News – Squarerock Inspirational Stuff

Squarerock Announced as Official UK Importer for Werner Paddles Squarerock, one of the UK’s leading paddlesports distributors, is proud to announce that it is now the official UK importer and distributor... Read more...

Celebrating 21 Years of Squarerock & Jackson Kayak – You’re Invited!

2025 marks a huge milestone for us at Squarerock – 21 years of doing what we love and proudly partnering with Jackson Kayak! To celebrate more than two decades of... Read more...

Gnarvana, Hype Machine or Creek Machine?

Each year we bring a new boat to the party, many are a development of boats gone by, improving and rejuvenating the previous designs to bring them inline with the... Read more...

The Gift Card that Rocks

Still Not sure what to buy the avid Kayaker / Rafter / Sup Paddler / Racer / Freestyler / Canoeist *Delete as appropriate Then look no further than the Square... Read more...

ROCKSTAR V LAUNCH

Jackson Kayak is proud to continue our legacy of making the best playboats in the world with the Rockstar V! The Rockstar V started with a goal to make the... Read more...

ISSIES SUMMER IN NOTTINGHAM & COMPETING IN THE BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS

This summer I have spent weeks paddling at Holme Pierrepont Nottingham training for the British Championships and for Team GB selections. My time training on inlet gate and twin since... Read more...

My thoughts of the 2022 Freestyle World Championships Feature

submitted by James Ward Over the past few weeks I’ve managed to paddle at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. This is where the 2022 Freestyle World championships will be taking place. The... Read more...

Back to Business

Submitted by Mike Shaw Being on lockdown since January has meant we havn’t been able to travel to paddle. But with the UK starting to release restrictions we got out... Read more...

CARDIFF WHITE WATER CENTRE WITH THE JACKSON ROCKSTAR 4.0

A few weeks back, when the sun was still out I headed to Cardiff White Water Centre to do some coaching and introduce some friends to the centre. I also... Read more...

BACK ON THE WATER WITH THE JACKSON KAYAK ROCKSTAR 4.0

I wrote this blog a few months back but forgot to post it, Hope you enjoy… READ MORE Read more...

NORWAY AND THE FREESTYLE-CREEKING CROSSOVER

“We could go paddling in Norway” This simple-sounding suggestion by Alex was to lead to a trip unlike any I had been on before. Notorious for its immense waterfalls, hard-core... Read more...

ALPS 2018

Another trip to the alps, but earlier in the summer than before – more water, more rivers and more fun! The mandatory drive endured, we wasted no time in getting... Read more...

BEDFORD RIVER FESTIVAL 2018 BIG AIR RAMP

Last weekend I headed up to Bedford for the 2018 River Festival to try my hand at the Big Air Ramp with the guys from Canoe Trail (www.canoetrail.co.uk) Once I... Read more...

EXAMS DONE: TIME FOR TRYWERYN-BASED FUN!

As has been the case for the past 6 years of my life, June brings the end of exams and an accompanying burst of kayaking to make up for all... Read more...

WINTER BOATING WITH THE JACKSON KAYAK NIRVANA

As I spend most of my time in a creak boat these days when Jackson Kayak announced they were making the Nirvana I could not wait to try one out.... Read more...

ICF FREESTYLE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 – SAN JUAN ARGENTINA

A month in the sun, perhaps returning as a world medalist, was the perfect ending to 2017 I had been dreaming about for many months; but as our flight out... Read more...

BUSY FEW WEEKS OF BOATING

So the last few weeks have been very busy for me, with lots of boating and even more driving. First stop for me was Scotland and it was time for... Read more...

THE WEENIWAVE CUSTOMER REVIEW

We were looking for a small kayak for our grandsons, Alex and Hayden, to use during our holiday in the Alps. While searching on the internet, we found the Weeniwave... Read more...

SUMMER 2017

4 weeks, 6 races, 6 finals and 3 podiums. Over the last 4 weeks I have travelled across Europe with 3 friends training and competing in various locations. After a... Read more...

ALPS TRIP 2017

The best thing about any kayaking trip to a faraway place is, of course, the kayaking. The worst, possibly, the travel. That is why on our return to the French... Read more...

WEEKEND AWAY IN NORTH WALES WITH THE JACKSON KAYAK ANTIX

Check out the latest video edit from last weekends trip to North Wales, Full of river running, surfing, tail squirts and rock spins with the Jackson Kayak Antix. This boat still... Read more...

NEW JACKSON KAYAK NIRVANA NOW AVAILABLE IN THE UK

JK InformationThe Nirvana creek boat makes you faster, more confident, and will get you through rapids with more control than ever before. A dry bow keeps you on top of... Read more...

KIM ALDRED: KAYAKING WITHOUT COMPETITION…

Since I was 9 years old competing was at the forefront of my favorite sport. This is not to say I did the competition for the extrinsic value, however I... Read more...

KIT THAT FITS – SANDILINE LADIES XS DRYSUIT

Anyone who has paddled at all with me over the past year, or even just read an occasional blog post, has probably heard me raving about the Jackson 2016 Rockstar.... Read more...

EASTER FUN AT NOTTINGHAM

With a week off for Easter and little water in Devon I decided to head to Nottingham for a spot of freestyle Kayak Read More… Read more...

THE JACKSON KAYAK ANTIX BRINGS THE FUN BACK TO YOUR LOCAL RUN’S

The Antix is the latest creation from Jackson Kayak, this boat is described by Jackson as “a new creeking/river running kayak that is fun, easy to paddle, runs the river... Read more...

NATIONAL STUDENT RODEO 2017 (THE APOCALYPSE)

I’d been hyping it up at my university canoe club for months. Our team of two from last year had increased to 8 (plus two on safety team). The costumes... Read more...

JACKSON KAYAK ANTIX NOW AVAILABLE

Checkout team Squarerock paddler Alex Read try out the new Jackson Kayak Antix on the Upper Dart. Read more...

FIRST PADDLE OF 2017

With the lack of water to start the year we finally had a little bit of rain so myself and Chris headed to our local run to have some white... Read more...

ALEX WALTERS – 2016 WRAP UP

It’s been another one of those years, a slow start and ramping up all the way through the year. The cold winter months of 2016 little happened in the way... Read more...

DAN DALEY : BRITISH CANOEING LEVEL 3 CASE STUDY

Meet Dan Daley, who shares his Level 3 journey and how his coaching has developed throughout the award. READ MORE… Read more...

10 YEARS WITH SQUAREROCK

This year has been another great year for kayaking for me. I got the chance to travel to the Outdoor Mix Festival in France with Mathieu Dumoilin, head to Hurly,... Read more...

WHITE WATER WEEKEND ON THE UPPER DART

This weekend we finally had some rain in the South West and both myself and Chris thought we would take full advantage of a little water in the rivers. The... Read more...

OTTIE ROBINSON-SHAW – THE SAS HURLEY CLASSIC 2016

What can I say that hasn’t been said about The Hurley Classic – the biggest and best freestyle kayak competition and awesome paddle fest in the UK. 200 paddlers from around the... Read more...

HUGH MANDELSTAM – HURLEY CLASSIC 2016

Every year, the SAS Hurley Classic is a huge event that attracts hundreds of paddlers of many different disciplines. Be it racing, freestyle, stand-up paddle boarding or old ‘skool’ boating,... Read more...

SCOTLAND 2016

So it was that time of year when Myself and Pete headed to Scotland for some white water action. This year we were joined by fellow team Squarerock paddler Nick... Read more...

SCOTLAND STEEP CREEKING COURSE

Last week I had the opportunity to travel to Scotland with Dennis Newton from Sweetwater Coaching for a Steep Creeking course. Scotland is well known for being one of the UK’s premier... Read more...

UGANDA 2016

I finished sixth form last June and with at least a year free from education I knew the first big trip I wanted to take was to Uganda. Over the... Read more...

FRANCE TRIP

Every year, Westminster Boating Base, the kayaking and sailing club in the centre of London, decamps for sunny France, in a tradition that started in the late 1980s. The destination... Read more...

CHECKOUT THE JK WW COLOURS FOR 2017

A WIN AT THE BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS

After an early 6am start from home we arrived at the course for about 9am ready to start the briefing. There was a surprisingly large turn out this year with... Read more...

BIG, LITTLE, FLOATY AND SINKY – THE MANY BOATS OF THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

What a packed weekendWith everything from Boater X races and King of the Wave to freestyle competitions and cartwheel challenges, the British and Club Championships is always an awesome event.... Read more...

OTTAWA 2016

Approaching thirty is an important milestone for anyone, and for me it finally tipped the scales in a very special way: I’ve now been kayaking for more than half my... Read more...

BANK HOLIDAY AND FLAT WATER FREESTYLE

The sun is out this weekend and with the lack of water in the rivers I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get out in my playboat for... Read more...

FRENCH ALPS 2016

‘You’re taking playboats to the Alps?!’ This was the most common response we received when telling fellow paddlers about our planned trip to the French Alps.Our reply?‘Sure, why not? It’ll... Read more...

NEW SQUAREROCK TEAM PADDLER – MICHAEL SHAW

We would like to introduce the newest member of the Squarerock Team – Michael Shaw, watch this space for more from Michael over the coming months. Read more...

RAMPING IT UP!

After the appearance of a ramp at the SAS Hurley Classic event a few years ago, it has been in the back of everyone’s minds… could we build a ramp... Read more...

JACKSON KAYAK ROCKSTAR XS – TEAM REVIEW

I am short and very light.Since getting too tall for the Shooting Star around three years ago, these two factors mean I have constantly been challenged by the larger volume... Read more...

PADDLESPORTS FESTIVAL – DEMO DAY

Please come and join us at Lee Valley Whitewater Centre this weekend (25th/26th June 2016) as we have been invited to take part in a Paddlesports Festival hosted by Silverbirch... Read more...

NEW SQUAREROCK TEAM – EMMA WITHERFORD

We are pleased to announce that Emma Witherford has joined the Squarerock team.You can find out more about Emma on her blog. Read more...