The 2008 Hero Series by Will Richardson | Mar 26, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Dane What I think of the 2008 hero series is that they are incredibly stable, they are lightweight, durable, dry, easy to maneuver, and are the pretty much perfect river running creekboat. I have had the chance to paddle the sidekick on almost every type of river....
Fantastic day on the NF Feather by Will Richardson | Mar 25, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Stephen Wright After an EARLY 2 hour drive, Jessica and I met-up with local legend Charles Albright and other quality paddlers to run the Virgilia to Belden section on the NF Feather. With sunny skies and temperatures around 70, it was the perfect day. This...
Easter Celebrations – my dam spilleth over by Will Richardson | Mar 24, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Clay Wright I love spending the holidays in Rock Island, and Easter is always one of the best. Because of the State Park Easter-egg hunt? No way – it’s because it’s the most likely holiday where water will run pour from the dam and into the...
A North Fork of the Payette Hero Review…Awesome! by Will Richardson | Mar 24, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterHi EJ, I just wanted to drop a quick note to say how awesome the Hero is. So far I have been able to paddle the Hero on the lower 5 miles of the North Fork Payette as well as a micro creek in the desert, Succor Creek. This is truly a do it all boat! The Hero handles...
Super Hero Review from “Stoof the Cowboy”, my long time friend and tough boat critic! by Will Richardson | Mar 24, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterI got this letter from Stuart early this morning…. EJ and Kristine, I could bore you with specifications, thrill you with daredevil escapades, or wow you with my resume (not)….but instead I will simply tell you that the Super Hero is the greatest boat...
Easter Weekend at Olympic Qualifier by Will Richardson | Mar 24, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterPhotos Emily decided this winter that she wanted to try to qualify for the Olympic trials and do some slalom racing. She did a two week training camp in Kenya this winter which set the hook. This week she spent the week at NOC training for the Olympic Qualifier race...
Jackson Kayak Raffle a HUGE success! by Will Richardson | Mar 19, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Boyd Ruppelt Hey EJ, This year me and Sam continued our tradition of going to Memphis Whitewater’s Creek Week on the Cumberland Plateau, leading trips, and running a Jackson Kayak Raffle for American Whitewater. With the extra water on the plateau, there was...
The Super Hero of Brazil by Will Richardson | Mar 18, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Jesse Coombs A Super Hero is the boat the doctor ordered for traveling to South America. This boat is the perfect traveling boat. At 7′ 11" it fits under the Central and South American buses perfectly. I have attached a photo of how I packaged the...
Henry (age 7 or so) gets his new Side Kick… by Will Richardson | Mar 17, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterDear EJ, Thank you for making my new Sidekick in black. My dad got it for me on Friday and I really like it. I took it out on the river on the Lower Taos Box. It was really nice and my butt didn’t get sore. I did not have any swims and I only flipped twice. Your...
EJ's gets this note from Ben Stookesberry today, WHOA baby!!! by Will Richardson | Mar 15, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBen Stookesberry, Jesse Coombs hook up with Pedro, David, Chris Zwacky and others in Brazil and find the goods, apparently! I got this note from Ben today… Eric, We will be in Brazil until the 18th (3 more days), and then we will start unleashing a small...
World Premier of HERE & NOW! by Will Richardson | Mar 15, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Nick Troutman WOW, what a Premier. First of all, we were in an actual movie theater, which was super cool, thanks to Wesley Bradley, and the Bonnie Kate Theater. It is way cooler to what a kayak film on a 15 footer wide screen. I though we had a big screen...
California Mank: Upper Indian Creek in the Sun! by Will Richardson | Mar 12, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Stephen Wright After a fantastic Saturday release on the Feather, Jessica and I made a side-trip on the way home to check-out Indian Creek. After looking, I knew I had to go back. This creek can generally be separated into 2 parts, which are short enough to...
