Super Hero Creeking on South Santiam by Will Richardson | Apr 14, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Hi Everyone, I had an awesome time paddling with Jason Rackley (of oregonkayaking.net fame) on the headwaters of The South Santiam. There is no way I could do the justice to the day that Jason has done with his ability to tell a great story. So click...
Heather Herbeck: Happy in Hero by Will Richardson | Apr 14, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Heather Herbeck Hey Everyone – Yes, here is yet another quick update on the Hero: Wow! The Hero is an amazing boat. I didn’t think I would be able to respond to the boat as quickly and easily as I did, being that I have been paddling the Rocker (no...
Another Super Hero Review and a new move called the “black ender”… by Will Richardson | Apr 13, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterLove the new Super Hero. It feels like a tank but it plays great. Check out this pic., I call it the Black Ender. This boat will do just about anything. The sweetest boat I have ever been in. Thanks for thinking this one up. Russ Dalton, VA. Photo by: Chip Smith...
Joe sends in this Super Hero review by Will Richardson | Apr 9, 2008 | All-Water, Heros, WhitewaterEJ: I just got me a couple of firsts, the first descent on the Elk and Back Fork in the new Jackson Super Hero. Yeah, I know. It’s not a real record. But I did get a lotof attention from other boaters, not because of my skills but because I was the first one in...
Checking in from Idaho's Endless Winter by Will Richardson | Apr 8, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Devon Barker Idaho’s Endless Winter is not going anywhere. With four feet of snow in my front yard in McCall, Idaho, morning temperatures between –4 to + 10, the winter melt has not yet started. Our normal runs and play spots are not in so Megan...
Hero testing on Cow Pie Falls :-) by Will Richardson | Apr 7, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Boyd Ruppelt Hey EJ! It was great seeing you guys this weekend and awesome to be blessed with so much rain! Friday me and Sam went over with Clay and John McConville to Pine Creek Falls, also known as Cow Pie falls, to test the new Heros waterfall running abilities...
Jesse is loving his Super Hero more and more, and so are his friends by Will Richardson | Apr 6, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Hi Everyone, The Super Hero just keeps getting better and better! If I could reach through your computer and pull you onto a river trip with me with a couple Super Heros I would. This boat has set the new mark of what a river running creek boat needs...
Rain brings up Henderson on Walden's Ridge! by Will Richardson | Apr 6, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos What a great creek we have in Henderson only about 60 miles from Rock Island and on the "Mini-Road" (route 30 from Rock Island-Dayton), SWEET. A road side put-in and 3 miles of class 1-3 drops you into a steep mile of quality Cumberland Plateau class...
NOC has two "Special" Super Heroes ready to go! by Will Richardson | Apr 4, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterIn putting the first Super Heroes together we had footplates for the Uni-Shock Bulkhead that were too big for a really tall person. One persons’ problem is another’s solution, as they say. If you’re inseam is 34” or less, than these two Super...
Just when you thought you knew Jackson Kayak, we spring something else on you! Dynamic Duo! by Will Richardson | Mar 31, 2008 | Dynamic Duo, Heros, WhitewaterImagine going sky diving for the first time, or flying, or hang gliding, and jumping out on your own! No way! Too scary and too hard. Kayaking doesn’t have to be always solo either! Finally a new age kayak designed for two paddlers! David and I have wanted to...
Idaho Paddling at last by Will Richardson | Mar 29, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Devon Barker Hi EJ, I cannot tell you how great it feels to be paddling after a long winter of rehab. My knee surgery and hamstring rehab were successful but after two months on crutches and endless snow I was more than ready to go boating! I did another month of...
The Super Hero goes BIG IN BRAZIL by Will Richardson | Mar 27, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs While filming our latest production in Brazil, Hotel Charley 3: The Lost World, we had the opportunity to get the Super Hero on some big falls. The results were spectacular. The Super Hero is nimble, stable and predictable. This means it excels at...
