2017 Upper Yough Race and How-to Seal Launch/Pogo Loop

by sethchapelle | Aug 4, 2017 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, C1 Outfitting, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Uncategorized, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

The Upper Yough Race is an annual downriver race that occurs on the Yough River in Friendsville, MD. The upper Yough is a really fun class IV (IV+) section of whitewater that has scheduled dam releases all throughout the summer. People travel from all around the east...

Creating Family Adventures . . .

by heatherherbeck | Jul 26, 2017 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, Karma, River Running, rivers, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

If there is anything that JK symbolizes, it’s FAMILY and ADVENTURE!  I have been part of the JK team since 2005.  Over the years there has been lots of change – boat designs, business structure, team members, etc – BUT, one thing has stayed...

Lake Time

by Adam Strachn | Jul 21, 2017 | Recreational/Touring, Tupelo, Video

It’d been a long week at the office with everyone gearing up for a massive trade show. Luckily there’s a lake 4 minutes from my office, right in front of an airport runway, so on Friday a few of us grabbed a Karma UL, Karma Traverse, and a Tupelo with the...

2017 GoPro Mountain Games

by sagedonnelly | Jul 20, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Karma, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

After Freestyle Team Trails were over, we decided to spend another week in BV before heading up to one of my favorite events the GoPro Mountain Games! I had missed it for slalom races the year before so I was super excited to be back and get more creeking time on the...

How To : Controlled Descent of Jared’s Knee

by teamjk | Jul 19, 2017 | Creeking, Instructional, Karma, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Hey All, Controlled descent is a big part of kayaking. I try to express to my students how important it is to take control of the rapid, slow down, catch eddies, and pick your next move. Pointing down stream and going fast is fun, but once you turn around and look up...

Twice The Boat – Twice The Fun

by Riley Frank | Jul 12, 2017 | Creeking, Family Zone, Karma Unlimited, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

For a while I’ve had a Karma/UL sitting idle only getting used every once in a while for a race or long section of flat water. Up until now the hardest section I’d paddled it on had been Gore. While gore is a fun run there aren’t many tight, must make moves. A couple...

2016 Review with all the videos- Enjoy

by Jeremy Adkins | Jul 8, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Creeking, Dynamic Duo, Family Zone, Internationalisation, Karma Unlimited, Reviews, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

What a great year 2016 was. Looking back on all the great memories of 2016 makes me smile. Instead of talking about all the great memories I posted some of the videos from local rivers like Mulberry Fork and Locust Fork playing with go pro. Coosa Pirouette- Love going...

An Australian White Water Classic – The Snowy River

by Claire OHara | Jun 26, 2017 | Creeking, Family Zone, Internationalisation, Karma, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, UK, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

One of the classic white water runs in Australia is the Snowy river and this summer I had the opportunity to lead a group of kids down it on a multi day paddling expedition. Having never paddled the run before I joined Josh and Rick to do a quick recci run before the...

CKS PaddleFest: Wild & Free Tour

by nicktroutman | Jun 16, 2017 | Canada, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Internationalisation, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

Our ‘Wild & Free Tour’ continues on to the Colorado Tour with our first stop being the CKS PaddleFest. It was another incredible weekend filled with freestyle, racing, podium finishes, and lots of fun and friends. Though for me the highlight was getting to race...

Late Spring Heavenly Highland Whitewater

by wildwildwes | Jun 6, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Media, rivers, Video, Whitewater

This past winter and early spring was starting to look like we were not going to have much of a creek season in the southeast. Warmer and dryer temperatures was the theme of the winter months in our region. Then spring sprung and we had a few showers here in there in...

After Work Kayaking

by dianegaydos | May 17, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

With recent rain storms and more daylight in the Southeast, after work kayaking trips have become my new favorite past-time. I certainly enjoy full day paddle sessions on the weekends, but my days off tend to be sporadic and I often see my friends go off to the river...

Helicopter Kayaking

by dianegaydos | May 7, 2017 | Creeking, Karma, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

My favorite part of my husband and my honeymoon trip to New Zealand was the helicopter kayaking. Well, that and the pie shops! New Zealand is a beautiful country full of dense wilderness. While there are certainly many kayaking runs that are roadside, there are many...