It’s an honor that Chattajack gets to play a small part in what this team does for the Tennessee River Gorge day in and day out. They work tirelessly to protect the gorge in the present and future as well as understand the ecosystem’s health contained within the gorge for environmental purposes. Rock/Creek has been a long time supporter of the Trust and Chattajack is proud to announce them as one of the race’s premier sponsors in 2019. From left to right: Barry Allen (TRGT bo

In the coming days and weeks we’ll begin sharing with folks who some of the sponsors are for this year’s Chattajack. We personally can't thank them enough. Sponsors are a BIG deal at Chattajack for a number of reasons. 1. Some contribute generous items to the raffle of which 100% of the proceeds go directly to the Tennessee River Gorge Trust. Last year’s raffle alone raised $7,000+ for trgt. Items being contributed to this year’s raffle are already over the top and we can’t w

Happy New Year everyone! We hope winter is treating you well. It's been pretty mild here in Chattanooga, making for great paddling weather lately. Anyways, we're just checking in on you, only 49 days til Spring!!! Chattajack.com has been updated with loads more information, photos, videos, weather history, race day need-to-knows etc. Hopefully it is a lot more helpful. The 2016 Race Video is finished!!! The 2017 Chattajack is off to a blazing start thanks to the early partner

Working with J&J Rax over the past 2 years to enhance the Chattajack experience for racers has been an honor. The thought, time, craftsmanship, and sweat equity they instill into their race contributions would make Antonio Stradivari blush. Last year they offered to make some custom racks for podium finishers, little did we know they were including embedded finisher medal medallions into the wood, say what!. We asked them if they could help us come up with something to suppor

Chattajack landed a centerfold in STANDUP PADDLE MAGAZINE! Big shout out to Lawson Whitaker for the beautiful aerial. Thanks also to the 2016 premier sponsors: Werner Paddles, Mhl Custom/ Lift, Hammer Nutrition, Kona Brewing Company, Nielsen-Kellerman Sports Performance Electronics, Think Kayak Global, J&J Rax, Hobo Squad. #sponsors #magazinead #racephotos

Here’s Greg Jaudon of MHL in Puerto Rico, to tell you how you can win a CUSTOM MHL Stand Up Paddleboard!! CONTEST DETAILS Criteria: Submit an original video, no more than 60 secs long. File size no larger than 15MB How you win: The TOP 10 videos will be chosen based on presentation, creativity and content. Those 10 names will then be put into a hat for a random drawing of the Winner! Subject: What motivated you to sign up and train for Chattajack 2016, AND, what does your dre

It was only a matter of time before the Chattajack men, women, and tandem surf ski divisions came unglued. The 2016 CJ armada will host over 60 skis! With that we could not be more stoked than to announce Chattajack’s official 2016 surf ski sponsor, Think! So cool working with companies in the paddle industry to continue elevating CJ shenanigans. Facebook needs to add “shakas” in addition to “likes” with Think deserving a bunch for enriching this year’s race experience. Thank

J&J Rax went totally above and beyond the awards they gifted for this year’s Chattajack. The craftsmanship instilled into these things hold their own against mom’s English imported mahogany vignette handed down 3 generations. 3 lucky dudes and 3 lucky dudettes will be going home with the raddest one of a kind custom SUP rack ever. That’s the 2015 Chattajack seal recessed and resined in flush just for kicks too. Jeremy Smith will have a booth at basecamp with other samples of

We have the Tennessee River Gorge Trust to thank for the 27,000 acres set aside for us to blank our minds within. And we have kayak trader.com to thank for donating a sik Epic V7 surfski to raffle off at Chattajack with all proceeds going to the Tennessee River Gorge Trust. The Tennessee River Gorge Trust protects the land and so much more. While you’re hard at work all day Saturday, know that within the hills above and around, the TRGT volunteers are working within the tree

They’ve got more patents then most companies have product with years of R&D on the sailing and kiteboarding fronts. The patents come from materials being the thinnest, still wind resistant, elastic, and micro-fleece at the same time. They were nice enough to send a box that will go to some of this year’s podium finishers. “Yo broseph, pretty sure I left my Zhik in your Sprinter.” “Bummer amigo, haven’t seen it” *stuffing under seat*. #sponsors #gear

Free board tune-ups will be available at check-in Friday 4-7PM. Once you’ve checked-in and are ready to take your board/yak/ski/oc/etc to water-side storage for the night, stop by the tune-up tent and give your board some TLC. Reduce friction and increase your glide with a fresh speedcoat. Thanks OnIt Pro for your support for another Chattajack! 13 days. #sponsors #OnItPro #racecheckin

Thanks Kona Brewing Company for supporting Chattajack for the 3rd year! You take care of getting yourself across that finish line in 8.5 hours and Kona will take care of you at the award ceremony. P.S. – All you racers over the age of 21 don’t forget to bring your beer tickets, you’ll get them at check-in. 2 weeks! #sponsors #awardsceremony #party

Tonight’s sunset in the gorge! It’s starting to get a little more epic right?! 18 days till toe the line time. Training’s been epic and it’s nearing that time to taper so come race day you’re poised to take home the hardware. Big shaka to Hammer Nutrition for stepping up this year as the official and sole Chattajack Nutrition sponsor. We’ll all have a Hammer Gel in our grab bags and plenty more as well plus Hammer Bars at aid stations. Just in case the carb load from the nigh

Some partnerships go together like peas and carrots. Speedcoach and Chattajack are just that. We’re fired up to let you know that SpeedCoach has become a part of the race this year. A couple lucky Chattajacks will take home the SpeedCoach SUP2, more on that later though. Be on the lookout for videos on how SpeedCoach can help you prepare for Oct 24th. #gear #sponsors

Rax and Jacks, a perfect match! Numerous fast Jacks will be cruising home with some of these rad rax ! Stoked to have J&J Rax on board for this year’s CJ. Our personal favorite thing about these styling racks is they’re chic enough to hang over the fireplace mantle or perhaps a replacement for the massive family photo in the living room. The empty rax will also need a new piece of glass to show off when there’s company so call your local shaper and tell em the news and to pre

We’re proud to announce Toyota of Cleveland as a premier 2015 Chattajack sponsor! We couldn’t be more stoked on this partnership for the race this year. Toyota of Cleveland will be sponsoring the Chattajack athletic t-shirts. Chattajack athletic jerseys will have the unique (super awesome) 2015 race logo on the front, 2015 Chattajack crest on the back, and will now don the Toyota of Cleveland logo on the sleeve. Their support helps us continue to enhance the overall Chattajac

With your help, Chattajack has grown each year. We have big plans for 2015, including a move to Ross’s Landing, across the River. Ross’s Landing is a large green space/city park beside the TN Aquarium and right on the water. There we will have a 300ft long floating dock, allowing for easy water access. This move will also give us more space to create a Chattajack “Basecamp” with a huge 40’x60’ tent, and allow for a single location for your Registration check-in, the awards ce

Don’t forget your complimentary board tune up at pre-race packet pick-up & check-in Friday between 5-8PM at Outdoor Chattanooga. The OnIt Pro station will have plenty of Xc for your final speed coat application so you can slip to the finish. Big thanks to Adam for helping us man the station and Onit Pro for the Xc and Blue Goo. #sponsors #racecheckin #OnItPro

Thanks to awesome people like you, you, and you, Hammer Nutrition has partnered with Chattajack. This year’s aid stations will be supplied with tons and tons of calories by means of 2 great Hammer products: Hammer Gels and Hammer Bars. We don’t take our role lightly in supporting Chattajack racers achieve the finish line. While we may not be there to pour cold water over your head at 5AM for those early morning training sessions we can do our part to make sure there are logs

Nutrition is one of the more important roles in forming a fast strategy for the 31-mile Tennessee River Gorge race. It’s so easy to get caught in the moment, hammering away, and falsely convince ourselves we can maintain a certain output level while sacrifice our nutrition strategy in the name of a couple extra strokes. Chattajack is extremely proud to partner with PocketFuel Naturals for the 2014 race! Pocket Fuel is a natural based “fast food”. Real food, real calories, and