2005 North American Championships results and story by Will Richardson | Sep 6, 2005 | WhitewaterSeptember 6, 2005 Two events, back to back on two completely different rivers, in two different countries, to crown the 2005 North American Freestyle Champions was a great time. Sunday was the quarter, semi, and final rounds. It is bedtime for me- the day after the...
Dane returns from Camp Arrowhead after one month away by Will Richardson | Sep 6, 2005 | WhitewaterAugust 6, 2005 Photos Kristine and I went to Asheville to pick Dane up from camp Arrowhead. He loved it, but we sure missed him, and he missed being home (he hasn’t seen home since April). Jez, our Australian Importer of Jackson Kayak also works as a councilor...
Russell Fork after a couple of runs becomes a hoot! by Will Richardson | Sep 5, 2005 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 5, 2005 Dane paddled the Hero and wouldn’t get out of it. Clay and I switched between the Rocker and Super Hero and had a blast. Mario loved the Rocker. We learned the lines and found tons of great slots and cool moves, thanks to Clay. Thanks for a great...
Has Jackson Kayak hit the big time? by Will Richardson | Sep 4, 2005 | WhitewaterAugust 4, 2005 I just got word from Paul (Hotrod) at Sierra South, that one of the outdoor industry giants, Mark Thatcher (founder of Teva) came into the store and bought a Fun 1, Fun 1.5, and a 4 Fun. How cool is that?! Perhaps one day my kids can paddle with his, or...
Lauren on Richland Creek by Will Richardson | Sep 4, 2005 | WhitewaterAugust 4, 2005 Hi Eric, We just moved to Tennessee about a month ago and it is so cool to be able to just jump in the truck with Mom and Dad and drive only 20 minutes to the Ocoee instead of 6 hours. I love it here because we are so close to the whitewater. My Dad and...
Team JK’s own Lauren Burress was selected for “Amazing Kid of the Month” by Will Richardson | Sep 3, 2005 | WhitewaterOctober 3, 2005 Check out the website where she is featured at www.amazing-kids.org Also check out her team page: Way to go Lauren! 🙂 EJ
My first time down the Russell Fork with Dane by Will Richardson | Sep 3, 2005 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 3, 2005 Clay and Stephen both emailed me from the Gauley saying that they were headed to the Russell Fork and Dane told me that he wanted to do some creeking. Made sense to me, so we loaded ourselves in the RV, along with Mario, and Kristine, of course, and we...
North American Championships Finals underway at the Ottawa River! by Will Richardson | Sep 3, 2005 | WhitewaterSeptember 3, 2005 Photos Today was a picture perfect day on the Ottawa with 75 degrees, sunny, warm water, and awesome water levels for the Garberator! Today was prelims for all classes except junior women and C1’s which did their finals. In the women’s...
Prelims Results from NAC by Will Richardson | Sep 3, 2005 | WhitewaterSeptember 3, 2005 Pro Women 1 Emily Jackson 33 2 Ruth Gordon 29 3 Tanya Faux 17 4 Hanna Farrar 12 5 Valerie Bertrand 6 6 Devon Barker 5 7 Tiffany Manchester 4 8 Cindy Jameison 4 tie broken by...
From a tall skinny bloke in the UK, I got this message by Will Richardson | Sep 3, 2005 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterAugust 3, 2005 To my new Best friend, Just a quick note to say cheers! I have just started back into kayaking after a break of several years. I searched high and low for a boat that would suit my needs – Tall and lightweight. I’m 6’3" and 170lb....
Hurricane Relief Effort… by Will Richardson | Sep 1, 2005 | WhitewaterSeptember 1, 2005 A group of Jackson Kayak employees is waiting on the green light from FEMA to head in and do what we can to assist in rescue and aid efforts from Hurricane Katrina. Right now everything in the area is locked down, so we’re packed and waiting on...
Information on the Ottawa Rodeo (North American Championships finals) by Will Richardson | Sep 1, 2005 | WhitewaterSeptember 1, 2005 Open up the official information on the Ottawa event in the PDF files shown here, and print them if you like. A registration form, Ottawa Riverfest schedule, Canada Cup Rodeo schedule and festival package provided by Wilderness Tours (Ottawa Kayak...
