Win a Shooting Star or Fun 1 at the Cadet rodeos in Colorado! by Will Richardson | May 22, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterWe here at Jackson Kayak are super stoked to announce that we are sponsoring a Cadet Rodeo for both the Lyons Outdoor Games (LOG) as well as FIBARK. The Cadet age range is 14 and under and we hope to see each of you parents out there getting your kids fired up to show...
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...
EJ’s World’s Training Update: 4/24/2007 by Will Richardson | Apr 24, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterWe are on the Ottawa and made it across the border with no issues. John Ratliff got us all set up with renewed tags and we were off on Saturday! We met up with Jay Kincaid, David Stefan, and Devon Barker who were already at the "Farmhouse". It is called the...
The lost Idaho paddling days by Will Richardson | Apr 21, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Jason Craig My old computer’s hard drive crashed and I had no backup so I lost all my old footage, programs, and everything else including my Idaho update so I will do my best to try to retell the saga… I flew into Idaho April 6th and headed to a...
Portage Hole: the best playspot on the Potomac that you’ve never heard of by Will Richardson | Apr 15, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Stephen Wright In between teaching D.C. clinics and private lessons this weekend I got out to enjoy paddling Portage Hole on the Potomac. I was joined by lots of friends including Team JK paddler Rob Terry, who was rocking-out an 07 Fun. I haven’t had the...
Out of Africa photos, larger format for better viewing! by Will Richardson | Apr 2, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterPhotos Check out the assortment of photos from our trip. I am in London after a delay caused us to miss our connection. The good news is high speed internet. The bad news is one more day before I can be home and see my lovely wife, Kristine! Lots of great memories and...
Out of Africa- 2007 by Will Richardson | Apr 1, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterIn 2003 I wrote an update called, out of Africa. It included Malaria, filming our original “EJ’s Playboating Basics, and Advanced Playboating”, the Zambezi, and the Nile Rivers, with a similar cast as this year, but not entirely the same, 4 years...
Paul sends Jason a cool email from the weekend and the new star by Will Richardson | Mar 29, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Jason Craig Hey Jason, It was great seeing you again and as always seeing you mob all over the wave!! GREAT JOB on the clean blunt! The next day my friend Paul (Big Paul) and I did Chili Bar. I was going to run it in my xxxxx. But seeing you had ran it in your...
New Star series ROCKS the waves of the Nile! by Will Richardson | Mar 26, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterSometimes in life, things go even better than expected, and the design of the new Star series is one of those moments. Now that we have had the Shooting Star, Star, and All-Star on every type of feature you can imagine, from flatwater, to the biggest waves and holes,...
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...
Jackson Kayak Super Star delayed due to Royal Screw up by Will Richardson | Mar 6, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterA terrible thing has happened in Jackson Kayak plug and mold making! The Super Star mold showed up looking exactly like a shooting Star, to the 1/1000th of an inch! Yes, we now have two Shooting Star molds, which is a good thing if we get a run on them (ha), but we...
Jason Craig Reviews the Shooting Star by Will Richardson | Mar 2, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Jason Craig This boat is fast! I catch waves that I never thought possible and while on a wave its an immediate difference from past boats. At the top of the wave it cruises down fast and launches great. The edges cut deep allowing to carve quickly from one side to...
