Freestyle Groove | Whitewater Kayaking by Hannah Ray | Jul 2, 2020 | JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesGetting my Kayaking freestyle groove on at Charles City Whitewater. We have had great weather and awesome water for summertime playboating. I’m working on the phonics monkey. I’ve failed a lot and there will be more fails, but I’m making gains! Special thanks to the...
Rock Island Waterfall Playground by eliottbertz | Jun 30, 2020 | Creeking, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater Feature, ZenRock Island’s Great Falls provide the perfect playground for vertical free falling in your kayak. The waterfall spans the entire width of the river and offers a wide variety of lines varying in difficulty. From tight and technical moves to wide open boofs, these...
Indoor Freestyle Kayaking training for Lunar Orbit and Air Screw by Bartoz Czauderna | Jun 26, 2020 | Instructional, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater InstructionPractice your lunar orbit and air screw while not leaving your home! Join Bartosz Czauderna in series with Jackson Kayak sharing indoor technique training that will help you stay fit and improve your kayaking through the coaching...
Rheinschlucht – The Grand Canyon of Switzerland by Jessie Stone | Jun 16, 2020 | JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWith the opening of Switzerland internally from lock down, Juerg and I decided to make a paddling trip to Eastern Switzerland, back to the Foder – Rhein and kayak the Grand Canyon of Switzerland. Two years ago, we had come for our first visit and I really enjoyed it –...
Indoor Coaching with Bartosz Czauderna practice double pump, cartwheel, loop and Space Godzilla in your home! by Bartoz Czauderna | Jun 15, 2020 | Featured Post, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Poland, Rock Star, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesPractice your double pump, cartwheel, loop and Space Godzilla in your home! Your Indoor Whitewater Paddling Coaching is here! Join Bartosz Czauderna from Love it Live it in his series with Jackson Kayak sharing indoor training work outs that will help you stay fit and...
Kayaking – Better than Ever by Jessie Stone | Jun 12, 2020 | JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThere has been so much change afoot lately that it’s hard to find steady ground to plant your feet on during this time. Things that felt sure before corona arrived have no solidity now. With the tumultuous turn of events over the last few months and the last week,...
Learning from a Low Key Quarantine | Whitewater Kayaking by sethchapelle | Jun 10, 2020 | Antix, Creeking, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines2020 has been a crazy time in history, for sure. I hope this finds readers in good health and good spirits. This year has not been an average year on the kayaking front. With stay at home orders for many (at least for some period of time) and nearly all organized...
Whitewater Kayaking | Lessons from Covid-19 by Anna Bruno | Jun 8, 2020 | Antix, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater FeatureI’d be lying if I said that the lockdown resulting from Covid-19 hadn’t disrupted my plans for the kayaking season, even if some of those plans were only in my head. I’d also be lying if I said that Coronavirus hasn’t seriously messed with my self-confidence and...
Choosing between the Jackson Zen 3 vs Nirvana by JK Team | Jun 5, 2020 | Creeking, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Reviews, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines, ZenI had the pleasure of paddling the new Zen 3 every day in Chile once it came out. One of the biggest questions I received was simply, “how do I choose between the Nirvana and the Zen 3?”. Hopefully this video will help clear things up. – Boyd Ruppelt...
Gulf Creek | Jackson Kayak Creeking by Mathew Huddleston | Jun 1, 2020 | Creeking, Nirvana, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesHey guys! I have made it a goal to try and catch a new local run every year, and this past February I had the pleasure of checking it off the list. On one very rainy February day, Birmingham, AL received about 3in of localized rain which is enough to prime one of the...
Taking the Jackson Kayak Zen 3 out for a Spin by Hannah Ray | May 29, 2020 | Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, JK Team Posts, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines, ZenThis spring Marty and I headed up to the Peshtigo River in Wisconsin to try out our new Zen 3’s. I’m in the small and Marty is in the medium. It took us a couple laps down the river to get used to them. We adjusted the seat position and added some height to the seat...
Social Distancing, Little River by JK Team | May 27, 2020 | Creeking, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater FeatureSpring of 2020 has led to many sudden and dramatic changes. One of them is social distancing. In order to continue kayaking safely, we have all had to make some changes. Our closest and most familiar kayaking runs are in the Smoky Mountains National Park. This was...
