Devon Barker Sends in Video of South Africa by Will Richardson | Feb 10, 2006 | WhitewaterFebruary 10, 2006 Hi Eric, Here is a video (3.44 MB) that the 4-8th graders in Stanley, Idaho made from the footage I took in Kruger National Park in South Africa. It is in Quicktime. It was -21 here yesterday morning so we had a lot of fun looking at all the sunny...
Kermit the Frog Joins Team Jackson Kayak by Will Richardson | Feb 8, 2006 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterFebruary 8, 2006 After intense negotiations with Kermit the Frog, Jackson Kayak finally has a hardcore river runner on board. In his first commercial appearance, during Super Bowl XL, Team Jackson Kayak member Kermit the Frog ran the Hair of the Bear in his Specially...
New Friends in Africa by Will Richardson | Feb 8, 2006 | WhitewaterFebruary 8, 2006 After an epic journey west to see the gorillas in Uganda Jessie and I settled into our beautiful hotel in Bwindi; which is essentially Gorilla Town. This little village seems to derive all its income and energy from the fact that 4 troops of semi...
North America’s Top Female Paddler, Ruth Gordon, joins Team Jackson Kayak! by Will Richardson | Feb 7, 2006 | Heros, WhitewaterFebruary 7, 2006 I have known Ruth since she was in her early teens, working at Wilderness Tours on the Ottawa, and learning to paddle. In the past 5 years she has been on a steep climb in her personal and professional paddling career. A good friend of the Jackson...
Eric Stiller tells you all about the Paddle Station and working out on it! by Will Richardson | Feb 7, 2006 | WhitewaterFebruary 7, 2006 In order to really understand the possibilities of the Paddle Station, and fitness, I offer you Eric Stiller, the kayak fitness man, and originator of the Paddle Station concept. Take the time to read the manual (PDF), which will eventually be...
Team Jackson Kayak Member, Australian National Champion, Jake Farragher, shows off his Hulk All-Star by Will Richardson | Feb 7, 2006 | WhitewaterFebruary 7, 2006 One of the best airbrush people in the world, Wayne Harrison, owner of The Airbrush Company (www.airbrush.com.au) has styled Jake up with some awesome paint jobs on his competition boats. Check out the latest! 🙂 EJ ...
Reprinting my “Bombproofing Your Roll Article” read it and be ready for a Fun 2006! by Will Richardson | Feb 5, 2006 | WhitewaterFebruary 5, 2006 Let’s learn how to Bomb proof your roll! Anybody can have a bombproof roll.- Just like you learned how to roll in the first place, you can learn how to always roll up. You will be a much happier person on the river when you know you will always...
Photo Essay: Jessie Stone in action in Uganda by Will Richardson | Feb 5, 2006 | WhitewaterFebruary 5, 2006 Photos Leading up to Jessie’s grand opening of her clinic, there was more than a year of hard work, lots of paddling, and many great stories. Here are some photos that say a lot. 🙂 EJ
National Paddling Film Festival and EJ’s presentation by Will Richardson | Feb 3, 2006 | WhitewaterFebruary 3, 2006 This year as the guest presenter/film maker, I will be doing a presentation on creating whitewater films, and also showing the trailer for the new Playboating films. The presentation will cover the making of each of my past DVDs, as well as the new...
Reflections from a first-timer in Africa by Will Richardson | Jan 30, 2006 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterJanuary 30, 2006 Photos Well, we’re back in Johanasburg on the way home. The Intercontinental Sun Hotel feels like a world apart from many of our other short-term African residences, yet not quite home yet. Here’s the details of the trip: 5 weeks, 2...
Jay Kincaid writes in about Uganda by Will Richardson | Jan 30, 2006 | UncategorizedJanuary 30, 2006 Well, I am back from Africa. It was a great trip. I spent the first week on the Nile on the day one section at a really nice camp called Nile River Explorers. The second week we moved downstream to the day two section and the great wave, Nile Special....
Just when we thought the African adventure was over by Will Richardson | Jan 30, 2006 | UncategorizedJanuary 30, 2006 We have a day and a half layover in South Africa and what can we do? Kristine books us to go to a game park outside of Johannesburg. What we got to do was a big surprise. In this park, we did the typical driving around looking for wild animals, seeing...
