Skookumchuck Creek | Whitewater Kayaking by janekoopman | Oct 29, 2020 | Canada, Creeking, Featured Post, Internationalisation, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI moved to BC a year ago and have had the joy of exploring a lot of new rivers that are new to me in that time, especially over this summer. While Covid has been devastating no doubt, I have tried to note all of the silver linings it has also had. In the summer I am...
Freestyle Nationals 2020 – Covid Format by Jessie Stone | Oct 27, 2020 | Event Coverage, Events, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesFreestyle Nationals 2020 Despite the cancelation of the majority of kayaking events this season due to the pandemic, U.S. Freestyle Kayaking Nationals were held, but under a new and different format. It was great that everyone could participate, regardless of whether...
How I’m surviving…Thriving the low water blues by Hannah Ray | Oct 26, 2020 | Antix, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater FeatureEarly winter started out great here in Iowa. I had a fun and chilly New Years day playboat and surf session to ring in the new year. Then the craziness that is 2020 began. All the events I had planned on traveling to were canceled. All the events I had planned on...
Russell Fork Zen 3.0 by dianegaydos | Oct 23, 2020 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, ZenHad a great time paddling the Russell Fork last weekend, and my husband Daniel and I both got to try out our new Zen 3s! The Russell Fork is located on the Virginia/Kentucky border, with the put-in and most of the rapids in Virginia, and the take-out in Kentucky. It’s...
When in Doubt, Get Out: A Short Story About Instinct by JT Hartman | Oct 20, 2020 | Creeking, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIt was mid-September. Despite the sun gracing us with it’s afternoon rays, I was shivering a little. The water temperature in the Deschutes River had dropped notably over the previous weeks, developing that all too familiar bite indicative of the summer season drawing...
Freestyle workshop – Wiesenwehr by Lane De Meulenaere | Oct 19, 2020 | Featured Post, Germany, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThanks to heavy rain in the beginning of the year, the kayak circumstances were prime! On a sunny Saturday we decided to organize a freestyle clinic on the Erft. The hole is located in a little village called Neuss, near Dusseldorf. It’s mostly rain dependent but runs...
First Jackson Antix 2.0 Ride on the Grand Canyon by kylethomas | Oct 16, 2020 | Antix, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI had the fortunate opportunity to test out the Jackson Kayak Antix 2.0 at one of the greatest American treasures, the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River. This was my first time seeing an Antix 2.0. What better than to take it on a 280 mile test drive? Having paddled...
Lady of the Fork by crystalgustin | Oct 14, 2020 | Blogroll, Creeking, Events, Featured Post, Instructional, Karma Unlimited, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesGet ready ladies, Jackson Kayak and Pyranha have teamed up with Paddle In Pink to put on its first-ever Lady of the Fork Confidence Series on racing featuring Dane Jackson and Chris Hipgrave as lead instructors on Saturday, October 17th. Does the idea of racing...
Waterfall Pit Stop by dianegaydos | Oct 13, 2020 | Creeking, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSince our big trips were cancelled this year, we’ve been going on more local trips. Last week, we went up to the Gauley River in West Virginia and had extra days off work, so decided to lengthen the trip and also go up to the Youghiogheny River in Maryland. The Gauley...
Roadtrip to Larcay | Whitewater Kayaking France by Lane De Meulenaere | Oct 8, 2020 | Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesFor the people that are familiar with the European freestyle scene, might know that France has a bunch of amazing waves! Some are quiet famous others might not be as much. Last spring, we were in luck, one of the lesser known unicorns was running at prime level!...
How we started building a playspot near Moscow (Russia) [Video] Part 1 by JK Team | Oct 2, 2020 | Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Russia, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesPost by Stas Vasilev “Modern problems require modern solutions” This year dictates its own rules and we have to adapt to them. Usually, every early spring we started with roadtrip to Europe, where we returned throughout the season, visiting various spots...
Stretching Routine for Kayakers by capucinethomaslepine | Oct 1, 2020 | Featured Post, Fitness, Instructional, JAdventures Main Banner, Norway, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater InstructionDid you ever feel stiff or do you just want to give your muscle a nice flexibility to bring your kayaking even further ? I love stretching with friends through a yoga practice – online or physically together, outside in the summer times between kayaking runs or...
