Libby

Irene on December 21st, 2010

OK, time to catch up on the myriad of blog postings I have not been putting on here.  I just got back from nearly a month in Pennsylvania and yes, I did take a kayak out with me since I drove out – I have a strong feeling that it’s just wrong for a whitewater kayaker [...]

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I just helped AquaSports Kayak Shop in Redmond upload a bunch of used and discounted new kayaks for sale onto their website, and since a) I think it looks pretty nice, and b) Libby is prominently featured in a few shots (looking more and more jaded as you go down the page, you’ll notice) I [...]

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Irene on August 16th, 2009

The Wavesport Fuse 48 is a river runner/playboat cross, often compared to the Jackson 2Fun but generally seen as a little more forgiving and a bit less aggressive. I demo’d the Fuse for about 6 weeks recently and it really grew on me.  I’m giving it two thumbs up as a beginner to intermediate whitewater [...]

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Irene on May 12th, 2009

The other day I forgot I had my demo Jackson 2Fun from Aquasports in the back of my car and I just loaded Libby in there without looking inside.  I was halfway to the store before I looked around and saw this:   Which you have to admit is pretty darned cute. Anyway, it occurred to [...]

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Irene on April 26th, 2009

I demo’d the Jackson 2Fun the other day and it was so great I don’t even think I need to demo another boat.  (OK, update as of August 2009 – read my review of the Wavesport Fuse 48.)  I’ve been paddling a Necky Jive ever since I started kayaking, which was pretty much a year ago [...]

Continue reading about My Review of the Jackson 2Fun – TOO Fun!