Team JK’s Dan Rubado writes in from Oregon by Will Richardson | Jul 5, 2005 | WhitewaterJuly 5, 2005 Hi guys, Well, I have been hitting the local summer-time spots since it is a low water year for Oregon. But that’s okay because two of my favorite playspots happen to be low-water summer spots. The C-wave on the Deschutes and Spencer’s hole on...
Jackson Kayak Race Car is In Action by Will Richardson | Jul 5, 2005 | WhitewaterJuly 5, 2005 Hey mate, well we have a race car program here at Camp Arrowhead and with all the help you guys have given us we thought that we would go ahead and ‘pimp our ride’ to become the Jackson Kayak race car. It’s a Limited Sportsman class car...
Jackson Kayak production team hits a record week of shipping out new kayaks! by Will Richardson | Jul 5, 2005 | WhitewaterJuly 5, 2005 Our record week was 219 last year about this time and we hit 262 this past week with no containers (meaning we are shipping to individual dealers in USA or Canada). Carman coordinated the shipments with the dealer and Goat got the boats out the door like...
Greg Parker from Wisconsin reviews the Happy Seat/Happy Thruster Combo by Will Richardson | Jul 5, 2005 | WhitewaterJuly 5, 2005 EJ, When I first saw the happy seat/thruster combo I was a little suspicious that it would prevent a wet exit, but it doesn’t. After trying it in a store, I realized that I could get out just fine. Since I have had it, I have been very happy with...
Footbag Review by Will Richardson | Jul 5, 2005 | WhitewaterJuly 5, 2005 To all concerned, I just wanted to let you know that after submitting an order just before midnight on Saturday night last, I received my order just this past Wednesday! Thank you for such fast service. The Happy Feet footbag feels great, even better than...
Super Fun Review From Truckee, CA by Will Richardson | Jun 30, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 30, 2005 Hi Eric, I realize that you are probably bombarded with email concerning your boats but I wanted to let you know that I demoed the Super Fun yesterday and am buying one today! I live in Truckee, CA, just outside of Reno and demoed one from Reno Mountain...
Still 5 spots available on second week of my clinics on the Ottawa, sign up today! by Will Richardson | Jun 29, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 29, 2005 Each year my favorite clinic weeks are teaching at the premier whitewater destination for playboating, the Ottawa. The kayak school is Ottawa Kayak School, which boasts the biggest and best facilities in Canada, and some of the best kayakers and teachers...
Jackson Kayak update – Factory is firing on all cylinders! by Will Richardson | Jun 29, 2005 | Heros, WhitewaterJune 29, 2005 I can’t tell you how cool it is to get the updates from the factory now! Everyone there is working like crazy to bring our backlog of kayaks down to zero in three more weeks. What this means is that for the first time in 2005 you can order a kayak...
Rocker Review by Will Richardson | Jun 28, 2005 | Rockers, WhitewaterJune 28, 2005 EJ, I want to thank you for all the help, info, and pointers that you provided at the Zoar demo days – I had previously tried several boats and tried 5 -6 at the demo days, looking to find a replacement for my Perception Corsica Matrix for rivers...
Oh-Be-Joyful Race 2005 by Will Richardson | Jun 28, 2005 | Heros, WhitewaterJune 28, 2005 Racing down Crested Butte, CO’s 400ft/mile Oh-be-Joyful Creek is an annual tradition, whether there’s water or not, and this year at long last there was plenty! Brent Toepper set the date on Mt. Buzz and gave a ‘5PM race time’ but...
Gunnison Rodeo by Will Richardson | Jun 27, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 27, 2005 Hey Guys – Just finished up the and am headed back to Crested Butte. The hole was a small, fairly flushy wave-hole with a good river left shoulder and a real flushy left one. All through practices the most anyone could do was to blunt, so we...
Watch the Reno Whitewater Competition on TV This Weekend by Will Richardson | Jun 22, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 22, 2005 Show times: Check out the coverage of the Reno River Festival on the show "Fusion" on OLN (cable): Saturday June 25 at 6pm Eastern/3pm Pacific I should be in it a lot 🙂 EJ...
