by teamjk | Mar 4, 2019 | Coosa FD, Family Zone, Fishing, Outdoor Adventures
We had every Jackson Kayak we own out on this particular day. We had taken another family out with us who had wanted to try fishing from a kayak. Our kids who are no strangers to kayak fishing or just hanging out in the rivers were in the following kayaks,...
by teamjk | Mar 2, 2019 | Family Zone, Fishing
Here is the coastal bend the bays have begun filling up with anglers hoping to catch huge speckled trout. It’s a beautiful site when one attacks a top water lure early in the morning just as the sun coming up on the horizon. I don’t fish for speckled trout very often,...
by Vincent Family | Feb 19, 2019 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Whitewater
We have been lucky enough to paddle in different areas across North America over the last few years. Some of these locations were fabulous for families and some were harder to work around, for a variety of reasons. When I think about what makes a great family friendly...
by JK Little Shredders | Feb 17, 2019 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Australia, Family Zone, Internationalisation, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, Whitewater, WW Disciplines
Little shredders journal entry #1 In Australia, the season has just started, and I had just outgrown out of my shooting star which was a bit annoying because It was a new boat to me and I only had it for half a season. I asked my coaches for what I should do but all...
by kelloggfamily | Jan 28, 2019 | Family Zone, Video, Whitewater
Whitewater kayakers who live in Colorado, or most of the West for that matter, don’t have many opportunities to get in their boats in the winter. For the most part, we focus 100% of our time on winter sports, like snowboarding, ice hockey and snowmobiling. However,...
by Maddie Kimmel | Jan 23, 2019 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Whitewater
Photo Credits: Brooke Hess Jackie has been paddling for 4 years now. I am amazed by how quickly she is improves every year. Jackie was always small, and we waited for her to be strong enough to pull her skirt and tall enough to reach the feet bags. She was seven when...
by Maddie Kimmel | Jan 13, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups
I love competing because it gives me a chance apply my skills I have learned and I get to go paddle with my closest friends and have a good time. I have selected my top 3 favorite competitions from 3 different geographical locations. I enjoyed each competition for...
by Joshua Evans | Dec 31, 2018 | Big Tuna, Family Zone, Fishing
Almost 40 years ago, my dad Big Mike Evans aka “Pops”, would usually tell me in the evening that we would be going fishing early the next morning so I had better get to bed. With images of sand and spotted bay bass running through my head, I would battle through the...
by teamjk | Dec 1, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines
This year at the GoPro Mountain Games I got to compete against some of the worlds best freestyle kayakers. I like this competition because it is not divided into classes, all the women compete against each other regardless of their age. This gave me a chance to see...
by Micah Kneidl | Oct 12, 2018 | Dynamic Duo, Family Zone, Instructional, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines
HOW TO: Dynamic Duo With Your Young Child For years I have been passionate about tandem kayaking and have made many memories from the back (and front) of my Dynamic Duo tandem kayak. Today I continue to love the Dynamic Duo for so many reasons but especially for the...
by teamjk | Oct 4, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Playboating, River Running, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines
Today was the best day ever. Today was big water beatdown Thursday, and it was epic! For those of you who don’t know what this is, it’s basically where all the keener’s do something that scares them. For many of us that was getting owned by the...
by Vincent Family | Sep 11, 2018 | Family Zone, Playboating, Reviews, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW Disciplines
With all of the hype this summer about the Rockstar 4.0 (Medium) and how HUGE it goes, I was really really excited to get my hands on a Rockstar 4.0 (Small) today! Sidenote: big thanks to Stephen W and Kristine J for making that happen. I had tried a medium a few...
