Emily answers a few questions regarding paddling, the up coming olympic trials and more!

http://foammagazine.com/articles/1935-q-a-kayaker-emily-jackson

Hi Dana, I concur with your review. I demo’d a Fun Runner 70 Sunday on the Shirttail run of the NF American and loved it! You can get a whip lash injury snapping into eddies with that boat!  My friend Bird says she jet surfed a FR-60 across the Hole 1 wave at the Reno WhiteWater [...]

Boat Review:  Jackson Fun Runner 60 River Paddled:  SFA Date Paddled:  Saturday, 05/05/12 River Rating:  Class 2 (Higher Spring Flow) Flow:  2500 – 2800 CFS Paddler: Dana Lykins Gender:  Male Height:  5’10″ Weight:  175 (no gear) Age:  51 Shoe Size:  10.5 Skill Level: 3-4 The Mission:  To find a boat with the perfect mix of speed [...]

Sometimes the best way to review a boat is by breaking it down piece by piece! Looking for a thorough review of the Jackson Kayak Cuda? Look no further its here:

http://www.scoutdoorsblog.com/2012/05/jackson-kayak-cuda-review.html

Jordan Sherman and I run my Jackson Dynamic Duo tandem kayak down the Green River Narrows in North Carolina @~8.5″ Cleaning all of the Big Three (Go Left and Die, Gorilla, and Sunshine Left) for a Duo Triple Crown. Huge thanks especially to Phil, Johanna, Mike, Erich, Will, and Matt, for shuttle, safety, film/video, but [...]

With over 50 competitors and some of the best men, women, juniors, c-1′s, oc-1′s, and cadets be sure to keep your eyes on our Facebook page for updates and photos throughout the day! Team JK’s Galen Volkhausen just took the stage and wowed us with over a 400 point ride! Big loops, mcnasties, phonics’s and [...]

I am a freestyle paddler in the slalom race, and I am also a slalom paddler when I am in a freestyle competition these days…  interesting how people think…   My primary focus, passion and enjoyment in kayaking comes from freestyle paddling. With that being said, even the best freestyle days can be on par [...]

If you haven’t seen this video Dane created for Sperry Tops Siders- Son-R Technology on our Adventure’s in Mexico this past winter be sure to check it out! Great cinematography and the people aren’t too shabby either!

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Well it wasn’t a question on what the most seen kayak was on the water, it was certainly the Jackson Rockstar at the Alabama Mountain Games this weekend. It was the choice for freestyle off the falls as well as the rodeo itself. The weekend started on Friday with a “Huck” Fest off the falls. [...]

It’s my birthday and I tried to create a timeline of each year and events that were going on in my life! Check it out! 1990- I was born March 13 th at 4 pounds ten ounces, and my Dad made the Salom US Team- again! 1991- I was getting cuter by the second and helped Dad [...]

Canoecopia 2012 is Officially Over!   Yesterday kicked off with another attempt at muscle milk and cereal, some coffee at the Super 8, and a quick drive over to get the booth clean before the show started. We arrived and the booth was literally as clean as it could get so we organized just a little and [...]

Day 2 of Canoecopia is Officially Over! Not without lots of boats out the door, happy customers and floods of people walking the floor. This is going to be a record year for Canoecopia and I am excited to be here and play a part in it! Everyone is noticing an increase, Sperry Topsiders- Son-R [...]

Canoecopia Day 1   Canoecopia has officially been kicked off, the doors opened at 4pm last night and the flood of paddlers and outdoor enthusiasts took over!   I met some incredibly nice people as well as some paddlers I had met before. People walked the entire floor and all came right back to see [...]