2006 “Boat Armor” Outfitting is done! by Will Richardson | Nov 9, 2005 | WhitewaterNovember 9, 2005 David Knight, John Ratliff, Don, Jase, Brad, Mark, Adam, Tom, Goat, John Dean, Clay, Stephen, and I have all been working our butts off to make our 2006 boats outfitted like none before them, and WHEW, done! (well, still have some molds to get cast,...
Ricochet- Jackson Kayak’s new hot Slalom Kayak ready to take orders! by Will Richardson | Nov 9, 2005 | WhitewaterNovember 9, 2005 David Knight and I have taken our time and made three designs, each one evolving to the final version of the Ricochet we have now, awesome! I am biting my fingernails waiting for my new boat which will be made next week! I will provide photos of my...
Complete Green River Extreme Race Results Here!!! by Will Richardson | Nov 7, 2005 | Heros, WhitewaterNovember 7, 2005 There were 50 competitors in the short boat class, and 20+ in the long boat class, very cool! Check it out! Meanwhile- how cool is this- The Super Hero swept the class 1st, 2nd, and 3rd! It is quickly getting the attention of the creeking crowd! 2005...
Dane does two firsts: Makes his first video, and runs Gorilla by Will Richardson | Nov 7, 2005 | WhitewaterNovember 7, 2005 Dane has wanted to learn to make videos for a long time. Today, I spent several hours showing him some basics. Notice the Fades, in and out, as well as slow mo, titles, credits, etc. He is learning on Windows Movie Maker for now. Also notice that he...
Green Race was big fun! by Will Richardson | Nov 6, 2005 | Heros, WhitewaterNovember 6, 2005 Photos Sunny 70 degree day, foliage in peak, hundreds of spectators, Green River running at 100% flow, and a 5 minute race down a steep maze with some of the most well know rapids in creeking set the stage for Saturday’s 2005 Green Race. The...
The Jackson’s Week in Asheville, NC by Will Richardson | Nov 4, 2005 | Heros, WhitewaterNovember 4, 2005 The Jackson family, along with Clay and Stephen left for NOC’s GAF (guest appreciation festival) on Friday, a week ago. We hung out in front of the store and helped their customers get themselves all set up in new and demo Jackson Kayak boats....
Low Water Green Photos! by Will Richardson | Nov 3, 2005 | WhitewaterNovember 3, 2005 Photos With no water in the Green, Clay and I decided to hike in and check out the narrows with no release water. The hike-in is long and steep, but it was definitely good to see the rocks that form such awesome rapids! We hiked upstream from Sunshine...
New Inner City Strife Video by Will Richardson | Nov 1, 2005 | WhitewaterNovember 1, 2005 I’ve been back to Rock Island, and now running the Green all week getting ready to race. My good friend Bryon Dorr with Fluid Kayaks edited out his footage and sent me a video (Quicktime Video, 5.15 MB) of my best moves. Inner City is a great...
Discovery Channel does a show on Kayak evolution by Will Richardson | Nov 1, 2005 | WhitewaterNovember 1, 2005 http://www.exn.ca/dailyplanet/view.asp?date=10/26/2005 🙂 EJ
Emily, Dane, Clay, Stephen, and I, hit the Green Narrows! by Will Richardson | Nov 1, 2005 | Heros, WhitewaterNovember 1, 2005 I was a nervous dad yesterday. I don’t know the Green. I ran it in 1990 with Brian Homberg and Eric Giddens at high water (really high water), and then I ran it in 1998 with Leland Davis and David MacIntosh at 200%. Yesterday, we put on at 100%...
Finals-World Surf Comp! by Will Richardson | Oct 1, 2005 | WhitewaterOctober 31, 2005 Dear Friends, I had a great comp in finals with two rides with steep green wave take offs and tricks on both. One trick was a cartwheels way on the outside break on a super fast wave in a 9 foot boat. The other was a drop on to another wave I...
So you want to see what the Garberator looks like from the air? by Will Richardson | Oct 1, 2005 | WhitewaterAugust 31, 2005 Here is the “Garb” from the air. Can’t wait until this weekend! EJ 🙂 Garberator from the air
