The New Game in Town for Kayaking Shoes… Sperry-Topsider brings in “Son-R” by ericjackson | Jan 14, 2012 | JK Team Posts, the athlete, WhitewaterSperry Top-Sider has been working for a few years to get a line of kayaking ready shoes to market that they call “Son-R” where you can “See with your feet.” Dane, Emily, and I have been wearing the prototypes for the past two seasons and now...
A Jackson Family Affair… Review of the Past 21 years…. Decisions, Challenges, and the Future by ericjackson | Jan 8, 2012 | EJ Thoughts, the athlete, the innovator, the teacher, WhitewaterBeing Me is the only person I would want to be, and I hope everyone feels the same way. Being yourself comes with strengths that only you have, weaknesses, friends, family, and thoughts that are all uniquely yours. My brain seems to be a little weird in how it...
World’s Training- May by ericjackson | May 11, 2011 | EJ Thoughts, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, the athlete, WhitewaterTraining for the World Championships in Plattling, Germany is heating up for me, as we draw near to the actual event. Unlike many sports, Freestyle Kayaking World Championships only take place one time every two years! This really makes each World Championships a...
Record Scoring Rides at River Festival Create a Heated Competition! by ericjackson | May 9, 2011 | Rockstar Carbon, the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap Ups[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzlLw4TGAsU[/youtube] Any good competitor knows that you can’t control what your competition does, so you have to focus on your own performance. I won my first two events in 2011 for Freestyle competition this year,...
First new photos of EJ in his Carbon Rock Star…. by ericjackson | May 3, 2011 | Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, the athlete, WhitewaterI have had my carbon Rock Star for some time now, but unfortunately, sometimes, the cobbler goes without the shoes. In this case I am not always in front of the camera, or around with a camera as much of my paddling is just about the paddling. However, today, I...
Feeling the Imminent Front Approaching- Exciting Train- No Getting Off Now! by ericjackson | May 2, 2011 | Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, the athlete, WhitewaterEvery since I heard the Achtung Baby Album from U2 , with the one line in the song Zoo Station- “Time is a Train… Makes the Future the Past…” I like to imagine myself on a one way train with no exit that is barreling forwards through time...
EJ’s Rock Star Review- World Championships Preview…. by ericjackson | Apr 27, 2011 | Playboating, Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, the innovator, WhitewaterOver the years of creating new designs with David Knight and paddling them, I learned that there are two phases for any review. First phase is initial review, usually after a week or two in the boat. This review gets most of the initial design/performance...
My 2011 Summit Series Experience… by ericjackson | Apr 11, 2011 | Featured Post, Internationalisation, the innovator, Trips, United States, WhitewaterMy Trip to Summit Series: 1,000 CEO’s and Founders of many of the top new companies, non-profits, causes, and more gathered on the Cruise Ship Century this past weekend. We went on a three day 20 hour/day burn the candles from both ends combination of work,...
Story about Uganda by ericjackson | Mar 15, 2011 | EJ Thoughts, JK Team Posts, Whitewater, Wrap Ups“It is the Nile, isn’t it?” I was close to two people who drowned on the Nile while we were here, both a little weird, and both a stones throw from where we were. A 24 year old went in the river at the top of the eddy at the NRE camp while we were...
Out of Africa- Jackson’s Head Home by ericjackson | Mar 15, 2011 | EJ Thoughts, Playboating, Rockstar, the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap UpsOut of Africa- Jackson’s Head Home I remember our first trip to this continent in 1999. Neither Emily or Dane paddled as they were only 6 and 9 years old. Things sure have changed over the years as Emily just had her 21st birthday, and Dane is 17, and they each...
Check out this video! You’ll see something new! by ericjackson | Jan 27, 2011 | Rockstar, Team JK, the athlete, Whitewater[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tHkM3jDCyg[/youtube] Who’d a thunk it. Every day we do the put in seal launch. We have a new way to enter the water now!
New Accessories for Carbon Boats!! by ericjackson | Jan 13, 2011 | Featured Post, Rockstar, the innovator, WhitewaterOwning a Brand new Carbon All-Star or Carbon Rock Star is an awesome experience. These are very expensive toys that you’ll want to take good care of. In order to best maintain, and show off your High performance Carbon Jackson Kayak, we have these...
