Paddy talks about what happens when a 10 year old gets in a Fun 1 by Will Richardson | Feb 10, 2008 | 2010 Fun, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterHi Eric, The first jackson fun1 arrived at my local club at christmas time and if i am totally honest my opinion was ‘it’s too small’. The 10 year old that was paddling it i thought struggled with how responsive the boat was and on the first river...
Side Kick and Super Hero get virgin runs!!! by Will Richardson | Feb 5, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterToday the Super Hero ran Great Falls here at Rock Island! Brad, our assembly manager got the virgin run in this new boat after it got built only 1 hour after we got the hull!!! We have two Super Heroes here that will both be sent to Jesse Coombs. Jesse is taking them...
Human powered shuttle by Will Richardson | Feb 4, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterThis shuttle vehicle only weighs 80 pounds, and eats less than the average shuttle. Kayak on his back only weighs 23 pounds, making the total package a very environmentally sound choice. Of course, not all of us can be 80 pounds, so we will just have to upsize our...
Newest Kids Boat- Side Kick- Ready to Roll!!! by Will Richardson | Feb 1, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterCheck out the photo of the Side Kick! We got the first one in black, to see it in its baddest form, sitting on a black leather sofa! Dane is beside himself and can barely talk due to getting his tonsils out on Tuesday! AWESOME! CUTE! WOW! A real river runner for kids,...
Kids Boats? Oh yea, getting even better…. Side Kick is only days away from getting its first test from Dane!!! by Will Richardson | Jan 25, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterI got a call on my cell phone from Jody, our project manager for the Hero series molding, who described her first attempt to reach me at my home office. She called and asked for me; Dane answered. When she said she was looking for me and where she was from, Dane...
Hero World Premier Saturday Night at Rollapooloza! by Will Richardson | Jan 18, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterCome try the new Hero in the pool at the Rollapooloza in Raleigh, NC (if you are not too far away!). We’ll have two of them to try out! Side Kick mold arrived today and the Super Hero mold comes in next week!!! Horray! EJ...
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...
EJ and Dane hit West Virginia with perfect timing! by Will Richardson | Dec 11, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterIt is an indian summer here in West Virgina with high temps in the 60’s and lows in the 50’s!!! That is only the start, it is also very wet with 4" of snow that was melted by an inch of rain! Dane, Stephen, and I drove up with a Rocker and an All-Star...
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...
Nat Calder from New Zealand sends this note to Devon Barker… cute! by Will Richardson | Nov 21, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterNat is wife to Donald Calder, bronze medalist in the 1995 World Championships in Augsburg, Germany. They are owners of "Sunspots" our distributor in New Zealand. Hi Devon, Hope you are well. All is well here. Anna is 2 months old today. How time flies. She...
National Championships! by Will Richardson | Sep 30, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Emily Jackson Hey Everyone! This weekend was the National Championships for the U.S here in Wisp Maryland. The first day started off with a boater cross through all sorts of cracks and eddy moves that left so many places to err. There were all sorts of carnage and...
My New C-1 by Will Richardson | Sep 13, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Dane Jackson Quicktime, 1.2 MB Last year just 3 days before the 1st event of the World Cup of Freestyle Kayaking Championships. I made a C-1 out of my old green Fun-1 with a couple pieces of foam. With the help of Jez Blanchard it turned out really well. I had two...
