Donald Calder of New Zealand gets in their Jackson Kayak boats and are ready to rock! by Will Richardson | Dec 22, 2005 | WhitewaterDecember 22, 2005 I got this letter from Donald today… YE HA, Yesterday we unloaded the long awaited container of Jackson kayaks, last night all the staff and friends went out to test the new demo boats on the flooded Kaituna River. the container arrived in NZ...
Last Minute Gifts for your favorite kayaker! by Will Richardson | Dec 22, 2005 | WhitewaterDecember 22, 2005 Looking for that last minute gift for your favorite kayaker? The Sweet Cheeks seat pad will be a hit for sure. New, unique, they don’t have one already, and they will be so impressed that you found something so cool for them for Christmas! You...
Jackson Kayak is featured in Tennessean Newspaper today (Nashville) by Will Richardson | Dec 22, 2005 | WhitewaterDecember 22, 2005 Check out the article in the business section. 🙂 EJ
Jackson Kayak crew working all weekend, double shifts, and all week long by Will Richardson | Dec 19, 2005 | WhitewaterDecember 19, 2005 Photos Sometimes you just have your back against a wall. I committed to getting boats out before Christmas and we are doing everything we can to do so. Fun 1, Fun 1.5 are ready to go. The rest of the boats are being made as we speak. We got our first...
Mistakes I have made in my life (the ones I remember or recognize, at least) by Will Richardson | Dec 18, 2005 | WhitewaterDecember 18, 2005 I read through some of the “Fast 50” posts that people made and there was quite a variety. Lee Hart asked me if I wanted to file an entry with Fast Company’s 2005 Fast 50 reader poll to select what the readers felt were the top 50...
Emily’s Uganda Project by Will Richardson | Dec 17, 2005 | WhitewaterDecember 17, 2005 This past couple months have been quite a break through for my Africa project. For those of you who don’t know what my project is…. This year I have made $3,600 placing in kayak competitions. I decided that I would use it to help a town...
Stephen Wright: 2005 playboating video by Will Richardson | Dec 16, 2005 | WhitewaterDecember 16, 2005 I gathered all the footage that I could get my hands on from 2005 and edited it out into one massive collection. Much thanks to everyone who video-ed me, as I don’t yet have my own camera. These people are Bryon Dorr, Devon Barker, The Keeners...
Fast Company Poll showing lots of interesting posts! by Will Richardson | Dec 16, 2005 | WhitewaterDecember 16, 2005 It is always interesting to see what people are thinking about you, and want to write about you on a readers poll like the Fast Company one that did a piece on Jackson Kayak as one of their contenders for 2005. The variation from one person to...
Jamie B. does his high school online report on “six kayakers who influenced the world of kayaking” by Will Richardson | Dec 16, 2005 | WhitewaterDecember 16, 2005 He did a great job using lots of flashy stuff that I haven’t put on my website yet! Go to: http://www.orinda.k12.ca.us/OIS/Saturno/ click on FALL 2005 and look for the kayakers by Jamie B. on the left side. 🙂...
Jackson Kayak Christmas 2nd annual Christmas party a blast! by Will Richardson | Dec 16, 2005 | WhitewaterDecember 16, 2005 Photos The team assembled at the Jackson ranch for festivities last night, including two fires (one outside, one inside), a super fun gift exchange where you can steal an open gift from someone when it is your turn, or pick one that is not yet...
Reno River Festival complete Results! (better late than never) by Will Richardson | Dec 16, 2005 | WhitewaterDecember 16, 2005 Due to technical difficulties, I was unable to get the reno river festival results in complete form, but thanks to Tracy Legarza we have them now! Below is the complete list with the scores as well! Sweet! 🙂 EJ 2005 Mens BoaterCross Results PDF 86 KB...
2006 Jackson Kayaks are being built right now!!! by Will Richardson | Dec 16, 2005 | WhitewaterDecember 16, 2005 Photos I got over to the assembly warehouse today to help out a bit with the boat-building. They definitely don’t need my help, but it’s always impressive to see how they work together. They are all kayakers, and they all care about every...