Jay Kinkaid, Jason Craig, and Jud Kaiser are our Reno champs! by Will Richardson | May 14, 2007 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Clay Wright Just off the phone with Stephen Wright who’s in Reno and it seems Jay won men’s, Jason won Jr.s, and Jud Kaiser won the Boatercross in a Super-hero! Congrats to WS’s Tanya Faux as well, for winning the Women’s division over 2nd...
AW Benefit & Video Premier in Reno by Will Richardson | Apr 30, 2007 | Heros, WhitewaterFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SURFNV Reno River Festival Pre-Party & Hotel Charlie 2 Film Premiere to Benefit American Whitewater Information This event is a benefit for American Whitewater. Go to the website www.americanwhitewater.org and check them out. Hotel Charlie 2...
Hotel Charley 2 rocked! by Will Richardson | Apr 18, 2007 | Heros, WhitewaterThis past Friday evening, National Geographic Adventure Heroes of the Year Ben Stookesberry and Jesse Coombs wowed the crowed with their new movie, Hotel Charley 2: River of Doubt at Seattle Raft and Kayak in Seattle. Check out the full report on their blog....
Cascade White Water Park & Riggins, Idaho by Will Richardson | Mar 26, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Heros, WhitewaterBy Devon Barker Cascade, Idaho New White Water Park I flew into Boise from Santa Cruz on Monday and drove right to Cascade, Idaho. Cascade sits on the North Fork of the Payette River. They have a 2.5-mile section in town from bridge to bridge. This is the purposed...
EJ Training Log updated from Africa by Will Richardson | Mar 15, 2007 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterGoal: I wrote training logs from 1988-1996 and no real log since. As the World Championships approach, I figure it will do me good to have one, and hope you enjoy reading it too. I am starting with a short summary of paddling to date this year. Previous Training Log...
Never a Dull Moment by Will Richardson | Feb 5, 2007 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Ruth Gordon Today was a great example of the constant action at the Jackson household. I arrived here almost two weeks ago and the saying ‘time flies when you’re having fun’ must have originated in this house. Days go by and there is never a dull...
Beginning to kayak is for Seniors too! by Will Richardson | Jan 31, 2007 | 2010 Fun, Heros, WhitewaterHey, EJ! It was great to meet you in Dayton, OH, this past weekend at the Adventure Summit. Thanks for talking me through how to fit the Happy Seat in my new Fun. My boat is already super comfortable, but I’m looking forward to getting the Happy Seat to tweak...
New Years Trip Report by Will Richardson | Jan 2, 2007 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Boyd Ruppelt After Champaign and fireworks on the Rock Island dam, we decided to start our New Years right with a day in the smokies!!! Brad Sutton, Samantha Brunner, and myself took off from Rock Island to meet up with our friends Drew from Memphis, and...
Ben Stookesberry and Rafa Ortiz complete Chapter 2 of Hotel Charley: River of Doubt in India! Check out the video teaser, WOW! by Will Richardson | Jan 2, 2007 | Heros, WhitewaterNational Geographic’s "Adventurer Hero" Ben Stookesberry is at it again, in the middle of one of the most intense expedition seasons in the history of kayaking! Just two weeks after completing the Alceseca Expedition in Mexico, Ben and Rafa were in...
Jason Craig sends in this update from Reno by Will Richardson | Dec 22, 2006 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Jason Craig Hey EJ, I went over to the North Feather River two weeks ago with a group of Reno paddlers. I was STOAKED to get my green Hero on a creek. We did the Cresta run first full of class three and a awesome boof. After we loaded the car up with seven or eight...
Team JK welcomes Joel Kowalski to the Team! by Will Richardson | Dec 20, 2006 | Heros, WhitewaterJoel was a toddler when I met him at Joe and Sue’s house (owners of Wilderness Tours and Ottawa Kayak School) back in the day. He got to attend Ottawa Kayak School when he was 13 years old and was soon a regular on the Ottawa. By the time he and Nick Troutman...
The family of Lane, Tiny, and Patrick from France sends in this note… by Will Richardson | Dec 18, 2006 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterHi Eric, In name of my son Lane, I want a thank you for the wonderfull moments we have as a beginning Belgium kayak family! We are the owners of a Fun 1 1/2, a 4 fun and a Rocker and we love it. Dane is Lane his hero! Lane his greatest dream, is becoming member of the...
