More Fun on the Gauley! by Will Richardson | Sep 13, 2006 | 2010 Fun, 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterOctober 13, 2006 By Stephen Wright After many days in my 07 Fun, I can say that this boat rocks! It’s the perfect Gauley boat: giving HUGE loops, easy slot moves and other difficult downriver lines, and still able to do splatwheels-kickflips-macho moves-stern...
The Trent Family in Levinworth, WA have all become kayakers, very cool! by Will Richardson | Sep 6, 2006 | 2010 Fun, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterSeptember 6, 2006 Hey EJ, this is Chris Ohta from Leavenworth Mtn Sports and FLUID Adventures Kayak School. Just thought you might like to see some pics of some of our most promising students. The entire Trent Family has been taking lessons from us and they have...
EJ’s Rolling and Bracing DVD review by Will Richardson | Jul 31, 2006 | 2010 Fun, WhitewaterJuly 31, 2006 Dear EJ, I would just like to thank you for making the video on rolling and bracing. You made it easy to understand the concepts of what needed to be done in order to be successful at rolling and bracing. Rolling was something I wasn’t comfortable...
Valley Mill Kayak School Clinic student David writes in… by Will Richardson | Jul 26, 2006 | 2010 Fun, WhitewaterJuly 26, 2006 EJ & Dane, Thanks so much for today’s clinic. Besides getting the mechanics of the roll, you guys gave me something that no other instructor has been able to… the confidence to go out into current and know that I CAN roll up. Does it need...
You need a good 2 fun review….So here you go by Will Richardson | Jun 18, 2006 | 2010 Fun, WhitewaterJune 18, 2006 EJ, Hi my name is Shane, I Live in Missoula Montana, and I’ve been in the 2fun for about a year, IT RULES! I’m 14 and 130 pounds so the 2 fun is perfect for me,I started boating last year and now i’m an intermedite/advanced boater, and...
Jason Craig, age 12, newest member of Team JK! by Will Richardson | May 24, 2006 | 2010 Fun, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterMay 24, 2006 I am proud to introduce the world to 12 year old kayaking wonder Jason Craig, from Reno, Nevada. Jason was put into a Fun 1 by Dane in 2004 at the Reno River Festival and when we retuned in 2005 he could back loop, and generally rip up the local holes and...
Brad’s First Chattooga Trip by Will Richardson | May 23, 2006 | 2010 Fun, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterMay 23, 2006 Here is a little clip of Brad running his first Class IV (Windows Media Player, 1.4 MB). On May 2nd, we went over for a later afternoon run of Thrifts to Woodall on the Chattooga, SC. Brad has been doing great and can roll anywhere on the Nanty. So, it...
4 Fun and cross-linked review… by Will Richardson | May 10, 2006 | 2010 Fun, WhitewaterMay 10, 2006 Eric, I’m sure that you receive messages from paddlers who are excited about your boats. I fall into that group. I took my new 4Fun out on the river with a friend for the first time last weekend and loved it. I started paddling back in 1997 in a...
Young Zack hits the mighty Ottawa! by Will Richardson | May 2, 2006 | 2010 Fun, WhitewaterMay 2, 2006 Hi Eric, What can I say, yesterday was a milestone in my son Zachary’s paddling career. We went out to the Champlain bridge (the wall) yesterday and spent 2 and a half hours of good times. Zachary took his Fun 1.5 and showed us what he could do with...
Rock Island Neighbor sends in his photos of his son in his new Fun 1! by Will Richardson | Apr 29, 2006 | 2010 Fun, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterApril 29, 2006 Hey EJ, David Hamlet from Cookeville, TN, here with another testimonial on my 6 year old son, Cameron. ‘Cam’ is a very energetic boy who began life premature, weighing in at a whopping +2 lbs and 2 1/2 months early, as he apparently felt the...
Reno Whitewater Park is Going Off! by Will Richardson | Apr 27, 2006 | 2010 Fun, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterApril 27, 2006 By Stephen Wright. Learn more about Stephen. After a great weekend at the American River and Golden Gate, I headed to Reno to begin training for the upcoming event. Jay Kincaid and Lisa Beckstead have been kind enough to let me stay with them for a few...
“My son loves the new Fun1” by Will Richardson | Apr 12, 2006 | 2010 Fun, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterApril 12, 2006 Just thought i’d drop you guys a note and let you know how much fun Evan is having with his new Fun1. He hasn’t actually used it in the water yet but it makes a great sled and he likes to sit in the living room do "carpet rolls."...
