World Cup #3 is underway with Junior men’s prelims today! by Will Richardson | Sep 15, 2006 | WhitewaterToday was a practice day and then the junior prelims kicked off tonight at 5:30pm-7pm. Great music, announcing by Sharky, Corey Volt, and EJ, perfect weather, and water made for a great start. Jackson Kayak staff did most of the work to prepare for the event and they...
World Cup #3 begins with a kick off party for athletes, volunteers, JK staff, and friends, and anyone who wanted to come by Will Richardson | Sep 14, 2006 | WhitewaterPhotos Kristine and I have dreamed of building our own house for over 18 years but tonight it became a reality for us. We hosted our first party at our new home in Rock Island, TN. This Heritage Log Home is exactly what we have always wanted and it is perfect for...
World Cup Schedule by Will Richardson | Sep 14, 2006 | WhitewaterWORLD CUP #3 SCHEDULE Thursday, September 14, 2006 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Registration at the Jackson’s Ranch. 6:30 p.m. – dinner at the Jackson’s Ranch. Entertainment provided by a blue grass band. Friday, September 15, 2006 12:00 p.m. –...
More Fun on the Gauley! by Will Richardson | Sep 13, 2006 | 2010 Fun, 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterOctober 13, 2006 By Stephen Wright After many days in my 07 Fun, I can say that this boat rocks! It’s the perfect Gauley boat: giving HUGE loops, easy slot moves and other difficult downriver lines, and still able to do splatwheels-kickflips-macho moves-stern...
Tom Masters Passes Away from ALS, but not without teaching us about a life well lived by Will Richardson | Sep 13, 2006 | WhitewaterOctober 13, 2006 Please click on this link from his article in March of 2006 and read about his final day on the river… 🙂 EJ
Learning Another Life Lesson- Balance through a life without compromise.. by Will Richardson | Sep 13, 2006 | WhitewaterOctober 13, 2006 I believe that life is to be enjoyed to the fullest for yourself first and to help others second. It seems selfish to take care of yourself first and others second, but you really are handicapped in helping others when you are not happy or in a good...
10 Year Old Lauren Burress sends in this poem… by Will Richardson | Sep 13, 2006 | WhitewaterOctober 13, 2006 BLUE DAYS OFF THE RIVER The river is blue. I am not on the river, so I am blue too. Put me on the river and you will see the very happy side of me. I like to play all day. Throw my tricks every kind of way. Hell Hole or Staging Eddy, put me there and...
Teva Mountain Games to show on OLN on Saturday October 14th for Part 1 and Saturday November 4th for part 2 by Will Richardson | Sep 13, 2006 | WhitewaterOctober 13, 2006
World Klaas by Will Richardson | Sep 12, 2006 | WhitewaterOctober 12, 2006 By Carman Ratliff My daughter is a 2nd grader at Woodland Park Elementary in Sparta. Her class has been learning a song about places in the world and looking up the locations on their world map. I asked Ruth, Klaas and Pikey if they would be...
Click here to see the World Cup #3 schedule of events by Will Richardson | Sep 12, 2006 | WhitewaterFreestyle Kayaking 2006 World Cup 🙂 EJ
Pikey from England writes in from the Gauley by Will Richardson | Sep 11, 2006 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Pikey October 11, 2006 What a way to spend my last weekend in the states than to be paddling the Upper Gauley on a 3000cfs release with Brad Sutton, Clay and Stephen Wright. After along drive from Rock Island and saying goodbye to my new family, Brad and I...
