White Dog Spring Surfing! Ottawa River was at 21 Feet! by stephenwright | Apr 11, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterAn unseasonably warm snap hit the east coast last week, triggering an early high-water event all over Ontario and into part of Quebec. Â Even though I’d only been back from Chile for 3 days, I decided to turn and burn north for some big wave action! Â With levels...
Skookumchuck Video is UP! by stephenwright | Jan 16, 2012 | WhitewaterHot out of the oven is my brand-spankin’ new Skookumchuck video!  This was from a trip in the middle of November with Jud Keiser, Ruth Gordon Ebens, Erin Clancey, and Some Jerk 🙂  It was COLD, but and awesome trip–as Skook always is.  Sorry that it took me...
Clay and Owen in Cali–Summit Run in the Sun! by stephenwright | May 15, 2011 | Creeking, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, River Running, Team JK, WhitewaterI’ve been resting a strained back muscle, which is 90% healed–SO I was forced to perfect my shuttle-bunny skills as Clay and Owen had 3 days after the Reno River Fest to enjoy some California goodness. Â Enjoy these photos of the Summit Run on the South...
Reno Hometown Throwdown Hilarity! by stephenwright | May 5, 2011 | Fun, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, WhitewaterThe 3rd Reno Hometown Throwdown of 2011 went-off last night with more than 30 competitors, lots of onlookers, and amazing antics. Â EJ may have won the paddling, but the show was stolen by “The Game of Brown” competitors–Klunker, The Yurt,...
Stephen Wright Signs with New River Academy by stephenwright | May 3, 2011 | Clinics, WhitewaterStephen Wright Signs with New River Academy What if you were assigned the task to produce the world’s best junior kayak high school both academically and athletically? What characteristics would you want to teach and model? More importantly, whom would you hire for...
Stephen’s Carbon Rockstar in Reno Video! by stephenwright | Apr 17, 2011 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, WhitewaterAfter 2 weeks of paddling it, and hours of editing frustration with Final Cut Express…..it’s finally online! Â Enjoy the edit, but excuse the letter boxing and lower-than-normal res….I’m in the middle of an argument with my...
Stephen’s Final Uganda Photo Update: More Birds, lizards, and boating! by stephenwright | Mar 26, 2011 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Trips, WhitewaterWhat a trip it’s been! Â 5 weeks in Uganda has gotten me back in shape, and given me lots of time to work boating skills and ponder the mysteries of life :). Â I had the opportunity to coach with the New River Academy for a week here, which was a blast. Â It was...
Stephen’s 2nd Uganda Photo Update: Flying Monkeys, Birds, Schools, and the Rockstar! by stephenwright | Mar 14, 2011 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterHere’s my 2nd photo dump of my Uganda trip 2011. Â It’s been a great month! Â I’m just off a week of working as a guest instructor with the New River Academy. Â They had a great group of kids and fantastic staff–everyone was eager to learn, which...
Stephen’s Uganda Photo Update #1: Big Wave Action, monkeys, and bugs! by stephenwright | Mar 1, 2011 | jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Whitewater[nggallery id=187 blog=1]
Photo gallery of the JK Factory Staff Working Hard by stephenwright | Feb 1, 2011 | Dealer, WhitewaterJackson Kayak production is working in OVERDRIVE right now to get all your boats out the door. With more boats on order than we’ve ever had before, our employees are picking up the slack to make it happen. We’re working 2 assembly shifts a day, 3 molding...
Snowy playboating in Rock Island by stephenwright | Jan 12, 2011 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Whitewater We received 5 inches of snow here in Rock Island on Sunday Night. Roads weren’t plowed, schools are closed everywhere, and I spent a lot of time crying and wishing for warmer...
Rockstar Rock Island surfing photos by stephenwright | Jan 7, 2011 | JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, WhitewaterSome photos of Owen, Emily, and I surfing Rock Island today. Good fun! Fortunately (for us, but not for him) Clay’s all gimpified from running the gnar. So he volunteered to shoot photos for us 🙂 Live from Rock Island, Stephen Wright [nggallery id=130 blog=1]...
