Story about little Brad moving from Fun 1 to Fun 1.5 on the Nanty by Will Richardson | Jun 5, 2005 | 2010 Fun, Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterJune 5, 2005 Hey EJ, Another great weekend on the river. Took Brad over to Nantahal for his first solo run in a hard-shell. I was a little worried about cutting him loose, because he still doesn’t have a roll. But, what the heck, what’s a few swims among...
Blizzard in June in Vail- beautiful outside, but not what the doctor ordered… by Will Richardson | Jun 5, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 5, 2005 Photos It is 9:41 and I just got back from the whitewater park where Jock Bradley was going to take a photo of the kids and I, in our boating shorts, holding our boats for a magazine cover. This is not what a June kayaking day is supposed to look like,...
Teva Mountain Games, Day Three- Freestyle Prelims by Will Richardson | Jun 5, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 5, 2005 Photos Switching gears again here at the multi-discipline event in kayaking. While rock climbing, adventure racing, Colorado State Mountain Bike Championships, and more is happening the kayakers are now in downtown Vail competing for the biggest purse of...
Vail Semis done – snow turned to rain – good thing we like the wet! by Will Richardson | Jun 4, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 4, 2005 Update from Vail: Semi’s just done after 1/2 inch of rain fell on us. The snowy scene from 4” of white stuff postponed the event till 2PM but it was a beautiful view from town. OK – Emily kept it up, still first. Tanya Faux’s loops...
Vail Mt Games report from Clay by Will Richardson | Jun 4, 2005 | Rockers, WhitewaterJune 4, 2005 The Dowd’s Chute race went sweet; we added gates to the course this year and made this ho-hum spectacle of sprinting into a head to head battle to make hard moves while racing. The footage speaks for itself. Amongst about 1/3 the racers getting a...
Fun 1.5 Awesome by Will Richardson | Jun 4, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 4, 2005 Eric, My son Sean, tried a Fun 1.5 at NOC yesterday. He was surfing the boat (first time ever), and ferrying like a pro in 20 minutes. He has paddled a GT 7.5 for a year, and was progressing slowly at the bottom of the weight range. We ran the Nantahala...
From Sweden by Will Richardson | Jun 4, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 4, 2005 Got this from Sweden today! Hey erik!! this is a pic of me paddling my fun! It´s at a place called Åre.. It`s aboute 60 miles from stockholm (capital). The fun is boundsi and fun.. fun to blunt.. //micke Ekstrom Sweden Micke i...
Vail Mountain Games, Day 2 by Will Richardson | Jun 4, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 4, 2005 Photos Yesterday was a big LONG day with two competitions in one day. First was the Paddler Magazine Homestake Creek Extreme Race. The race consisted of two runs down a 2 minute course on a narrow tight creek with more little screw up rocks than you can...
Vail Mountain Games kicks off today with me paddling the Super Hero! by Will Richardson | Jun 3, 2005 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterJune 3, 2005 Photos Today was the opening day of the Teva Vail Mountain Games with the Time Trial and Head to Head race on the Eagle River at Dowd Chutes. The first race was 3.5 minutes long and at 8,000+ feet in altitude it is a tough one. It is a time trial to see...
Plattling Kanufest by Will Richardson | Jun 2, 2005 | WhitewaterJune 2, 2005 Jackson paddlers pick up silver & bronze against top class international field. 1st Billy Harris 2nd Tobias Birsch 3rd Jon Best Jackson paddler Emily Wall picks up bronze in the ladies. Full report & more photos to follow from Jon B ...
Habitat 67, Ottawa Fun, and 2 HUGE loops! by Will Richardson | Jun 1, 2005 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterJune 1, 2005 Here’s some shots of Ottawa Kayak School instructors Sharky and Matt Hamilton on the Ottawa, as well as Keener Student Joel K. I was lucky enough to get to Montreal yesterday for a day of big-wave fun on Habitat 67. Levels were great, and I had a...
One tough Superstar by Will Richardson | May 31, 2005 | WhitewaterMay 31, 2005 EJ, I purchased a new Jackson Superstar about two weeks ago. I love the boat. I am a tall heavy paddler and I have a hard time finding a small boat that fits me. So as a result all my boats in the past have been larger river/play kayaks and not full on...
