Isère Weekend Mashup

by JK Team | Jun 3, 2021 | Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Me and my crew, the ”Eggstream” boys, had a nice weekend on the Isère river in the french alps a few weeks back! The Isère river is one of the ones you can count on when nothing else is running thanks to regular dam controlled releases. My mate Paul is...

“Well that was big” | Paddling a creek 4 times the standard flow

by Cashion Porter Shirley | May 26, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

The Green River in Saluda, North Carolina is one of the most famous rivers in the world, particularly the Narrows section. Standard, 1 unit releases are about 8 inches or roughly 180 cfs which is a great run for people running class 5 runs for their first time all the...

Upper Vecchio | Low Water Corsica Part 1

by JK Team | May 12, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Submitted by Mylo Nicholas This past April I spent 2 weeks in Corsica. The levels where super low, due to cold temperatures and the lack of snowmelt, however we still managed to have a good time and bag a few runs. The Upper Vecchio is one the more difficult sections...

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...

The Sky: Skykomish River, Washington

by kylethomas | May 3, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Flowing alongside U.S. Highway 2 on the west side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state is the Skykomish River, affectionately known as “The Sky.” Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe you haven’t. Or maybe you’ve driven by it on your way to ski or snowboard at...

Keeping Calm within Chaos

by Cashion Porter Shirley | Apr 6, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

It is no secret that whitewater can be nerve wracking, even scary, at times, and anyone who says it’s not is lying. In the quest for glory and progression, one must learn to combat the nerves building up telling them to take the safe way. Over many many years of...

Rally Mode: Illinois River Overnight

by JT Hartman | Mar 31, 2021 | Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Contrary to what the name might suggest, the Illinois River (at least this one) is not in the midwest. Rather, it flows through southern Oregon’s expansive Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. The put-in at Miami Bar (Google maps was as confused by all these...

French Winter Stouts | Creeking

by JK Team | Mar 22, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Despite rules and lockdowns in the last few months, me and the Eggstream crew still managed to fall off a number of cool french winter time stouts! This year had a particularly big snow pack, and with heavy rain on top, many rivers came to life for a couple of weeks....

Nirvana – The Best Creek Boat For Me

by kylethomas | Mar 18, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

I have the same Jackson Kayak Nirvana as I purchased in 2017. No hull replacements. SAME ONE. Simply put, I love this kayak! It has provided me the confidence needed to paddle challenging rivers, the safety to withstand a lot of rock contact over the years, and the...

Kayaking the Upper Blackwater in West Virginia

by JK Team | Mar 16, 2021 | Creeking, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Submitted by: Christina Kossis The Upper Blackwater is one of West Virginia’s most fun, action packed wilderness runs. This unique river named for the dark tannin water is 2 miles of steep class IV/V boofs and slides with very little breaks and epic scenery. We...

“Such a Sick little Creek” (Lower West Kiewa)

by Jack Newland | Feb 26, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Hey guys, the other weekend was so good. On Sunday I got to paddle the Lower West Kiewa in the Victorian High Country. This river is a gem and maybe one of my new favourites. most of the crew left on Saturday night, but I called up a mate and he was still around so we...

Staying in Shape as a Boater

by JK Team | Feb 20, 2021 | Featured Post, Fitness, Instructional, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction

Submitted by Cashion Porter-Shirley Though it’s nice to think it is, kayaking isn’t inherently the most athletic sport. That’s why exercising, both for personally fitness and safety, is important. Having a strong upper body and core can help with getting to where you...