Downriver Antix by Hannah Ray | May 7, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesUp 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...
High Water On The Nile by Jessie Stone | May 4, 2021 | Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines High water on the Nile has all new meaning with the massive releases from Lake Victoria through Owen Falls Dam, the dam at the source of the Nile where Lake Victoria ends and the Nile begins. Though I had heard about it from Sam Ward of Kayak the Nile and seen a...
How to Lean Boof (Ear Dip) by Boyd Ruppelt | Apr 29, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines, ZenPhoto Courtesy of: Margareta Mudrikova If you know how to boof but really want to learn to water boof, lean boof, and work toward those steezy ear dips, this video is for you. A lot of people have the misconception that an ear dip is just a roll above a drop or a...
Simply Too Much Fun by Will Wanovich | Apr 20, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI 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...
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 DisciplinesSubmitted 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...
Maine Whitewater by Alex Horne | Apr 9, 2021 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Trips, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines, ZenPhoto: Kayakers father for a winter paddle on the Kennebec River When thinking about a whitewater kayaking trip, rarely do I hear paddlers mention a trip to Maine. As a whitewater kayaker that learned to kayak in Maine, I’m here to tell you why you should consider a...
Rally Mode: Illinois River Overnight by JT Hartman | Mar 31, 2021 | Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesContrary 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...
Maury River Goshen Pass Kayaking by JK Team | Mar 11, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted 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...
Paddling in the Swiss Alps…in February by Jessie Stone | Mar 9, 2021 | Featured Post, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Norway, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWell since the weather is mirroring the World’s highly fluctuating state, I decided to embrace it rather than question it! And strangely enough, even though I am back in theoretical snow paradise here in Switzerland in the winter, I have really been missing my...
5 Tips for Levelling Up your Personal Paddling Progression by JK Team | Feb 25, 2021 | Antix, Canada, Internationalisation, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by: Dave Turner Crerar Do you find yourself saying things like… “This is the year I will paddle that class IV river I have always dreamt about!” OR “Yes, after 5 years I will finally run that class V rapid that I always walk on my home river.” … and never...
How to have an Epic Day, on the River, With Your Kids by Hargrove Adventures | Feb 23, 2021 | Family Zone, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesHELLO!! We are the Hargroves, and love to create unplugged moments of magic with our crew of 6. I know what you are thinking, “Moments of magic, really?” Being a homeschool family that includes 4 kiddos, and a husband that works full time outside of the house, finding...
“This Boat is Fun Even on Small water” by JK Team | Feb 16, 2021 | Australia, Exploration Feature, Featured Post, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Jack Newland What’s up guys, I was down at one of my local spots the other weekend. Nothing huge just good fun class 2, with clear drinkable water. It’s actually one of my favourite spots to hang out over summer. I decided to take my Nirvana...
