Opening night of the Worlds by Will Richardson | Apr 29, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Devon Barker My drysuit, my squirt boat, my All Star, and the Little Pickey Lodge here at Wilderness Tours is the best! Joe Kowalski is our host here on the Ottawa River. It has been hard not having ideal training levels but we had a great option in New York. I...
Reno Training by Will Richardson | Apr 28, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterBy Ben Guska For the last week my good friend Todd Baker and I have been working with two Reno residents. Our goal is to train them a month prior to the Reno River Festival, and see how well they can do. This last week was week number one! It gave us an opportunity to...
The Allstar = The Bond by Will Richardson | Apr 24, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Hey EJ and Carman, I went out boating in my area recently with my new Allstar, and I am speechless. But being without words doesn’t stop me from writing, so I thought I would let you know about my out of body experience. The Allstar does it all....
07 All Star hits the New River Dries! by Will Richardson | Apr 21, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Stephen Wright I have spent the past four months hoping that the infamous put-in waves of the New River Dries would run while I was in the Mid-atlantic. This week, miraculously, it happened. I was fortunate enough to have finished teaching my Washington DC Potomac...
Ben Guska gets his first taste of the 2007 All-Star at Reno Whitewater Park! by Will Richardson | Apr 17, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterI got this letter from him today… Hey EJ: Got in Reno Mountain Sports demo ALL STAR today. So far here is what I have from one day of boating. First trick I tried was a phonix monkey. The hole is a little shallow and the one thing I noticed was getting more pop...
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...
Jesse Coombs and Ben Stookesberry kick of their World Premier of Hotel Charlier: River of Doubt in Shasta, CA! by Will Richardson | Apr 12, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Rockers, WhitewaterApril 11, 2007 This note and the photos come from Jesse… What a great first show! We just finished showing the World Premier of Hotel Charley: River of Doubt at Shasta Basecamp in Shasta, CA. Thanks Styles! The Jackson Kayak Factory had a private screening for...
Chris from England gets his new 2007 All-Star and got a run in the 2007 Rocker by Will Richardson | Apr 11, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Rockers, WhitewaterHi, I am a member of the Square Rock Jackson team here in the UK and I have been paddling JK boats since they came in to the UK about 3 years ago. Just wanted to let you know how impressed with new boats, the last All Star was a superb boat to paddle, BUT the New All...
Jack reviews his new All-Star and Fun! by Will Richardson | Apr 11, 2007 | 2010 Fun, 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Whitewaterthank you eric! this is tina’s husband Jack. we met once long time ago. we got thru winter great because I switched from c-1 to kayak. got 15 pool sessions and 8 river trips in both my new 4fun and allstar. and my wife tina paddles a classic fun.. Eric we are...
David Stefan sends in this expedition story by Will Richardson | Apr 5, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterBy David Stefan Hi EJ Last week, I (David Stefan), Peter Oliva, Rudnei Ervas, Daniel Malfin, we carry through an expedition in 3 rivers in the Mountain range of the Bocaina Brazil. Kayaks and much walked had been 5 days in the forest with horses carrying to arrive in...
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...
Santa Cruz Surf Festival Update by Will Richardson | Mar 23, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterPhotos By Devon Barker My first day in Santa Cruz was a big day with waves only off the point at Steamers Lane. I was pretty intimidated to take the waves off the point that surfed very close to the rock out cropping and the cliff. I got a little bolder as I watched...
