The week after the world cup had finished Jackson Kayak set up a JK Team week. This week would include a busy schedule, from a Factory tour to improving your hand roll, with just a week to cover so many aspects of Jackson kayak, we were in for treat.
Team JKBased in Rock Island National park were a set of cabins, I say cabins these things were more like 4 bedroom houses, with Sky TV, king size beds a full kitchen and a full fridge, this is where the JK team were going to be based for the duration of team week.
The Idea of team week was for EJ and Kristine to get to know the paddlers on the team and to understand our individual goals as paddlers and people. Also for us as team members to gain a better understanding of Jackson Kayak as a company and what they stand for. We were introduced to EJ’s training strategies for competition and general paddling and fitness. We had seminars from EJ on topics including, how to deal with the media, competition, and dealers (shops). We were told more about the kayaks, how they worked and how they were put together, factory tour. And we also had demo days where we would invite the general public to come and try kayaking and ask questions. This was just half of what we covered in the time we were at Tennessee, all team members had a great experience and we all gained greater knowledge of Jackson Kayak the Jackson’s and their many animals.
As time went on I started to realise that being a member of Jackson Kayak was a very special thing. What the Jackson’s put on for us in Tennessee was unreal, I have never heard of any kayak company doing what the Jackson’s did for us out in Tennessee it was a real pleasure to be a part of what they had and am very grateful for the whole experience, thank you guys.
Their rampJackson Kayak sell kayaks yes, but they are also so much more than that. Their goal is to make kayaking more accessible for everyone, from kids to adult’s whitewater to flat water, they want to bring more people to enjoy and experience the sport that we love so much.
To find out more about Jackson Kayak visit jacksonkayak.com
JB
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