Jason Craig Reviews the Shooting Star by Will Richardson | Mar 2, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Jason Craig This boat is fast! I catch waves that I never thought possible and while on a wave its an immediate difference from past boats. At the top of the wave it cruises down fast and launches great. The edges cut deep allowing to carve quickly from one side to...
Salto de Nilahue Chile by Will Richardson | Mar 1, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Rodrigo Tuschner Wooow, Salto de Nilahue. A year and a half ago the waterfall was first run by some good friends of mine, LJ Groth and Trip Jennings, and can be seen in the movie Epicocity Project. Shortly after their run the drop collapsed and has been constantly...
Creek Week 2007 Event Report by Will Richardson | Feb 28, 2007 | WhitewaterPhotos By Body Ruppelt This years’ Memphis Whitewater Creek Week was a huge success with lots of paddlers driving up to the Cumberland Plateau from all over the place, but mostly from Memphis, to Pickett State Park in search of great times and praying for more...
Nile Video Update by Will Richardson | Feb 27, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Stephen Wright Jeremy and I spent yesterday moving down to the Hairy Lemon Island on the Day 2 section of the White Nile. It?s always fun driving through the villages around here because the kids run out and yell, ?Jambo mazungu!? Roughly translated, this means,...
EJ talks about his life in 2007… by Will Richardson | Feb 26, 2007 | Rockers, Whitewater2006 was a big year for the Jackson family, Jackson Kayak, and me personally. I had a great kayaking season, winning the World Cup, USA Team Trials, Reno, Teva Mountain Games, etc.. I contribute my kayaking successes to a combination of being able to really cut loose...
Lorraine (Kristine’s mom) gets a great review for her Online sales customer service! by Will Richardson | Feb 26, 2007 | Whitewaterclick here to find our online store just wanted to let you know how impressed with the customer service at jackson kayak. i ordered a sweet cheeks seat on thursday morning, noticed it was shipped within hours of the order, was in my mailbox saturday morning, and i my...
Regional Team Member Andy Graham gets Kudos by Will Richardson | Feb 25, 2007 | WhitewaterThanks for the great idea of having community ambassadors (not sure what you call them). I know Andy Graham over here in WA and he’s just the friendliest guy around. I hadn’t seen him for a while and it was a lovely surprise to find that he’s one of...
Tasmania trip report by Will Richardson | Feb 24, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos Hey mate, this is the bumper issue. First things first, check out this random film on our Tassie trip. http://www.entropygear.com/vid/Tasmania.wmv Just goes to show that the journey is most times more important than the destination. Well my trip to tassie was...
Pikey gets the new All-Star on Hurley in England and sends in this review! by Will Richardson | Feb 23, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterIndependent review of the new Jackson Kayaks For a long time now Pikey (Chris Bucksey) and Jackson importer Square Rock’s main man Aaron have been trying to get me in a Jackson Kayak. The main reason for this other than to sell more boats is because they both...
6′ 8″ Tall and all legs and fits the new Super Fun and Mega Rocker!!! by Will Richardson | Feb 22, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterI got this CD from a guy at the Miami Valley Summit in Cincinnatti, Ohio. I forget the guys name who took the picture, and I forget the guys name and his son who are in the picture, but thanks for sending it! If you are shorter than this guy, you are good to go in the...
Jay Kincaid finally breaks his first Jackson Kayak! It can be done! by Will Richardson | Feb 22, 2007 | WhitewaterWhile Jay is used to going through multiple boats each year in the past, he has finally broken a Jackson Kayak! I got this note from him last night! EJ I am not sure if I should be proud or bummed out, but I broke my first Jackson Kayak ever today. Jason and I were...
The Mini Tripper is off to the Mold Maker by Will Richardson | Feb 21, 2007 | Day Tripper, Recreational/TouringWe are cruising right along here at Jackson Rec with the introduction of a true kids recreational kayak. As you can see in these CAD drawings, the dimensions are perfect for kids starting as young as 5 and all the way up to 12 or so. This kayak is modeled after the...
