by Eric Jackson | Jul 27, 2024 | EJ's Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Whitewater Blogs
Playak Newsflash started the same year I sold my first Jackson Kayaks, in 2004. Jeoren Houttuin from Austria created this service and did some awesome things with it. First off, instead of the New York Times every morning, I got the Playak Newsflash, which was a...
by Eric Jackson | May 20, 2024 | EJ's Blog, News, Whitewater Blogs, Whitewater Resources
There are quite a few paddlers who are loving life in their new Apex Ringer or Rebound. Have you thought about how fun it would be to own a lightweight carbon river runner or playboat? It will make a huge impact on your paddling. I would argue more of a...
by Eric Jackson | May 14, 2024 | EJ's Blog, Featured, Instructional, Rolling and Bracing, Strokes and Concepts, Whitewater Blogs, Whitewater Resources
Kristine gave me a T-Shirt on my 60th birthday that says, “It is weird being the same age as old people”. My clinics have an average age of 55-60 so far. I have had a couple in the 30’s and some in the 70’s, but mostly 50’s- and 60’s. Drilling down...
by Eric Jackson | May 8, 2024 | EJ's Blog, Featured, Instructional, Lifestyle, Whitewater Blogs
I don’t want to pretend I am a man with all of the answers and always feel a bit embarrassed starting any writing, like this article, as it feels presumptuous. With that said, I know that I get a lot of questions from people of all walks of life, who want to...
by Eric Jackson | Apr 13, 2024 | EJ's Blog, Whitewater Blogs, Whitewater Resources
Creating the S, M, and L sizes of each design (Ringer and Rebound) takes time. Each size requires a CNC machined female mold, then a male plug made out of fiberglass that gets hand cleaned up, wet sanded, and polished until it is as perfect as the human eye and...
by Eric Jackson | Mar 25, 2024 | EJ's Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Whitewater Blogs, Whitewater Resources
This past week I had 6 paddlers from British Columbia, Montana, Michigan, and two from the Atlanta area spent 4 days and nights in Rock Island with me. Our off water location was the Jackson Ranch, and our on water location was the Caney Fork River between Great...
