Whitewater is in Dane Jackson’s blood. The 22-year-old from Rock Island, Tennessee, grew up traveling the country in an RV with his father, Eric Jackson, an Olympic kayaker. The wave-chasing ...

IN THE STORE When trying on a kayak for size, remember that slightly loose is better than too tight—you can always add more padding to the cockpit. Be sure to check the manufacturer’s suggested weight ...

“You want to Rochambeau on it?” My paddling partner and I were scouting the first of the S-Bend rapids on Washington’s Skagit River, and while not the rowdiest water, my kayak was full to the brim ...

Whitewater kayaks are built for the rigors of paddling down rushing rapids. Perhaps surprisingly, inflatable whitewater kayaks offer a beginner friendly entry point to riding rapids: They allow ...

When I was 16, I started my first season as a safety kayaker for whitewater rafting trips. Each trip I crammed myself into my snug-fitting whitewater kayak, spending hours a day in the uncomfortable, ...

Dave Meyers, left, with Montana Kayak Academy, gives a lesson to Daily Inter Lake reporter Adrian Knowler at the Teakettle Fishing Access in Columbia Falls on Wednesday, July 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily ...