by Eric Jackson | Apr 29, 2014 | 2014 RockStar, 2014 RockStar Competition, EJ Thoughts, JK Family Posts, Whitewater, wrap ups
Stage 1: Whitewater Grand Prix- “Freestyle- Big Trick”- Gladiator Wave” 35 paddlers (27 men and 7 women) competed today on Gladiator Wave. The Ottawa Valley gave us a wonderful spring day with Sunny weather and high of 55 degrees. The format for...
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 | Feb 16, 2014 | 2014 RockStar, 2014 RockStar Competition, EJ Thoughts, Featured Post, Fun Tour, Instructional Posts, Internationalization, JK Family Posts, JK Team Posts, JK WW/Fishing/Red Expeditions, Playboating, River Running, Rock Star, Team JK, The Athlete, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater
I have paddled in many places around the world, but China was still virgin territory for me. It is far away, and without a guide of some sort, getting around in Rural China is not easy as the language barrier is incredible. Reading signs is impossible, and...
by Eric Jackson | Jan 30, 2014 | 2013 Karma, Creeking, Fun Tour, JK Family Posts, JK Team Posts, JK WW/Fishing/Red Expeditions, Mexico Creeks, On The Road, The Athlete, Trip Reports, Video, Videos, Whitewater
This is a special video with angles and shots rarely seen in kayaking. I brought my DJI- Phantom Quadcopter, 6 batteries, GoPro Hero 3+ cameras, one Levitar GoPro elevated mount to capture these shots. We did a ton of epic creek boating in Veracruz, as well as a...