EJ’s River Running: Basics and EJ’s River Running: Advanced” will be ready to order on Monday, June 20th! by Will Richardson | Jun 12, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 12, 2005 Get either one for $29.95 or $55 for the combo. These videos are full of information, great southeastern USA rivers, and focus on practical information that you would need years of experience and great kayakers as your buddies to learn. Finally,...
Hero, Super Hero, and Rocker are on the way to a store near you, get your boat on order today! by Will Richardson | Jun 12, 2005 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterJune 12, 2005 Oh yea baby, we are making your new favorite long boats and shipping them! We shipped 40 of them last week, and another 80 of them will be shipped this week! Get your name on one today to avoid losing time in your new boat! Go to the appropriate pages to...
USA slalom trials, day 2 by Will Richardson | Jun 12, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 12, 2005 Photos Well, today the best showed that they are the best in the men’s class. Scotty Parsons and Scott Mann took one and two again, switching leads today though. Both of them are now on the USA Team, congratulations! Brett Hyle finished third...
Michael writes in about the 2005 Jackson Kayak retrofit backband by Will Richardson | Jun 12, 2005 | 2010 Fun, WhitewaterJune 12, 2005 EJ I just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how satisfied I am with the new retrofitted backband. I have really long legs so my seat is all the way back in my 2004 4Fun. That left very little hand space for making adjustments to the old ratchet...
Lauren Burress Reports in From Colorado by Will Richardson | Jun 11, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 11, 2005 Hi Eric, We are having so much fun running the rivers here in Colorado. The water is cold but the mountains are big and pretty. My Dad and me ran Gore Creek in Vail and I really had alot of fun competing in the ameteur contest, where I placed 2nd. We...
Wolf Creek Pass lured the Jackson’s in for some snow kayaking… by Will Richardson | Jun 11, 2005 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterJune 11, 2005 Photos We were driving over Wolf Creek Pass from Six Flags in Denver to Durango last night and the amount of snow left was awesome. At the top of the pass is a pull-off big enough for the RV and an awesome hill, mostly covered in snow. If I had rushed to...
USA Slalom Team Trials are underway, and I have my Ricochet proto 2! by Will Richardson | Jun 11, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 11, 2005 Yes, I am getting back into slalom, and yes I already have my own new slalom kayak, the Ricochet. The plug was finished on Friday at 9am, and by Tuesday night Larry Parzynski had a brand new mold and boat finished for me. He flew it from Florida to...
Little Olive Gardner, age 5, 35 pounds soaking wet, makes the Fun 1 look great in SC! by Will Richardson | Jun 8, 2005 | WhitewaterLittle Olive Gardner, age 5, 35 pounds soaking wet, makes the Fun 1 look great in SC! June 8, 2005 I got this letter from her dad… Hi gang, Sending two photos in case you want to add them to your gallery. Both are Olive Gardner, age 5, 35 lbs. on the Ashepoo...
OK Vail Story, now that I have had a good nights sleep! by Will Richardson | Jun 7, 2005 | Rockers, WhitewaterJune 7, 2005 Sorry about my wrap up story, my fingers were hitting the keypad but I was dozing off! It is a beautiful morning in Vail on this Monday and I can now recollect the whole thing better. The general theme was once again enjoying a great competition, and lots...
Result in EJ and Emily taking home the top checks! by Will Richardson | Jun 6, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 6, 2005 While Tanya Faux’s loops were flying high and Jay Kincaid hit a Mcnasty, Eric and Emily stepped it up in the head to head rounds to beat out Tanya Shuman and Dustin Urban as well. Great day of competition – these finishers really made a great...
Teva Mountain Games Wrap-up story by Will Richardson | Jun 6, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 6, 2005 You never know what you are going to find at an event like the Teva Mountain Games. I found lots of athletes from Adventure Racing, Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, and of course Kayaking. I just finished up 5 days of competing in a row. Starting with the...
Ricochet Slalom plug is done- quickie test boat ready in two days! by Will Richardson | Jun 5, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 5, 2005 Check out the plug photos, cool huh! More news on when the final mold and first retail boats will be available coming! EJ