Kayak Slalom in a Dynamic Duo

by kylethomas | Apr 22, 2023 | Creeking, Dynamic Duo, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

For me, being in a Jackson Kayak Dynamic Duo is directly connected with whitewater river racing. My first race in a tandem whitewater kayak was the Ocoee River Race in Tennessee, winning a gold medal with my good friend Sam. From that point on, I was hooked on racing...

JK Trail April 8th

by Jason Cassetty | Apr 21, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Spring time bass fishing can be feast or famine and we definitely saw both sides as the USA Bassin / Jackson Kayak Trail headed into Easter weekend. Starting with Patoka Lake in Indiana we had a tough day of fishing but a very competitive battle for position. At the...

NoliFest 2022 Beat Nightfall BoaterX Results

by wildwildwes | Mar 25, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

On Friday evening of April 22nd the river community gathered for this 5th annual event. The BoaterX had lots of fast action in the 8 mile enduro style course down the Nolichucky Gorge. There were a total of 48 athletes (record # in event history) competing with 46...

Gnarvana Boofing on the Watauga Gorge

by wildwildwes | Mar 23, 2023 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Watauga Gorge is a beloved Class IV-V river run near my neck of the woods. Many locals describe it as the biscuits and gravy of whitewater boat riding in the southeast! It is chocked with a variety of different rapids that host many fun boofs, slots and slides. The...

Jackson Kayak Trail debuts in Kansas and Missouri

by Jason Cassetty | Mar 21, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports

This past weekend was the last week of winter and boy did Mother Nature remind us to pump the brakes on spring 😂! We had 3 divisions kick off their respective seasons with high winds and freezing temperatures. Starting on Saturday the BIG HILL division in Kansas sent...

Cherokee Lake Tennessee kicks off the season

by Jason Cassetty | Mar 10, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

USA BASSINS JAKSON KAYAK TRAIL has its first ever winner and a 19” smallie takes BIG bass. Please help me congratulate Chris Falin on his victory on Cherokee Lake this past weekend. Chris has been fishing from a kayak for the last 4 years and jumped at the opportunity...

Benefit Events

by Darrell Olson | Mar 8, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports

Whether a kayak angler experiences a life changing event or worst there is a loss of life event involved; someone or a kayak fishing club will organize an event to help for the cause or support for the family. In all situations it appears that the event is a fishing...

Whistler Triple Crown

by eliottbertz | Dec 14, 2022 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Whistler, Canada is known worldwide as an epicenter for outdoor sports and kayaking ranks high in this regional assemblage of thrill seeking activities. To kayakers, a Whistler Triple Crown means a run down 3 sections of classic whitewater just outside of Whistler in...

Diversify Whitewater – Greater Seattle 2022

by kylethomas | Oct 30, 2022 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Outdoor Adventures, Recreational/Touring, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

This year I was fortunate to volunteer as a kayak instructor for Diversify Whitewater’s Greater Seattle Area weekend event. The mission of Diversify Whitewater (https://diversifywhitewater.org/) is to promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in paddlesports by...

2022 World Cup’s- When the Paddling Community is Everything

by Emily Jackson | Oct 18, 2022 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

It’s been a couple days since the Freestyle Kayaking World Cups- The day after was a blur of packing up, helping many team JK athletes get organized to leave, and my Monday Morning meetings where I had to present the weeks numbers on online sales, click through rates...

Kayak Fishing in Western Canada

by JK Team | Aug 30, 2022 | Canada, Dealer News, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner

Kayak Fishing in Western Canada Written By : Trevor Thomson 2022 Eastslope Kayak Fishing Classic Well, that’s a wrap already, another year on the WCKFT has come and pretty well gone! Man, summer seems to sure fly by when it’s filled with kayak fishing tournaments,...

Summer Recap Pt. 1: Charles City Challenge

by Hannah Ray | Aug 26, 2022 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

The Charles City Challenge event celebrated it’s 10th Anniversary this year. Charles City, Iowa hosted over 60 paddlers and surfers for this three-day event. The weather turned out gorgeous for the festivities. The Cedar River was running at a low-medium flow,...