Enhance your experience to Pakistan part 2 by Will Richardson | Nov 10, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Ben Stookesberry Monday, November 10, 2008 – Skardu, Northern Pakistan 7 days after arriving in Pakistan we are finally on the verge of our planned descent through the fabled Rondu Gorge of the Indus. As many of you are aware these are dangerous times on the...
Rodrigo, from Chile, is going BIG again! by Will Richardson | Nov 8, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Rodridgo Tuschner Hello there Jackson Kayak Family and Team Here is Rodrigo from Chile. After looking this water fall for a long time and looking also for the perfect water level, here is, one of the most biggers water fall that my home town Pucon have. The Panqui...
Jesse Coombs rescue… great read! by Will Richardson | Nov 8, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Happy reading! Feel free to post these on your website! They are also on my blog site: http://jessecoombs.com/good_times/ Para-Rescue on the Little White! Canoe and Kayak WW Issue Telluride local paper article Best...
Review of Strokes and Concepts and Rolling and Bracing DVDs by Will Richardson | Nov 8, 2008 | WhitewaterHi EJ, A quick note to say thanks! My best mate and I started kayaking in July this year and are 2 Star kayakers (in the UK, the British Canoe Union grades all paddlesports from 1 star to 5 star and you progress through the grades by passing exams – 5 star is...
"Friends don't let friends paddle kayaks… an open boater note…" by Will Richardson | Nov 7, 2008 | 2010 Fun, WhitewaterEJ, An open boater buddy once told me that friends don’t let friends paddle kayaks. Other open boating acquaintances have expressed consternation with the way that I am raising my son, allowing him to paddle a kayak. The truth of the matter is that most of my...
Super Hero to the rescue! by Will Richardson | Nov 7, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Hey Everyone, I hope everyone is getting excited for the upcoming rainy season in the Pacific Northwest! To prime the pump for the much anticipated deposit of winter snow and swollen rivers here is a story to get the juices flowing. You can expect...
Enhance your experience to Pakistan by Will Richardson | Nov 4, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Ben Stookesberry Tuesday, November 3rd, 2008: Islamabad Pakistan After 35 hours of travel Roland Stevenson, Chris Korbulic, Rafael Ortiz are now at the flanks of one of the greatest mountain ranges and river systems on earth. Over the Next two days we will be busy...
A Rare Run down the nasty North Yuba: Bullards Bar! by Will Richardson | Nov 3, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Stephen Wright Last wednesday, I met-up with fellow team JK paddlers Darin McQuoid and Phil Boyer to run a long-time dewatered stretch of the North Yuba. We learned from the dam operator at the take-out that until October, this section hasn’t had a release...
Photographer, Don Grall, sends in these cool photos from 2008 Teva Mountain Games by Will Richardson | Nov 2, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Heros, WhitewaterPhotographer, Don Grall, sends in these cool photos from 2008 Teva Mountain Games I got this note from Don today… Thanks Don!! You are the man! Hi Eric, I’m really liking the AllStar, monster loops and airwheels were happening frequently by the end of...
Release Dates for New JK Boats, the “Little Hero” and “Dynamic Duo” Published!!! by Will Richardson | Nov 1, 2008 | Dynamic Duo, Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterYou are asking yourself, when can I get my new Dynamic Duo? When can I get my new Little Hero? The answers are: Little Hero: we’ll have the mold in house on December 7th and ship our first boats by December 20th. Dynamic Duo: We’ll have the mold in house...
World Cup Wrapped up today with an awesome showdown! by Will Richardson | Oct 1, 2008 | WhitewaterAugust 31, 2008 Today was the World Cup Final Finals and the results are in! What a great show by many classes having their highest scores here today in the finals! In the Men’s Kayak Class- Nick Troutman and Stephen Wright dominated the finals with rides in the...
Great Semi-Final Rides by the Top 5 Finalists… What will they do today? by Will Richardson | Oct 1, 2008 | WhitewaterAugust 31, 2008 The Semi-Finals saw some great rides yesterday with all 5 paddlers in the 500’s or higher and Nick being in the high 800’s. Today is the finals and I’ll bet we’ll see some really big scores! With Stephen Wright, Nick Troutman,...
