LRC with the new Hero! by Will Richardson | Jan 14, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Stephen Wright With perfect timing, the first 2 new Heroes were built and ready to rock the day of the first big rain of the year! Little River Canyon was our destination on Saturday, which proved to be the perfect testing ground to play with our new toys...
1st of the New Heroes get a chance to make the day! by Will Richardson | Jan 14, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterThis weekend was awesome for so many people in the Southeast USA, because the water is the highest it has been in most areas since April of 2007! We chose to hit Little River Canyon at 1,700 cfs. Clay, Stephen, Billy, Dane, Ruth, Johnny and Mike Shales, and myself put...
Sneak Peak at the Hero! by Will Richardson | Jan 10, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterThese photos are low res photos, more documenting our first molded Heroes than anything else. It should whet your appetite for the photos that will be taken by Stephen Wright over the weekend when we put this river running hero on the water! EJ Eric group Eric...
One more Reno update! by Will Richardson | Jan 5, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Colin Kemp So, yesterday we got 25% of our annual precipitation in a few hours in the valley. Donner pass has 10 feet of snow, Mt. Rose has 4+ feet of snow and it is supposed to keep on going for another day or two. Most importantly We got to boat yesterday evening...
January 9th we’ll show you the first Molded Hero!!! by Will Richardson | Dec 31, 2007 | Heros, WhitewaterYes, it is show time! No more cad drawings, no more R+D, it is Show time! If I was still in school this would be my show and tell prop for sure! The new Hero will be born with me at the controls of the oven, inspecting the shot weights, the hulls shape, the graphics...
5 AWESOME days in Almost Heaven:WV! by Will Richardson | Dec 16, 2007 | Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Stephen Wright After 2 fun weeks back in Rock Island, I was ready for another road trip. Rock Island’s only been running early morning or after dark, so it hasn’t been ideal for me–I like to sleep, and enjoyed paddling with the lights, but...
2008 boats are now starting to roll off the line! by Will Richardson | Dec 3, 2007 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterYou may ask yourself, “what is a 2008 Jackson Kayak?”. If you have been paying attention to our company and product over the past 4 years, you would know that we improve as much as we can on our boats each year, and every three years we replace the design...
Get your Hero, Super Hero, or Side Kick Gift Certificates Today! by Will Richardson | Dec 2, 2007 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterYour favorite dealer can now take orders for your new Hero, Super Hero, or Side Kick! Just call them up and tell them that you want to purchase your new Hero and that you want a gift certificate for your deposit. They will send me your information and we will send you...
Hero, Super Hero, and Side Kick T-shirts are ready for you to wear and impress your friends! by Will Richardson | Dec 2, 2007 | Heros, WhitewaterDecember 2, 2007 You may not have the boat yet, but you can have the T-Shirt! Large logos, Fun Guy on the sleeve, and a fitting JK slogan on the back will keep you and your friends focused on river running! Click to see and buy yours! 🙂 EJ Hero T-Shirt Super...
Jerry abuses his Rocker, and now expects us to trust him with a new Hero by Will Richardson | Nov 22, 2007 | Heros, Rockers, Whitewater(Just kidding Jerry, your Rocker was just getting a warm up for the river, and you can launch your Hero if you want to as well! Get your gift certificate and we’ll send you a Hero T-Shirt, promo dvd, sticker, and put you in for the grand prize drawing) Here is...
A few archived photos worth remembering, as we look towards a new season in 2008 by Will Richardson | Nov 22, 2007 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterI like to go back and see some photos from 2004, 2005, 2006, as I think about 2008. I skipped 2007, even though we relaunched all new boats in the Fun, Star, and Rocker Series. Those are fresher in my mind. These photos are only a sampling of the people and events...
Now this is a tasty looking cake! by Will Richardson | Sep 30, 2007 | 2010 Fun, Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 30, 2007 I got this letter from Matt… Eric – Just had to send you a picture of the birthday cake my wife had made for my surprise birthday/Halloween party this year. She took a picture of my Super Hero and found a bakery that bakes custom cakes....