Mission: Manitoba, White Mud and the cursing French men by Will Richardson | Jul 5, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterBy Billy Harris Photos CLINICS on the Potomac with Valley Mill The Shindiggg, the Guys that put this kayaking event on know what is up. I love attending great festivals and this one was no acceptation what so ever. It’s a small group of guys that push it along...
Check out this note from Spencer while in Slovenia by Will Richardson | Jun 27, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterCheck out this picture of my All Star! It has an angel or star looking over it! Quite funny really, because I’m always going out how brilliant my All Star is. This was taken on the Soca river in Slovenia with a disposable camera. Cheers, Spencer...
The BUS is Back!!! by Will Richardson | Jun 26, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterBy Stephen Wright Photos I’m not sure what levels will do tomorrow, but Mini Bus came in today–the perfect "welcome back to the Ottawa River" present! This is really the first time I’ve been able to surf this awesome wave in my new All...
Zoar Demofest Update by Will Richardson | Jun 25, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterFor starters, here’s a great big THANKS to everyone at Zoar for hosting such an amazing event. From a participants perspective, you can just show up, get geared up from head to toe (plus boat and paddle), and jump in on something like six to eight clinics over...
My good friend Danny Stock sends in this note by Will Richardson | Jun 22, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterEJ, Having WAY too much fun at Maryland Chute these last couple days in my AllStar! I’m getting much more air on my loops than I ever have before (and probably ever will in my slalom boat!). The competition was stiff for who was going to have more fun yesterday,...
Kate and baby find their All-Stars to be great for napping by Will Richardson | Jun 1, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterHey Eric We had a great time at the Professor Paddle Ball on the Wenatchee last weekend. We discovered that when we weren’t paddling them, our Allstars doubled as ergonomic sun loungers- such a multi-functional boat! Bret Barton found a new kayaking prodigy in 5...
Mark Cecchini sends in this Idaho, "Spring is Here", update! by Will Richardson | May 25, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Mark Cecchini EJ, We’ve had an amazing week here in Idaho. Ninety degree temperatures finally ended our perpetual winter. Everything has gone off big all at once. That has made for a lot of tough choices concerning where to go and what to paddle....
Gearing up for the Tour by Will Richardson | Apr 30, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterBy Ruth Gordon Next week will kick off the American summer tour for most competitive kayakers. Starting in Reno, NV and heading East into Colorado, the Reno River Festival is the beginning of almost two months of events, demos and clinics. Already boaters are starting...
Sweet Sierra Weekend Part 2: Pauley Creek! by Will Richardson | Apr 29, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Stephen Wright After spending Saturday on the South Yuba, we packed-up and headed to Pauley Creek (North Yuba drainage) for a Sunday day-trip. Pauley Creek is QUALITY class IV with clean waterfalls set in a spectacularly tight canyon. The gorge walls were...
All Star C-1 Conversion by Will Richardson | Mar 31, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterCheck out Denny Kortze’s All-Star C1 conversion directions. (PDF)
James makes it up the cliff at Bald River Falls, and he isn't in his kayak he is in a wheelchair! Kudos to James and Boyd! by Will Richardson | Mar 18, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterI just wanted to tell you what a great time my friends and I had boating last weekend at the Tellico river with Boyd Ruppelt. It was really cool of him to give us a hand with our group and show us the line for running Bald river falls. I’d like to say an extra...
Isaac in Chile by Will Richardson | Mar 10, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterHi EJ, Kristine, Carman and JK family, I just returned from Chile where I spent five days with Isaac and the New River Academy gang, also known as Huge Experiences. The photos are from the Rio Fuy where Isaac and group ran some classic waterfalls, including a 30...