Clay’s Rock Creek / Ocoee Clinic by Will Richardson | Jul 25, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Clay Wright Photos Being in TN in the summer brings back so many memories – and so many of them are from paddling the Ocoee. So I teamed up with Rock Creek to spend a day helping others enjoy this great Southeastern resource the best way I know how –...
Ben Stookesberry sends this note about the Rocker to a kayaker looking for lots of info… by Will Richardson | Jul 24, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterHey Tom, I just wanted to weigh in breifly on the Rocker. It is currently the only expedition class V creek boat on the market. Every aspect of the boat from the outfitting, to the boat armor, to the overall design was fashioned with with safe passage river running in...
Washington, DC/ Potomac River visit was awesome! by Will Richardson | Jul 24, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterWashington, DC is an incredible place to go paddling for any skill level. Easy access to the river, a canal for paddling your own shuttles, and the proximity to Bethesda, Potomac, and Washington is incredible. My partner Tony Lunt came into town right after the...
30+ hours of driving and a trip to the hospital on the Jackson Kayak Camp Instructional Tour by Will Richardson | Jul 23, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Jez Photos So this week saw it all. An amazingly bad day followed very closely by an amazingly good day. The week started off well as I drove up to DC to meet up with the Jacksons, I had a solo run on the Great falls Virginia side which was my first and really...
Jesse Coombs sends in photos from Spencer’s in Oregon by Will Richardson | Jul 22, 2007 | WhitewaterThere is a local play spot in Oregon called Spencers. It is just East of Mill City on the North Santiam. For more information about this play spot, visit www.worldkayak.com. Jesse Photos: EJ Etherington Beginning loop Bottom of boat on Space Godzilla Enter...
Lawrence Simpson puts his summer of Colorado Creeking together on these videos by Will Richardson | Jul 22, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Lawrence Simpson Hey EJ, So it’s been a good summer of boating out here in Colorado for me, although the water has been running out quick I still seemed to get on a lot of great runs. I’ve put together this video of all my boating for the Summer that I...
Mission: Billy’s home life, 3 bears and a claw hammer by Will Richardson | Jul 20, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Billy Harris I wish it would stop raining, saying this as a kayaker is kind of weird I guess. The O-River was at a nice level and we were playing on Garb and having a great time and then the rain started about a week ago. IT hasn’t let up at all. I got all...
Playboat clinic at Rock Creek this Saturday, 10AM meeting at Rock Creek by Will Richardson | Jul 18, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Clay Wright I’ll be hosting a free ( yup, 0$ ) style clinic starting at Rock Creek and heading out to play it from the top – basicly just showcasing some of the many play opportunities and providing tips along the way. I would like to showcase...
Tim Parker sends in this very cool video of him and his son! by Will Richardson | Jul 17, 2007 | WhitewaterE.J. Many people send you pictures of their young child with a new boat. The attached video (Windows Media Player, 1.6 MB) shows what happens when the kids get older. My Son got his first boat just before his ninth birthday. He is now 20....
Are you coming to the 2007 Whitewater Symposium? You should! by Will Richardson | Jul 17, 2007 | WhitewaterThe whitewater symposium is a chance to meet the makers, shakers, and doers in the world of whitewater kayaking. It is mostly an instructional setting where the goal is to help instructors gain access to the top names in the industry and bend their ear, or learn from...
16 year old LP from Colorado Springs, Colorado sends in this update by Will Richardson | Jul 17, 2007 | UncategorizedTo: EJ Subject: LP M-Wave Update This last week I met up with fellow team member Greg Parker to go paddling. First I ran into him at my local wave, South Canyon. South Canyon is a tricky wave because every trick has to be thrown perfectly to land the trick on the...
Potomac Festival in Washington, DC was a hoot! by Will Richardson | Jul 17, 2007 | UncategorizedEvery year the Potomac River, well known among the DC boating community, but one of the least known resources world-wide, holds an incredible event, the Potomac Festival. I have been going to this event almost every year since 1984 when I moved to DC from New...
