Mar 17 2014
Rumors of a New Rock Garden Kayak
The rumors that Jackson Kayak has a new rock garden kayak are true. Last week, we got to take the first ones out for a 3 day demo and video shoot on the waters of Mendocino County. The boat is called the Karma Unlimited RG. We ended up calling it RG for short. RG stands for Rock Garden and River Guide. It is based on the design of Jackson’s Karma whitewater creek race boat.
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| Jackson Karma Unlimited RG on Mendocino’s Eel River photo by Sean Morley |
Here’s a video about the creek boat version.
Basically the RG has all the features of the Unlimited and also has a rear bulkhead and hatch, decklines, and a drop down skeg to make for a versatile ocean play boat or whitewater river expedition boat. More details and a promo video about the RG will be coming out soon.
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| The Karma RG has all the features necessary on an ocean rock garden play boat. |
We got to paddle the RG in the rock gardens and surf of the Mendocino Coast and on a class III whitewater stretch of the Eel River. I was prepared to put my game face on and just paddle the boat for the promo video; however, I fell in love with the boat and am excited about its possibilities for both rock gardening and ocean play as well as multi-day river trips.
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| The Karma RG is a blast on the river!!! Photo by Sean Morley |
Stay tuned for more videos, photos and a full review.
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