by Eric Jackson | Mar 17, 2014 | 2014 Rock Star Standard, 2014 RockStar, 2014 RockStar Competition, Fun Tour, Internationalization, JK Family Posts, JK Team Posts, On The Road, Playboating, The Athlete, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater
The new Rock Star was well tested in holes, winning the World Championships for men and women in 2013 and just about every other freestyle event as well this season. However, we had not been able to play it for any extended period of time on epic waves. ...
by Eric Jackson | Sep 3, 2013 | 2011 Pro Event Coverage, 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 Rock Star Standard, 2014 RockStar, 2014 RockStar Competition, 2014 WW Competition, EJ Thoughts, JK Family Posts, Rockstar Carbon, Whitewater, wrap ups
Finally after 2 years of waiting for the next World Championships to happen, it has now begun!! The opening Ceremonies took place last night in Bryson City, NC, a normally very sleepy town in Western North Carolina. With 30 countries present, a ton of townspeople,...
by Eric Jackson | Sep 1, 2013 | 2011 Pro Event Coverage, 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 Rock Star Standard, 2014 RockStar Competition, 2014 WW Competition, EJ Thoughts, JK Family Posts, The Athlete, Whitewater
Keeping my Rides a secret is not my style. I train with my routines, and try to paddle my best. Today I did a “Prelims”, meaning I did two competition rides during training and counted both of them. Emily took video of this one with my iPad and I...
by Eric Jackson | Aug 31, 2013 | 2013 Karma, 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 Rock Star Standard, 2014 RockStar, 2014 RockStar Competition, EJ Thoughts, JK Family Posts, Whitewater
The World Championships for Whitewater Kayaking comes in four forms- Slalom, Wildwater, Freestyle, and Extreme racing. Wildwater World Championships were in August, Slalom in September, Freestyle in September, and Extreme racing in October. While there are...
by Eric Jackson | Aug 30, 2013 | 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 Rock Star Standard, 2014 RockStar, 2014 RockStar Competition, Carbon, EJ Thoughts, Events, JK Family Posts, Whitewater
Opening Ceremonies for the Bi-Annual World Championships start on Monday night after the last of the training sessions. Typically opening ceremonies consist of an athlete parade with local youth as flag bearers for each country, local government leaders welcoming...
by Eric Jackson | Aug 22, 2013 | 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 Rock Star Standard, 2014 RockStar, 2014 RockStar Competition, 2014 WW Competition, EJ Thoughts, JK Family Posts, Whitewater
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