Pine Creek Falls by Will Richardson | May 15, 2009 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Lauren Burress has about a mile class I II paddle in. Then you see a huge horizon line, make sure you eddy out. This is the 30 foot waterfall. After watching everybody do at least one run off the waterfall, and getting pointers from everyone. I decided to run it!...
Dynamic Duo Review by Lauren Burress by Will Richardson | May 15, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterPhotos By Lauren Burress OK so Dad and I picked up our brand new purple people eater (Dynamic Duo) from the JK plant a few weeks ago. We are having a blast in this boat. Our first run with it was down the Ocoee. We did a quick test roll in the lake above like we had...
World Cup Road Trip DVD Release + Free Sunglasses by Will Richardson | May 14, 2009 | WhitewaterBy Jez May 4, 2009 We are pleased to announce that the World Cup Road Trip DVD is to be released this week through Jackson Kayak and The Heliconia Press. Jackson Kayak have teamed up with Entropy Gear to give away 20 Seven’s sunglasses valued at $60 each. The...
Great moment for Jackson Kayak. Shipping our first Sit On Top the RIVIERA!!! by Will Richardson | May 13, 2009 | Recreational/Touring, RivieraSo I am a bit fired up. The first Riviera’s were delivered to 3 outfitters. I personally drove out the first 50 Riviera’s to Shady Beach, River Ranch Resort, and Two Sons Canoe Livery today in Noel Missouri and the boats have turned out fantastic. This sit...
Mission: Hell or High Water, robbed by a race boat and duped by a politician by Will Richardson | May 13, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Billy Harris Hell or High water was a protest event held by the local paddlers organized by Phill Compass. Lets just start off by saying I got robbed. Yep, Matt Hamilton robbed me blind, he raced a pyaranna race boat in the event and beat out the girly girl...
Clay's Spring Deluge Report #2 by Will Richardson | May 12, 2009 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterPhotos By Clay Wright Finally broke away from the thundering torrent at Rock Island just in time to meet Jeff West and David Levett for their 7th lap of Bear Creek for the day! For those that don’t know, Bear drops about 900 feet in 3.5 miles and is considered...
Clay's Spring Deluge report 1: Rock Island by Will Richardson | May 12, 2009 | WhitewaterPhotos By Clay Wright Just after our Rock Island crew departed for the events of summer, the rains came down for days giving us the wettest week I’ve seen in years! While most SE creekers rallied the roads in search of perfect flows, I stayed home to take some...
Rick Thomson sent in this awesome trip report to me, I figured I would share! by Will Richardson | May 11, 2009 | WhitewaterAt age thirteen a child that you sent to bed at 9pm might decide that it is ok to play his Nintendo DS all night long the night before a kayaking trip with his dad. I received a call from Jenny saying that she was not going to make it. I decided to give Charles a call...
Cool Super Fun Review from a First time paddler of that boat! by Will Richardson | May 11, 2009 | WhitewaterTo EJ , and all people who are involved in the manufacturing of the kayaks for Jackson . First of all I don’t normally contact companies about their products, but in this case I needed to let some one know . I got my first chance to paddle a Super Fun this Sat.....
Reno River Fest Freestyle Recap! by Will Richardson | May 11, 2009 | WhitewaterPhotos By Stephen Wright The Reno River Festival was a fantastic weekend yet again in 2009! With more spectators and a better organized event than any other, this is a favorite of athletes and friends everywhere–They actually provide hotels for the invited...
Great feedback from one of our outfitter/rental partners in Loveland OH by Will Richardson | May 8, 2009 | Day Tripper, Recreational/Touring, RivieraThis email came to me today from Mark Bersani, owner of Loveland Canoe and Kayak. It’s so nice to have our retailers and outfitters behind our business and willing to send in notes like this. Bottom line, outfitters are where a ton of people get their first...
New River Academy Spring Quarter Update by Will Richardson | May 8, 2009 | WhitewaterBy Clay Wright May 4, 2009 Hey Clay! I hope training is going well, here is an NRA spring quarter update: The Airborn Athletics team and New River Academy have been having a blast up in CANADA for the last couple of weeks. High water on the Ottawa is a beautiful...
