Pro Tip: What to Wear While Paddling, especially in the Winter

by Boyd Ruppelt | Oct 28, 2022 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK University, Playboating, Video, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

With more and beginners learning how to kayak, the question keeps coming up: what do I wear in the winter? It may sound like a stretch, but maximizes your time on the water and your comfort in your kayak can dramatically boost your learning curve. Typically, when this...

3 ways to improve your freestyle surfing

by sethashworth | Sep 24, 2021 | Advanced Moves, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK University, River Running, Video, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

3 ways to improve your freestyle surfing Here is a quick video on improving your freestyle kayaking. Moving around on the wave is a fundamental skill that these three tips can help you improve on. SO, make notes and most importantly let me know what I missed for the...

How to catch waves on the Fly. AKA Dropping in.

by sethashworth | Sep 13, 2021 | Beginner Moves, Featured Post, Instructional, Intermediate Moves, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK University, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

This week I talk about how to drop in on waves as you are going down stream. Some tips and tricks to make it easier and hopefully help you catch more surfs. Let me know if it helps...

Introduction to Whitewater Kayaking 101

by jacksonkayak | May 20, 2021 | Beginner Moves, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK University, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

Intro to Whitewater Kayaking 101 Submitted by Jason Smith I wish I had this intro to whitewater kayaking 101 when I started. My first experience with whitewater was as a young teen. My stepdad took us on a commercial rafting trip on a river in northeastern...

Choosing a Beginner Whitewater Paddling Kayak

by Hilde Schweitzer | Feb 17, 2021 | Antix, Beginner Moves, Featured Post, Instructional, JAdventures Main Banner, JK University, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction

Choosing a Beginner Whitewater Paddling Kayak Ask any kayaker what they think the best boat for you is and you will likely get a confusing jumble of answers that have little to do with what you really need to know. Today lets look at choosing a beginner whitewater...

[Video] 3 Ways to Improve your Boof Stroke

by sethashworth | Feb 5, 2021 | Advanced Moves, Instructional, Intermediate Moves, JK University, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

The roof is an essential manoeuvre for keeping your bow high and dry and yourself in the most fun and efficient lines. Team paddler Seth Ashworth lays out 3 things you can do so that you can be...

How to Back Deck Roll (Quickest/easiest method)

by sethashworth | Jan 26, 2021 | Instructional, JK University, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines

Team member Seth Ashworth shares his teaching method for the Back Deck roll, in his opinion the quickest way to learn this useful skill. Check it...

How to teach kids to kayak 3/5: Using a Dynamic Duo

by nicktroutman | Nov 14, 2019 | Beginner Moves, Dynamic Duo, JK University, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction

Here is the third of the 5-piece mini series about teaching your kids to kayak. In this episode we talk about using a Jackson Kayak Dynamic Duo or 2-Person kayak to introduce your kids to the river and help teach some basic skills of river running, edging and surfing....

Kayaking Fundamental: Eye Positioning

by Greg Parker | Jul 16, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Beginner Moves, Instructional, Internationalisation, JK University, Playboating, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Our boat follows our body and our body follows our eyes. Simply put, if you want to go somewhere, look there! This video explains the basic fundamental skill of proper eye positioning while kayaking. Master this, and everything will get...

How to eddy turn and peel out – A beginners guide

by Jezz | Apr 5, 2017 | Australia, Beginner Moves, Creeking, Instructional, Internationalisation, JK University, Playboating, River Running, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

For those starting out in paddling, turning into an eddy or peeling out of an eddy are often a big challenge which leads to many flips and rolls.  There are three important steps that I like to discuss when learning how to get your eddy turns and peel outs. 1...

EJ’s- How to Squirt and Splat the Jackson Kayak Antix

by ericjackson | Mar 16, 2017 | Antix, EJ, Intermediate Moves, Internationalisation, JK University, the teacher, United States, Whitewater

How to Squirt and Splat an Antix The new Jackson Kayak Antix has hit a nerve among kayakers world-wide.   Its sporty river running/creeking character, light weight, fun surfing, and ability to get vertical on the stern makes it a unique kayak in today’s world of...

Rolling into January

by teamjk | Jan 18, 2017 | Beginner Moves, Clinics, Event Coverage, Events, Instructional, JK University, Whitewater

Hello Everyone! Hope you guys enjoyed the holidays! For the past 3 years during the month of January, Cullman City Parks and Recreation has hosted a roll clinic/ open pool session for paddlers of all skill levels. What started as a group of 4-5 paddlers a week, has...