Check out a waterfall in Arizona! Travis Collins (6' 8" tall) paddles the Mega-Rocker over it by Will Richardson | Mar 9, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterHi Eric, A group of us guys just got back from a weekend creeking at Fossil Creek in northern Arizona. Thank you and your family for creating your Mega Rocker. My best friend Travis Collins is 6’8” and was not sure he could find a boat to fit. Well last...
Pedro Olivia: New World Record: 38.7 meters : 127 feet by Will Richardson | Mar 5, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Ben Stookesberry Yesterday the 4th of March, 2009, Brazilian kayaker and fellow Brazil World Record Attemt Expedition member Pedro Olivia shattered the existing world record (108 foot or 33 meter) with a 38. 7 meter (127 foot) waterfall descent on a tributary to...
StakeOut film preview from Joel Kowalski by Will Richardson | Mar 5, 2009 | WhitewaterBy Joel Kowalski It’s a long, dark, cold winter. StakeOut brings the heat. Look for the World Premiere at the 2009 World Championships in Thun, Switzerland! "Stake Out is going to rock the proverbial socks off planet earth" – Ben Marr Joel...
Brazil is one of my favorite countries in the world. the people are incredible, as is the land. here is a note from Daniel, on the Paranhana River by Will Richardson | Mar 4, 2009 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterPhotos Hi EJ!!! My name is Daniel, I am from Três Coroas – Brazil. I am sending some photos with my AllStar. Here in South of Brazil we hava a team with 9 Jackson Kayaks, as i can i will send more photos with all the team and our hole in the Paranhana...
Rafa cleans Anaconda Falls by Will Richardson | Mar 3, 2009 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Ben Stookesberry I could not wait anylonger to let all of the folks at JK know that Rafael Ortiz has just made a perfect descent of 100 foot or 30 meter Anaconda falls. As yet another feather in the cap of the JK design squad and production staff, Rafa made the...
I am 45 years old today by Will Richardson | Mar 3, 2009 | WhitewaterPhotos Today I hit the 45 mark. Depending on your age, it either seems young, old, or normal. I guess I’ll stick with young then, seeing that my dad would think I was young since he is 75. My mom died at age 44, from cancer, one of those things that can be hard...
Mission: Launching DUO's, family members beware by Will Richardson | Mar 2, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Billy Harris Nick screamed, " no no no". It’s hard bringing 12 feet of fully charging Duo to a sudden stop with a notice like. "NO NO NO", what is that? In the back of the DUO you’re kind of the driver. The guy in front just...
Check out the video Jeremy Mackey made of them paddling the Dynamic Duo in Arkansas! Awesome! by Will Richardson | Mar 2, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterThis boat just keeps blowing my mind. It is so fun to paddle! E.J. Here is a video that "Team A.D.D." of Ouachita Outdoor Outfitters put together of the Dynamic Duo on the Cossatot River, our "Home River", here in Arkansas. Feel free to put it up...
Dynamic Duos creating a real shake-up on how we kayak! by Will Richardson | Mar 2, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, Rockers, WhitewaterMarch 3, 2009 I am used to having fun in my kayak, and the guys I was paddling with have about as much fun as can be had every time we paddle. However, this run down the Upper Caney Fork was crazy fun! We were laughing and smiling and zipping around in our 12′...
Pakistan, Indus River – Day Sixteen by Will Richardson | Feb 27, 2009 | Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Darin McQuoid In my short career of paddling, Pakistan wins the prize for the lowest cost of living once in country. Being a notoriously cheap kayaker, this motel on our fifteenth night was right up my alley at thirty cents per person. We never spent a night...
Steve Taig and David Marks from Elhart, IN join EJ at Rock Island by Will Richardson | Feb 25, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterA couple of paddlers from the East Race Waterway and the "East Race Canoe and Kayak Club" in South Bend Indiana get exposed to my neck of the woods. David is behind the camera on these shot as his running career has turned into a hip replacement that is...
Kudos to the JK Staff from the North by Will Richardson | Feb 25, 2009 | 2010 Fun, WhitewaterFor those of you who don’t know our staff, Seth is a customer service agent, and Richard is the shipping manager. We strive to make every Jackson Kayak customer a customer for life. This isn’t easy, and we make mistakes from time to time, but we try our...
