Jon Best from England wins the first leg of the Euro Cup for Freestyle Kayaking! Here is his update! by Will Richardson | Jul 2, 2007 | WhitewaterHi guys, Here’s a quick round up of the 1st leg of the Euro Cup Series. The competition was held in a nice hole on a River Drau which ran through the beautiful Austrian town of Lienz. The turn out was good and the competition was tough, 80 paddlers from around...
Jackson’s and some of the team have a week with no competitions— Go paddling, and get filmed by Will Richardson | Jul 2, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterJason Winkler approached me before the Teva Mountain Games about him creating a show about the Jackson’s on “Nomads”, a Rush HDTV show that will air on Rush and National Geographic TV. Sounded like fun so we agreed. Jason appointed Brian Lippy,...
Surfer’s Ear Sux Volume 2: Hotel California by Will Richardson | Jul 2, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Clay Wright Photos Re-cap: End of October 06 I got an ear infection that closed my ear canal up then burst my ear drum and due to surfer’s ear bone growth neither drops not ENT scrapers could get inside to treat it. After numerous ENT visits and rounds of...
Jay Kincaid Update by Will Richardson | Jul 2, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Jay Kincaid Where do I start? OK, my side is all better and I am excited to be paddling every day again. I just got back to Reno and will be planning a trip into the large North West to see a bunch of our Jackson Kayak dealer. I am very excited about this and will...
Devon Barker Update by Will Richardson | Jul 2, 2007 | 2010 Fun, WhitewaterBy Devon Barker Photos Many people have heard of Idaho’s multi-day raft trips on the Selway or the Middle Fork of Salmon but maybe not of the other 100 mile stretch of the Main Salmon or the Lower Salmon. Less have heard of Hells Canyon of the Snake, Bruneau, or...
Darin McQuoid Update by Will Richardson | Jul 2, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Darin McQuoid What many people don’t realize is that even a dry spring in California is better than just about anywhere else. We still had a great season out here and got on some of the classics. Special thanks go out to Chris Korbulic for taking the time to...
Mission: Jig-a-dee-jig, Week of MKC, the 5’2″ monster I met by Will Richardson | Jul 1, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Billy Harris Photos We Blasted home from Thunder Bay after paddling there with a couple guys that paddle up there and visiting wilderness supply kayak shop, There is a video up at www.outtanowheres.ca if you want to see the photos and video the creekin is amazing...
Freestyle Clinics with Ruth Gordon on the Potomac, July 6-8 by Will Richardson | Jul 1, 2007 | WhitewaterRuth Gordon, Women’s Freestyle Kayaking Champion for 2007, will be at Valley Mill July 6-8 to teach playboating clinics. These clinics are for those boaters out there that have any interest in playboating; from basic surfing technique to playboating. A bombproof...
Opening ceremony and day one of competition at the World Rafting Championships by Will Richardson | Jun 30, 2007 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Jez The opening ceremony was nothing short of spectacular. We arrived with a police escort and entered the stadium to a hero’s welcome with a huge party like atmosphere complete with traditional Korean dancers, VIP’s, flags, and an amazing karate...
Jay Kincaid’s last day as a single guy! by Will Richardson | Jun 29, 2007 | WhitewaterPhotos Jay Kincaid has been dominating kayaking competitions, running the gnar, and paddling just about every day since long before I met him in 1997. When I met him, he was one of the few hard core, 200 pound, all muscle types in the sport and he used his strengths...
Rendezvous River Sport had a great demo in Jackson WY last weekend by Will Richardson | Jun 28, 2007 | Day Tripper, Recreational/TouringI was fortunate last weekend to be invited to demo the Day Tripper line for our dealer in Jackson WY. Rendezvous River Sport has quite a high mountain lake just out of town and it was stunningly beautiful to paddle in as you can see. Fantastic views and really great...
Day 1, opening ceremony of the World Rafting Championships by Will Richardson | Jun 27, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Jez It’s amazing how one day can change everything. We were feeling a little down mainly because of the cultural shock of this country and not being used to the South Korean’s interesting food options, however today we officially moved into the...
