BV Pro Rodeo- Competition Wrap Up- Men’s and Women’s Results by ericjackson | May 27, 2012 | JK Team Posts, Rockstar, the athlete, WhitewaterCKS Paddlefest is the beginning of the Colorado Tour for the freestyle events. It is also a big gathering of paddlers to the Arkansas River for the “summer kick off”. Snow season turns to paddling season and paddlers around the state dust off their...
CKS Paddlefest Underway- BV Rodeo Underway as well! by ericjackson | May 26, 2012 | WhitewaterPaddlefest is full of activities here in Buena Vista, Colorado. Kayaking, SUP clinic to the general public, free demos all weekend, parties at night, and a freestyle competition in the BV Whitewater Park make for a BUSY/FUN weekend! There is a great local attitude...
Dominion River Rock Festival Final Wrap Up and New Photos… by ericjackson | May 20, 2012 | WhitewaterRichmond’s Outdoor Festival… This is my second year coming to the River Rock Festival and it was a good decision again! While much of Team JK is out at the Green River Freestyle Event, Courtney, Kristine, KC, and I are in Richmond, Virginia for a big...
Meet Eric Jackson and Team for Kayak Fun at the Dominion River Rock Festival/Demo/Competition in Richmond this Weekend!! by ericjackson | May 17, 2012 | WhitewaterJon Lugbill, the most decorated C1 Slalom paddler of all time (5 time world champion) resides in Richmond, Virginia where he is organizing this year’s River Rock Festival. Paddlers, or want to be paddlers should come out to try out Jackson Kayak boats of all...
Moose River Spring Festival- EJ and Courtney in the North Woods by ericjackson | May 15, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenI found out on Wednesday about the Spring Moose Festival here in Lyons, New York, just shy of the Canadian Border. We packed the RV and headed north as it has been so long since I have been here that I can’t remember when my last time was! We arrived to a...
Yorkville Whitewater Park and Paddle and Trail Make History and Fun! by ericjackson | May 6, 2012 | WhitewaterI had the pleasure of meeting a ton of new, super fired up people this week in Illinois, just outside of Chicago. Geneva Kayak’s owner Ryan Rushton picked me up in Chicago on Wednesday night and I learned all about the new Yorkville Whitewater Park, his...
New England Triple Crown- Three Times the Fun! by ericjackson | Apr 30, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterThis is the Fourth Annual New England Triple Crown. The brainchild of Olympic Bronze medalist Jamie McEwan and the hard work of Andy Kuhlberg and a large group of local volunteers. it is a one of a kind event. A competition that combines three different kayak...
EJ’s Follow up from Olympic Trials, Freestyle, Extreme Racing, and the Future…. by ericjackson | Apr 27, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterTraining for two weeks in Charlotte for Olympic Trials with my new slalom boat, my kids, and the slalom racers was an awesome experience. The racing was also incredible, as I got 6 tries to lay down some good runs, and while I never had a “good” run, not even for...
NOC- 2013 World Freestyle Championships, Warm-up Event #1… by ericjackson | Apr 23, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterThe competition is over… I didn’t get to take any photos myself, but Dane and Nick did (but not of Mens’ kayak as you can imagine… they were competing!) Look for photos in an article by them soon…. I still can’t express just how fired...
USA Team and Olympic Trials For Slalom are Over- Emily Jackson Makes USA Team! by ericjackson | Apr 16, 2012 | WhitewaterIt was a fun three days of racing. The quality of racing done by the USA and Canadian Athletes there was very fun to watch! I had not been reporting on the Canadian Team Trials, mostly because I haven’t had time to write about that as well. However, I am a...
Day 2 of USA Team Trials are Over and Emily Jackson is Kicking into High Gear! by ericjackson | Apr 14, 2012 | WhitewaterToday is the final day of USA Olympic Slalom Trials. Dane and I are racing for our best results again today- and top 10 is looking good for me but not top three. That is OK, as I am having a lot of fun, and really learning a lot competing against the top USA and...
Day 1 of USA Team Trials are Over- 2 More Days Left! by ericjackson | Apr 13, 2012 | WhitewaterToday was everything I would expect from an Olympic Trials Day.. there were lots of excited, and nervous athletes, there were smiles after first runs, and there were upset paddlers after first runs. There were also smiles after second runs, but quite a few upset...
