USA National Freestyle Championships this Weekend at Kelly’s Whitewater Park- ID by ericjackson | Jul 2, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterThis is my final week as the “Reigning National Champion” where I won the event here last year at KWP. Kelly’s Whitewater Park is not just any park. It is the brainchild and product of Mark Pickard and his personal financing in a style and grace...
First Monday of the Month! JKTV- Episode 7 is here! by ericjackson | Jul 2, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater, ZenI love it when this time of the month rolls around!! Here it is! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPCnaHFLS8o[/youtube]
Montana Whitewater Championships in Missoula Wrapped up by ericjackson | Jun 30, 2012 | WhitewaterHere are the results from the Finals at Missoula! Missoula Freestyle Kayaking Event: Men’s and Women’s Men’s Open Ride 1 Ride 2 Ride 3 Final Score 1 Matt Donnelly 55 35 0 55 K1 Women Finals Ride 1 Ride 2 Ride 3 Final Score 2 Dan Kellog 20 0 10 20 1...
Prelims Wrap-Up- Montana Whitewater Championships- Point Series Final by ericjackson | Jun 28, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterToday we did the Preliminary Rounds for all Classes in the Montana Whitewater Championships. The broader scope of this event is that it is the Grande Finale of the USFKA Point Series. Water levels are dropping at Brennan’s Wave on the Clark Fork in...
USFKA Freestyle Point Series Final Event This Week in Missoula! by ericjackson | Jun 25, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterIt has been a crazy tour so far in the USA. Starting off in April at the NOC Shootout, the series kicked off at the new hole that was not playable a couple of days before the event With some effort it became fully playable and offered up all of the hole moves and...
Big Timber with the Zens, Villain, and Family…. by ericjackson | Jun 24, 2012 | JK Team Posts, Trips, Whitewater, ZenMontana- “I would have liked to have seen Montana” Last Words of First Mate on the Submarine “Red October” On the Canadian border, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, lies a state of wonder that doesn’t get a lot of attention in media and you just don’t hear...
FIBARK- Wrap-Up With Big Fun by ericjackson | Jun 18, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater FIBARK (First in Boating on the Arkansas) Festival is in the 65 years old or so and is a staple for paddlers and spectators alike each Father’s Day Weekend. The events are Held in downtown Salida, CO, staging off of the “Boat Ramp” adjacent...
Lyons Steep Creek Race (South St. Vrain Narrows) a Jackson Sweep in Zens! by ericjackson | Jun 11, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenResults at bottom of post: Yesterday the South St. Vrain Creek Race went off in good form with only a few crashes but no serious injury. Low water was the name of the game here, making the manky stuff mankier and the lines tighter and harder than normal. This is...
Emily Jackson Competes for Her Chance at the Olympic Spot for London for USA tomorrow! by ericjackson | Jun 9, 2012 | EJ Thoughts, WhitewaterI wrote this poem, that I thought I would share… As I am here and she is there… Hi Em, Your my little baby, grown up so much.. Trying out for the Olympics, and likely to do such.. I don’t really care how you race, As long as you have...
Lyons Outdoor Games Begins Tomorrow! by ericjackson | Jun 7, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater, ZenLyons, Colorado, a vibrant, beautiful little town north of Denver, close to Longmont and Boulder, has been growing their local event each year into something bigger and bigger. The core events for the Lyons Outdoor Games is the Freestyle Event at the downtown...
Teva Games DownRiver Sprint and Freestyle- EJ stories… by ericjackson | Jun 3, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterFriday was the prelims for the Freestyle event on Gore Creek. Low water on Gore Creek (240 cfs) was a challenge for Clay Wright- organizer of the Freestyle event. He had to figure out how to make a hole at this super low water that was worthy of having the...
Jackson Kayak’s New Zen Turning Heads at the Creek Racing Scene! (Teva Games Results too) by ericjackson | Jun 1, 2012 | JK Team Posts, Whitewater, ZenThe JK Zen has only been used at two events so far in this 2012 season for racing, as the season has just begun, but WOW! The resulta have been amazing already! Fish Creek Race in Steamboat on Memorial Day, part of the “Paddler Pro Life Inviational” was...
