, something has to be special about it… I’ve been in the kayaking community for +20 years and I’ve had several different mentions throughout the years by paddling pals telling me about the delightful...
Launching the ACA River Kayak Hand Paddling Curriculum by kylethomas | May 20, 2022 | Clinics, Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesPaddling with your hands? What’s that all about? Probably a decade ago, I was presented with a silly contraption at a pool session that was made from plastic, strapped to your hands, and made it super easy to hand roll a whitewater kayak. Someone called them hand...
BIPOC Paddling Skills Day – Greater Seattle Area by kylethomas | Oct 18, 2021 | Clinics, Events, Exploration Feature, Family Zone, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.comOn September 18, 2021, the Greater Seattle area paddling community gathered at Lake Sammamish to share our passion for paddle sports with community members. The fun and free paddling skills day was designed to introduce Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) to...
OKC Demo Day and Clinics with Dane Jackson! by Emily Jackson | Jul 24, 2021 | Clinics, Dealer News, Emily Jackson, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Family Posts, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesOn August 20, 21, and 22, OKC Kayak, Jackson Kayak, and Riversport Rapids will be hosting Dane Jackson at the Oklahoma Whitewater Festival and internationally televised Extreme Slalom event. After slalom, you can learn from one of the best WW paddlers of all time,...
#Paddlewise – Whitewater Kayaking is a lifelong learning sport by Vincent Family | Jun 4, 2021 | Clinics, Family Zone, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplineslearn. Whitewater Kayaking is a lifelong learning sport. Many other sports have a fairly static field of play (or practice) – generally soccer pitches, volleyball courts and basketball courts are always the same. This stability means that the participant can spend...
Demo Day in Oklahoma City = Total Success! by JK Team | May 24, 2021 | Clinics, Dealer News, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater InstructionAfter nearly two decades of working in a retail paddlesports shop, four years ago, I turned in my notice. This was quickly followed by a move to the mountains of Idaho, where I began my lifelong dream of living on a river. Then, COVID happened, kayak sales soared, my...
Becoming an ACA Instructor by kylethomas | Jun 21, 2019 | Antix, Clinics, Instructional, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionOver the past five years, I have volunteered a tremendous amount of time to the American Canoe Association (ACA). I have been teaching whitewater and sea kayaking for the past decade, but have only been ACA certified for the past five years. Teaching has always gone...
2019 Opening Day on the S. Fork American by Jessica Yurtinus | Mar 21, 2019 | Clinics, Event Coverage, Events, Instructional, rivers, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionIt’s that time of year again, flowers are starting to bloom, birds are chirping, and the snow is melting. That means one thing. . . Opening Day on the South Fork of the American River. https://www.calkayak.com/classes/whitewater-kayak-classes/ ...
5 tips for introducing kids to Whitewater Kayaking by sethashworth | Jul 22, 2018 | Clinics, Family Zone, Instructional, Kid's Kayaks, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionTeam member and long time kayak coach Seth Ashworth gives us a un down of his five top tips for getting kids involved in Whitewater kayaking so that they will want to stay involved. What do you think of his...
Kelly’s Kayak Academy: Idaho 2018 by alecvoorhees | Jul 14, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Clinics, Instructional, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesFor the fifth year in a row, I had the pleasure of being an instructor at Kelly’s Whitewater Park. The Kelly’s Kayak Academy is a completely free program for kids ages 10-18 that are residence in Valley, County Idaho. This year the formats for the classes were...
Clinics on the Farmington River by Jessie Stone | Jul 3, 2018 | Clinics, Instructional, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionI am teaching several clinics on the Farmington River after the Triple Crown, coming up this month, July 14th and 15th. Its a super fun event so come out to the river and join all of us! My clinics will be Wednesday July 18th and Thursday July 19th in the afternoon....
The Importance of Games by teamjk | Jun 22, 2018 | Clinics, Family Zone, Instructional, rivers, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionThe key to any students’ progress is taking their mind off skills and drills, and in exchange providing a goal that sneaks in the skills you want them to learn. Enter: Games! I believe that having an arsenal of games at the ready, promotes the fundamental reason...
