Creek Week & AW Raffle Success – nearly $1400 for AW! by Will Richardson | Mar 17, 2009 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Boyd Ruppelt Every March nearly a hundred river rats of various skill levels take over Pickett State Park on the Cumberland Plateau in TN for an event put on by Memphis Whitewater. They take over the bunkhouses of the "Group Camp" in the park, eat...
Headliner: 2.3 Inches of Rain on the cumberland Plateau- Life is good! by Will Richardson | Mar 16, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, Heros, Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos This was an epic Rock Island Weekend! Yesterday was a run down the Upper Caney Fork River with three Dynamic Duos. Clay and David (from Brazil), Emily and Nick, and dane and I all ran down the 8 mile run along with some folks from Knoxville. What a great run!...
Check out a waterfall in Arizona! Travis Collins (6' 8" tall) paddles the Mega-Rocker over it by Will Richardson | Mar 9, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterHi Eric, A group of us guys just got back from a weekend creeking at Fossil Creek in northern Arizona. Thank you and your family for creating your Mega Rocker. My best friend Travis Collins is 6’8” and was not sure he could find a boat to fit. Well last...
Pedro Olivia: New World Record: 38.7 meters : 127 feet by Will Richardson | Mar 5, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Ben Stookesberry Yesterday the 4th of March, 2009, Brazilian kayaker and fellow Brazil World Record Attemt Expedition member Pedro Olivia shattered the existing world record (108 foot or 33 meter) with a 38. 7 meter (127 foot) waterfall descent on a tributary to...
Brazil is one of my favorite countries in the world. the people are incredible, as is the land. here is a note from Daniel, on the Paranhana River by Will Richardson | Mar 4, 2009 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterPhotos Hi EJ!!! My name is Daniel, I am from Três Coroas – Brazil. I am sending some photos with my AllStar. Here in South of Brazil we hava a team with 9 Jackson Kayaks, as i can i will send more photos with all the team and our hole in the Paranhana...
Dynamic Duos creating a real shake-up on how we kayak! by Will Richardson | Mar 2, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, Rockers, WhitewaterMarch 3, 2009 I am used to having fun in my kayak, and the guys I was paddling with have about as much fun as can be had every time we paddle. However, this run down the Upper Caney Fork was crazy fun! We were laughing and smiling and zipping around in our 12′...
Mission: Launching DUO's, family members beware by Will Richardson | Mar 2, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Billy Harris Nick screamed, " no no no". It’s hard bringing 12 feet of fully charging Duo to a sudden stop with a notice like. "NO NO NO", what is that? In the back of the DUO you’re kind of the driver. The guy in front just...
Kudos to the JK Staff from the North by Will Richardson | Feb 25, 2009 | 2010 Fun, WhitewaterFor those of you who don’t know our staff, Seth is a customer service agent, and Richard is the shipping manager. We strive to make every Jackson Kayak customer a customer for life. This isn’t easy, and we make mistakes from time to time, but we try our...
David Stefan Sends in More Photos from Brazil by Will Richardson | Feb 16, 2009 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterPhotos By David Stefan Hi Guys some pioctures from Rio Grnde do Sul training and enjoyng with my kayakers friends. Was a great sunny day with the friends! All Star can give you a lot of fun. hugs David Stefan ps: some Reno sessions too in the middle...
Team JK Runs the Green River by Will Richardson | Feb 1, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Nick Troutman On our way back from Rollapoolza we decided to hit up the famous Green River. We started our morning off with a delicious breakfast at Cracker Barrel, where Clay and Justin Owen met up with us. From there we headed to the put in to set shuttle, where...
Pakistan, Indus River – Day Thirteen by Will Richardson | Feb 1, 2009 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterBy Darin McQuoid Our team was happy to camp on yet another perfect sandy beach by the Indus. Boulders of large proportions littered all the beaches, offering up snug little alcoves for us to sleep in. We awoke full of expectations, and fired up because of the standard...
