Clair is currently living in Reno and boating with our local comunity. She just got off the Grand and I was super staoked to hear that she took the Fun Runner as her boat of choice for the trip. Here is what Claire had to say about the Fun Runner on her trip. Testing out [...]

This past weekend I was lucky enough to attend my second Kern River Festival and Brush Creek Race. Last year we had a banger snowpack in the Sierra and the high flow to go with it. This year we are paying our dues for last season. Let me tell you that even with the low [...]

  If you have ever been to Tahoe you know that we get some serious wind with our winter storms. Recently we had a storm that had sustained 45-50MPH wind at lake level. When that happens you get some great surf opportunities on Tahoe. Yeah I know what you are thinking. It is a lake [...]

More adventures from ” A Wet State” Chico, California is probably best known for its college and its excellent brewery, Sierra Nevada. However, an often overlooked aspect is that there is some excellent kayaking in the area. The Feather River is only an hour away and creeks such as Deer, Mill, Antelope, and Butte drain [...]

Last weekend a solid group of Tahoe area boaters got together for a river running extravaganza on the North Fork of the American River. We got together to have a temporary good by paddle for our buddy Jason Craig. He was due to go back under the knife to have the metal removed from his [...]

We are having a terrible winter out here in the Sierra and as a result out standard winter runs have not been flowing since all the storms have been tracking north into BC. Chamberlain Falls on the north fork of the American river has been on my brain ever since we started working on the [...]

With the prospect of water in the California over New Years looking quite poor, Darin McQuoid, David Maurier and myself drove to the northern most drainage in California, the Smith River, for the edge of an Oregon storm that was planned to hit. The day we arrived we received an inch of overnight rain, luckily [...]

The more I continue to paddle my Fun Runner in a variety of river environments the more it dawns on me just how versatile this boat really is. It is NOT a jack of all trades and master of none, but rather and expert at versatility. Simply put it RULES. It is truly living up [...]

Just about everywhere I have lived as a boater there is a, learn to creek or proving yourself run that folks us as the gateway to creeking. Yes it is like a gateway drug, but it is good for you. In my part of the world this run is the Tobin section of the North [...]

If you did not know it already I am super stoked about the Fun Runner. Recently I spoke with the good folks at CKS and it turns out they are excited as well. Check out the review.

http://cksblog.com/2011/12/jackson-kayak-fun-runner-review-with-colin-kemp/

Later ; Colin

I can confidently say that the wait was worth it! This past weekend I got my Fun Runner 70 and I was able to take it out for an exceptional day on the quintessential river run in this part of the paddling world. Chili Bar(Gnar) is a super fun class 3 to 4- play run. You [...]

This year Hope and I spent Thanksgiving at the beach with our boating family from Reno. Good food and tough waves were the ticket for a great weekend. We had big 10 ft swell that did not want to get steep and peel off. It either was a pusher or it would jack up all [...]

I have been super lucky to get to go to the Midwest Freestyle Championships for the last 4 years, and it only continues to get better. Last year I made a video of the boatercross and the freestyle with my Go-Pro. This year some of my Wausau friends made another great video of the event [...]

Daniel from, A Wet State, is checking in again with some fall dam relese classics. Enjoy. As fall approaches in California, the snow melt dwindles and we are left depending on dam releases to keep us occupied until the rain comes in November/December. Don’t get me wrong, we have some great options, Cherry Creek, Burnt [...]

As the JK educational guy I am super excited to see more and more top educators getting fired up about the new Fun Runner. Here is what Ben, from Kayak Instruction, had to say about his day in the Fun Runner on the Gauley Do you want a boat designed from the paddler to the [...]

So this video is a bit late. OK it is a lot late, but better late than never. I posted some photos and a story, in a prompt way after the event but everyone loves to watch videos so here you go. Once again I LOVE my Villain. It is the smoothest creek boat I [...]

I am just about recovered from Gauley fest 2011. WV never disappoints in the month of September. This year I got to paddle a Duo on the Gauley for the first time with Ashley from Chaco. It was her first time in a kayak, and I think she is hooked. Paddling the Gauley in a Duo [...]

Check out this great video from one of our great educational partners. I had the opportunity to work with Matt last year to help improve their awesome program.

Later ; Colin

  Recently I had the opportunity to take my Fun Runner to the beach to surf a bit of Pacific Swell. Unfortunately we did not have epic waves, but in hind sight that made me really appreciate the extra speed of the fun runner. Even on mushy waves I had enough speed and carving ability [...]

This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Midwest freestyle championships for the 4th year in a row. This event is hands down the biggest boating event in the Midwest every year and it also has to be one of the best attended events in the country each year. Typically there are between 60-100 [...]