USA National Freestyle Championships a huge success! by Will Richardson | Sep 1, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 1, 2007 This year’s national championships were held at the “Adventure Sports Center International” in McHenry, Maryland on top of Wisp Mountain. This new $25 million dollar Whitewater Park is the first one truly designed for playboating and...
Washington, DC/ Potomac River visit was awesome! by Will Richardson | Jul 24, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterWashington, DC is an incredible place to go paddling for any skill level. Easy access to the river, a canal for paddling your own shuttles, and the proximity to Bethesda, Potomac, and Washington is incredible. My partner Tony Lunt came into town right after the...
11 year old Lauren Burress sends in this update from the Junior Olympics by Will Richardson | Jul 8, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Lauren Burress Yesterday was the North American Junior Olympics in Golden Colorado. It was really cool! There are a lot of kids here (I think over 150) that are from all over the place. Team Oregon, Evan from California, Hayley from Wisconsin and so many more that...
07 All Star ROCKS the Ottawa! by Will Richardson | Jul 8, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Stephen Wright After 2 Weeks back on the mighty Ottawa river, I’ve come to a conclusion: The new All Star is amazing on this river. It’s the perfect weapon to enjoy the big water, big waves, big holes, and small waves and holes of this playboating...
Junior Olympics Results and Photos- Freestyle and Boatercross Finals by Will Richardson | Jul 7, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterPhotos Results: In the Junior Olympics there are three age categories. Club Cadet (under 12), Cadet (under 14), and Junior (under 18). Here are the results from the finals in Golden, Colorado for Freestyle and Boatercross. Club Cadet Boys 1. Cully Brown 2. Jack Heyman...
Team JK has a great showing at the Junior Olympics in Freestyle by Will Richardson | Jul 5, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterToday was the finals for the freestyle competition at Golden Whitewater Park. The classes are: Club Cadet (under 12), Cadet ( under 14), and Junior (under 18), as well as C1. I am writing this by memory, and will post complete results at www.worldkayak.com under the...
Another wild ride on the Ocoee by Will Richardson | Jun 26, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterThis is Brad Mann, age 9 in his Shooting Star in Hell Hole on the Ocoee.
A little kid named Cully from Durango in 2004 is now a real kayaker and a great kid! by Will Richardson | Jun 26, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterIn 2004 I had the pleasure of teaching little Cully, then 8 years old how to roll on the Animas River. In 2007, at the Fibark Festival, he won the Cadet Class in the Freestyle Event and won a brand new Jackson Kayak of his choice. I fully expected that he would get a...
Mission: Shooting star’n my wife, human hover and dodge that gopher… (the incodent!) by Will Richardson | Jun 19, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Billy Harris Photos I pulled out of Rocky Mountain House a tear in my eye and peddle mashed to the floor. For about a week we hung out paddled with great people dodged logs poached Internet did clinics and pool session’s. Rocky Mountain House’s...
Amelia Godolphin, only 8 years old, learns to roll her new Fun 1! by Will Richardson | Jun 19, 2007 | 2010 Fun, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterI got this today… Eric, My daughter Amelia is 8 years old. She got a Fun1 for her birthday. After watching your rolling and bracing video and working with her for just “1 HOUR!” in the water she has got her first roll tonight (and 2nd, and 3rd, and...
Father’s Day at Fibark in Colorado! by Will Richardson | Jun 18, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, Whitewater Dane’s 2007 Fibark Winning Ride (Windows Medial Player 9.1 MB) I woke up on Father’s Day hungry and ready for breakfast. We Kristine and I walked the block and a ½ to the “West End Café” where we got a...
Lyons, Colorado Extreme Race, Kids rodeo, and Pro Rodeo! by Will Richardson | Jun 13, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterI have never been to Lyons, Colorado before this trip. It is a little north of Boulder and a cool little town. Oscar Blues serves a great pizza, home brewed beer, and live music. The South Saint Fran Creek is a sweet run that was the sight of the extreme race through...
