Gauly Fest + Nationals by Will Richardson | Sep 19, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Dane Jackson Tomorrow morning I leave for Gauly festival and Nationals. It should be great, I am looking forward to the Gauly River and The Wisp Whitewater Park ( Where Nationals Is). I have missed the Gauly, it is medium water, nice and warm, a ton of sweet...
A Serendipitous Adventure by Will Richardson | Sep 19, 2007 | 2010 Fun, 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterOn Saturday July 28, 2007 a group of friends met at the Wartburg ranger station in hopes of running Clear Creek from Jett to Lily. A huge red cloud had appeared on weather radar the night before. It was about the size of the lower part of the state of Kentucky and was...
A Jackson life… by Will Richardson | Sep 19, 2007 | WhitewaterOctober 19, 2007 Somebody asked me to describe what life is like for my family and it took me a minute to think about it. I want to say, "normal family life", but I am pretty sure that would be the best way to do it. My priorities are very much along the...
Freestyle Fundamentals, Part 1: Vertical Force! by Will Richardson | Sep 19, 2007 | WhitewaterOctober 19, 2007 Photos By Stephen Wright As with any skill in life, all freestyle kayaking can be broken down into small, fun patterns of body movement. I think about all freestyle kayaking based on 3 FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS, which combine to do everything including...
Opening of Surf Worlds by Will Richardson | Sep 19, 2007 | WhitewaterOctober 19, 2007 By Devon Barker Schedule- Saturday- Qualifiers, Sunday- Prelims, Monday- Semi-Finals, & Tuesday- Finals The team competition begins on Wednesday or Thursday. I awoke at 5 am, 9 pm Mountain Time, this morning. I am so excited for the Worlds to...
The Rocker in another Catalog by Will Richardson | Sep 19, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 19, 2007 By Rodrigo Tuschner I feel so happy to represent Jackson Kayak and use the incredible Rocker design feel so good in deep rivers and good water falls, that make me feel safe and confortable at the same time. This time also I want to take the...
How to do Large Air Loops! by Will Richardson | Sep 18, 2007 | WhitewaterPhotos By Stephen Wright The air loop is probably the single most-attempted trick in playboating these days. And with good reason! It’s the easiest way to get your kayak in the air, and doing a front-flip just feels awesome. Even though other tricks are more...
How to Clean Cartwheel by Will Richardson | Sep 18, 2007 | WhitewaterPhotos By Stephen Wright The Clean Cartwheel is the a fun move alone, but is also a gateway move to lead to lots of other fun tricks as well. By learning the clean cartwheel, you’ll also be learning edge control, balance, and torso rotation in a way that will...
Niagara Story completed by Will Richardson | Sep 18, 2007 | WhitewaterNick Troutman is filming his new video with Joel Kowalski, called "Here and Now". He called me to see if I wanted to come up from Tennessee to run the Niagara Gorge. I hadn’t even seen video of it yet, but knew it was huge water, and also knew that it...
First Descent of Upper Perisher and Third Descent of Finns Creek, Australia by Will Richardson | Sep 18, 2007 | WhitewaterOctober 18, 2007 By Jez So I decided that any boating is better than no boating which meant I would take my slightly abused playboat down a few creeks in the Snowy Mountains of Australia. This is by far the coldest place I have ever been as below freezing conditions...
Team JK’s Jesse Coombs in action! by Will Richardson | Sep 17, 2007 | Heros, WhitewaterJesse Coombs is like Anthony Robbins on steroids and testosterone! The most positive, energetic, and hard core creeker you’ll ever meet, this guy eats up a challenge, whether it be a hard expedition, requiring lots of ground work, or just getting up for the...
Register your Jackson Kayak warranty under JK Members and be entered into a monthly drawing! by Will Richardson | Sep 17, 2007 | WhitewaterMany of you have a Jackson Kayak and it isn’t registered for the warranty. We figured the best way to light a fire under your butts and get them registered is to have a monthly drawing and giveway for all registered boats. If you have two boats, you’ll...
