Golden High School Championships by Will Richardson | May 15, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Lauren Burress We officially kicked off our Colorado tour on May 9th, at an event in Golden. We arrived just a couple of hours before the down river race started, and was amazed with all of the juniors that showed up! After registering me in all events possible...
Mission: Hell or High Water, robbed by a race boat and duped by a politician by Will Richardson | May 13, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Billy Harris Hell or High water was a protest event held by the local paddlers organized by Phill Compass. Lets just start off by saying I got robbed. Yep, Matt Hamilton robbed me blind, he raced a pyaranna race boat in the event and beat out the girly girl...
T’Ville Triple Crown Competition in Connecticut a Huge Hit by Will Richardson | Apr 27, 2009 | All-Water, Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterJamie McEwan is New England Whitewater Kayaking’s White Knight. He and his wife Sandra Boyton, have been supporting slalom and wildwater racing in New England for the past 20 years, as well as the USA Teams. Jamie purchased the “River House” in CT as...
Chilean Adventure by Will Richardson | Apr 21, 2009 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterBy Jason Craig Hola gringo amigos! I have been in Chile for the last eight weeks, traveling with New River Academy, an accredited adventure high school for kayakers. This quarter I, along with twelve other students, seven teachers, and coaches paddled, schooled, and...
EJ headed to New England for Triple Crown and more by Will Richardson | Apr 16, 2009 | All-Water, Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterThe T’Ville Triple Crown, brought to us by Jamie McEwan (1972 Olympic Bronze Medalist) and New Englander, will be a great new event in Connecticut for 2009. New England was once the center of the USA paddling circuit with many of the best paddlers coming from...
Rodrigo from Kayak Pucon, a Team JK member, sends in his end of summer in Chile update by Will Richardson | Apr 16, 2009 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Rodrigo Tuschner Rodrigo is one of those special people that makes kayaking better for everyone. Paddlers from all over the world have gone down to the Pucon to run some of the greatest rivers, creeks, and waterfalls in the world. Upon arriving, there is no better...
EJ to hit up Colinsville Canoe and Kayak this month by Will Richardson | Apr 15, 2009 | All-Water, WhitewaterI’ll be double dipping in the New England Fun this weekend. First off- I’ll be showing up to the Collinsville Store where we’ll meet and greet, see the “Action Jackson” short video, and talk about all things kayaks. We are doing our...
Annual Kaweah weekend by Will Richardson | Apr 13, 2009 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Darin McQuoid Every spring we seem to get a cold spell in Northern California. This year it was during Ryan Knights spring break, so we had to go somewhere. When it’s cold, that somewhere tends to be the Kaweah. Thus we made the trek for the third year...
Mission: All Water Shakedown, an on water look at the new All Water by Will Richardson | Apr 7, 2009 | All Water Rec, Recreational/TouringMission: I packed up the car with 2 all waters fishing gear and a topo map just in case. I met the boys at the local hangout and we tore off for high-water float fish from the Barron fork in McMinnville to the Collins River. We had no idea what the river would be like...
The All Water 10 gets its first day paddling. Look for them at your local JK dealer in a few weeks! by Will Richardson | Mar 30, 2009 | All-Water, WhitewaterI am very excited to announce that yet another David Knight design came together perfectly. This kayak is exactly what EJ and I had hoped for. and boy howdy it’s fast! The All Water comes in two sizes (9 and 10 feet) to fit a wide range of sizes. We have only...
New Move: The WAVE MONKEY!!! by Will Richardson | Mar 30, 2009 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterBy Stephen Wright It all started with EJ’s idea in the eddy next to Brave Wave. He wanted to try a cross-bow blunt into a mcnasty on a wave. I was skeptical (It sounded like a good way to cause my shoulder to leave the rest of my body)–it sounded painful...
Family Life- Paddling Life- Business Life- all in Flux…Big Month coming up.. by Will Richardson | Mar 30, 2009 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterIt is March 30, 2009 and I am in Atlanta, Georgia preparing to embark on a journey to another world, and another time in the lives of my family. At 7pm tonight Dane, Nick, Clay, Trevor, and I leave for Mexico City, Mexico where we will celebrate the last 10 days of...
