The Unabridged Adventures of Jackson Kayak by ericjackson | Nov 14, 2019 | EJ, Featured Post, Jackson History, JAdventures Main Banner, the innovator, UncategorizedI get a lot of questions about Jackson Kayak, as you can imagine. I spent the weekend at Gauley Festival, talking to kayakers who I have had on water experiences with as far back as the 80’s, up to the newbie kayaker just getting into the sport. Then, there is my...
Flex Drive 3D- Generation 2 by ericjackson | Oct 4, 2019 | EDrive, EJ, EJ Thoughts, FD, Featured PostA dive into the making-of, and the redesign of the most versatile kayak drive system today. When we set out to create a system to drive a kayak with your feet, or a motor, we wanted to eliminate the challenges that existing systems had and create the most user...
Pan Am Bass Kayak Championships- 8 Countries Descend Upon Cookeville, Tennessee by ericjackson | Jun 5, 2019 | Coosa HD, EJ, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Subjects, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, the athlete, United StatesMost of the photos are from Brad Weigmann While I am no stranger to international competitions, doing my first 6 week Whitewater Slalom Kayak racing tour of Europe in 1984 as a member of the USA “B” team. My memories of that trip were...
Eric Jackson Rediscovers Knoxville, Part 2 by ericjackson | May 21, 2019 | EJ, Internationalisation, Rockstar 4.0, United States, WhitewaterWaking up in Knoxville means it’s breakfast time, and while we were told about a number of places, the single place that everyone mentioned was Pete’s. Walking in, it was easy to see that we were not being steered wrong. Three guys working the grill, Pete,...
Eric Jackson Rediscovers Tennessee’s City, Knoxville by ericjackson | May 21, 2019 | EJ, Internationalisation, Rockstar 4.0, United States, WhitewaterRediscovering Knoxville, Tennessee… In 1984, as a 20-year-old Yankee from New Hampshire, I was traveling to the Ocoee River in eastern Tennessee for the “Ocoee Double Header” kayak races in March. This was my first year of training full...
EJ’s Thoughts about life: New Year’s Eve- 2018… by ericjackson | Jan 1, 2019 | EJ, EJ Thoughts, Internationalisation, Rockstar 4.0, United States, Whitewater Like most people New Year’s Eve is a milestone for me. I write New Year’s Resolutions every year that focus on my biggest priorities of my life: Kristine, my Kids, my Athletics (kayaking and fishing) and my business, Jackson Kayak. ...
How to camp out of your fishing kayak by ericjackson | Oct 31, 2018 | Coosa HD, EJ, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Internationalisation, Outdoor Adventures, the teacher, United States It never occurred to me until recently just how few fisherman were camping out of their kayaks, and a part of it is not knowing just how to pack for light enough to get everything in the boat, or worrying about it not being fun due to not having the right...
“Just Paddling” an EJ Poem from 2002 by ericjackson | Oct 19, 2018 | EJ, EJ Thoughts, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater10/23/2002 Long drive to the river. Short nights sleep. Cold, wet gear goes on, I shiver. Not a care in the world, I’m Just paddling. River’s low, so is money, Yet enough to get vertical and play, Then come home to dinner, and my honey. Life is good when I’m, Just...
Factory Team Paddlers EJ, Nick Troutman and Emily Jackson interviewed in Seth Ashworth’s Questions You Never Thought Ask. by sethashworth | Oct 6, 2018 | EJ, Video, WhitewaterTeam Paddler Seth Ashworth has been setting up a series of off topic interviews with pro paddlers from all over the world. Recently he got together with EJ, Nick Troutman and Emily Jackson to talk about Questions you Never Thought to...
The Making of the Rock Star 4.0…. 14 years of Prototyping…. by ericjackson | Jun 16, 2018 | EJ, EJ Thoughts, Internationalisation, Rockstar 4.0, the innovator, United States, WhitewaterIf you know me very well, you know that I love competition, love trying to be the best, and love a good challenge. If you know David Knight, you know that there is only one way he does things… the right way. When you combine the two of us,...
Learning MixMaster Skills- Slicey Boat Technique Videos by EJ by ericjackson | May 7, 2018 | EJ, EJ Thoughts, Internationalisation, MixMaster, the innovator, United States, WhitewaterSlicey Boat techniques were developed in the 90’s and most of the top boaters from that period are no longer paddling and showing what can be done in them. There are a handful still out there, luckily, to provide examples of what can be done so the...
Antix action… EJ and Friends.. by ericjackson | May 1, 2018 | Antix, EJ, Internationalisation, the athlete, United States, Whitewater Monday Morning….9am I got home from an FLW Tour Event Sunday night at 10pm…. at 9 am I was dropping into the gorge at Rock Island with Clay and Nick for a couple of Falls laps and Sieve City run… Spring in the Southeast is always...
