JK small Antix vs medium Antix vs small Zen for smaller paddlers

by Vincent Family | Jun 9, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, rivers, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines, Zen

For those paddlers that are at the lower end of the weight or height range, there are many questions about which boat they should choose when considering the small Antix vs the medium Antix vs the small Zen. My answer is always “it depends” … Like any other boat...

The Kettle River | Whitewater Kayaking Adventures

by Hannah Ray | May 19, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

I explored the Kettle River for my first time this spring. Along with paddling friends Marty, Carl, and Jerome. While this river is friendly for many skills levels and easy to boat/land scout at lower water, it was really nice to have Jerome show us the lines and all...

Downriver Antix

by Hannah Ray | May 7, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Up until last week, I had only taken my Antix to the local play park. Learning how to stern squirt, figuring out how the boat works and getting in touch with my inner old-school-boater. I never before thought that an eddy line could possibly be so much fun. The Antix...

Maine Kick Off | Whitewater Racing

by Beckham Bayreuther | May 5, 2021 | Antix, Creeking, Event Coverage, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, United States, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Race season has sprung up here in Maine! Smalls to the Wall is the stoutest race in New England. Held on a short section of the Sandy River near Rangeley, Maine, it drops nearly seventy feet in under a tenth of a mile. It brings in quite the crowd of rowdy boaters and...

Galicia Creeking & freestyle in Paradise

by Bartoz Czauderna | Apr 22, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Poland, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

We visited Galicia in February/March and all the rivers were great and despite that our crew was spread in the level of difficulty that we were after – everybody has found something for themselves. Ranging from beautiful class III runs to challenging class V...

Simply Too Much Fun

by Will Wanovich | Apr 20, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

I paddle the Lower Yough a lot, like really a lot. More specifically, I paddle the loop section of the Lower Yough. It’s the first seven rapids and it makes a horseshoe bend pretty much right back into town. The hike out is short, but kind of brutal unless you...

Uganda High Water Freestyle 2021

by Bartoz Czauderna | Apr 19, 2021 | Antix, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Poland, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

After unprecedented flooding around the region and a year of low water releases through the dams, Lake Victoria was at its highest-ever levels. Emergency releases started to help drop that level were sending 2400 cumecs through the dams, double a normal high water...

Jackson Antix 2.0 First Impressions

by JK Team | Apr 16, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, Internationalisation, Ireland, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Submitted by Barry Loughnane After a long wait with brexit and Covid-19 delays we finally got to get on the water with the Antix 2.0 here in Ireland. The headline changes have given us a faster, more comfortable boat with more length and a higher knee position. Less...

Dane Jackson Adventures | Finally made it back!

by Dane Jackson | Apr 8, 2021 | Antix, Creeking, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Family Posts, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

A few weeks ago I needed to head back to Asheville to pick up a few boats I had left after Green Race. I thought I was going to head up for the day then head back to TN to load up for the drive west. But as I was headed to Asheville, I saw that Fayetteville had gotten...

One of the best Zambezi trips yet!

by Dane Jackson | Apr 5, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Between travel restrictions, as well as just trying to be smart about how much travel I actually end up doing, I wasn’t sure what last winter was going to look like. After thinking about it, it seemed like the best option was to head back to the Zambezi. The...

Maury River Goshen Pass Kayaking

by JK Team | Mar 11, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Submitted by Adam Swett One of my favorite places to go in Virginia to hang out and boat is up on the Maury River in Goshen Pass just upriver of Rockbridge Baths. The drive over from central Virginia is beautiful and once there is so scenic and high quality paddling...

Summer Time Triple Crown

by Jack Newland | Mar 4, 2021 | Antix, Australia, Creeking, Featured Post, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Hey Guys, a couple of weeks ago I managed to get an unreal triple crown in the Victorian High Country. I didn’t even expect to get on any of these rivers when driving up on Friday night. But the river gods were on my side. So stoked to get on Sevens Creek and...