Whitewater Freestyle this weekend by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterBy Colin Kemp August 12, 2008 This weekend I am off to Wausau Wisconsin to coach before the Midwest freestyle championships! We have 4 over booked clinics on Thursday and Friday. I am excited to get to teach for the first time with John McConville. There will be a...
Jez Camp Update by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 4, 2008 By Jez Over the past few weeks I have been teaching at Camps, spending a fair bit of time instructing at Falling Creek Camp. Now heres the thing, I guess I am a bit selfish, but the rewards of teaching are some of the best times I have had in a kayak....
The Week’s Prague-nosis by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 8, 2008 By Clay Wright Photos Prague-nosis: perfect! Imagine a tight little slalom course with a river on one side and a park for rollerblading, biking, and walking on the other. Where the camping is within sight of riverside bleachers and the weather is mid...
Super Hero Review from Seattle- Medley by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | Heros, WhitewaterAugust 9, 2008 I wanted to put in an everyday guy’s review of the 2008 superhero. I am one of those unlucky boaters who is hard to fit: 6’2”, athletic 240 lbs (former 270 lb offensive lineman who has taken to the water after organized sports), size...
Team JK makes it to Europe by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 9, 2008 Photos As in any flight from North America to Europe, involving an overnight flight, lack of sleep, jet lag, and dehydration, you get tired, really tired, by the time you arrive anywhere. In our case we arrived at 7:40am, and the customs in Munich,...
Norway Daze by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 8, 2008 By Ruth Gordon Photos Enjoy some days in Norway before the World Cup I’ve had the opportunity to teach and train in the land of tall green mountains and deep blue waters. My first week I spent teaching and playing with a group of ladies:...
ELFing the N. Stanislaus: Ramsey Run! by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterAugust 5, 2008 By Stephen Wright Photos While I should be training for World Cup freestyle, I had the opportunity to get on something steep this weekend and went for it. After a fantastic day on the SF American with my girlfriend and buddy Bryon Dorr, we headed south...
Why no recent updates from the Darin & Ben “8th River” adventure: The Haitian Timber Reintroduction Plan by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 5, 2008 By Darin McQuoid A curious mix of events brought me to somewhere I had never imagined myself traveling, or honestly ever thought of. Getting off the Middle Kings as the finish to our epic California spring, I bid farewell to my truck and kayaking gear...
Ambassador Andy Graham sends in this trip report! by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 5, 2008 Photos A fun July: July started with a trip down the Rouge River with Dan and now Mrs. Lizzy Rubado. They were married in one of the most perfect places a kayaking couple could be married: Paradise Lodge in the middle of the Rouge River Wilderness. Over...
2008 Freestyle World Cup Preparation by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 4, 2008 How do you get ready for a three event competition that takes place in three sites you have never visited? No matter how many times I find myself in this situation, it is the same thing, “oh crap, am I ready for this?”. There are quite a few...
North American Championships by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterSeptember 4, 2007 By Nick Troutman All pictures are by Stephen Wright This year was the third , held both at the Black River in New York and the Ottawa River in Ontario. The event consists of two rodeos, one in America and the other in Canada. The scores of both...
All-Star Review by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | 2010 Fun, Heros, WhitewaterSeptember 5, 2007 E.J., I paddled an All-Star for the first time on Labor Day and wanted to send you this short, non-technical review. And I have got to get one of those boats to add to my Jackson Kayak quiver! On Labor Day I met up with my good friend Wesley Bradley,...
