The happy seat is awesome! by Will Richardson | Apr 30, 2007 | WhitewaterHi I just put a Happy Seat in my old playboat, and wow!. How did I ever paddle without this thing? It adds so much to boat control. Whether you paddle a Jackson boat or not, if you’re playboating without a Happy Seat, you’re wrong! Thanks for all the...
Hotel Charley a big hit in NW Montana! by Will Richardson | Apr 30, 2007 | WhitewaterHotel Charley II, River of Doubt, produced by Ben Stookesberry and Jesse Coombs, was the highlight of the evening at Silver Moon Kayak Company’s 3rd annual Blazing Paddles Film Festival! 300 people packed the auditorium at the high school in Kalispell, Montana...
Opening night of the Worlds by Will Richardson | Apr 29, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Devon Barker My drysuit, my squirt boat, my All Star, and the Little Pickey Lodge here at Wilderness Tours is the best! Joe Kowalski is our host here on the Ottawa River. It has been hard not having ideal training levels but we had a great option in New York. I...
Reno Kayaking Update by Will Richardson | Apr 28, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Ben Guska Hey: This got posted yesterday on the RGJ.com Site (reno-gazette journal). Here is the link, Some good shots of Jason craig and I! http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070424/VIDEO/70424034 Hope you all are staying warm. Ben Guska...
Erin and Scott Update by Will Richardson | Apr 28, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Ben Guska Hey All: Just wanted to give you the link to week two of our training with Erin and Scott: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070426/VIDEO/70426031 Scotts really coming around, and Erin says shes having more fun then she ever has! All great...
Reno Training by Will Richardson | Apr 28, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterBy Ben Guska For the last week my good friend Todd Baker and I have been working with two Reno residents. Our goal is to train them a month prior to the Reno River Festival, and see how well they can do. This last week was week number one! It gave us an opportunity to...
Billy Harris is newest member of Team JK- Welcome Billy! by Will Richardson | Apr 28, 2007 | WhitewaterBilly Harris has always been someone that my kids, Nick, and so many others have said, “That is a guy we want on our team!” I knew he was an awesome paddler but never really got to know him well enough away from the times where we are staring each other...
EJ Posts his World Championships Routine as of today by Will Richardson | Apr 28, 2007 | WhitewaterHere is my routine maker for Big Smoothy and Buseater at either 14 feet or 16 feet on the gauge. Feel free to use if for yourself if you like! 2007 World Championships Routine Maker – Big Smoothy (PDF) 2007 World Championships Routine Maker – BusEater at...
Team Jackson Kayak heads to Inner City Strife for final days of World’s Training by Will Richardson | Apr 28, 2007 | WhitewaterPhotos We have had several days of Big Smoothy training and are ready for the possibility that the worlds will be on that wave. I have a good routine for that wave and can bust out 45 seconds of my best moves on it. Buseater is quite a bit different and we...
Hotel Charley 2 goes to back to school in Pocatello at Idaho State University by Will Richardson | Apr 28, 2007 | WhitewaterKudos to H2O Films and the presentation of Hotel Charley II. This year was the best presentation yet. It was the personal touch that Ben gave that made the difference from past years. The short piece on the dam construction on the Ashley reminds us all how precious...
Box Canyon Race by Will Richardson | Apr 27, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Darin McQuoid On April 21st local shop Shasta Base Camp hosted a race down Box Canyon of the Sacramento, and we had a great showing of paddlers brave enough to face low flows and rainy weather. Some of the more competitive paddlers ran the box the day before and...
