Check out BK's "Bubba Rocker"! by Will Richardson | Dec 24, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterLove my rocker, but I had to give it some personal nomenclature. Myself being a big boy, and my nieces call me Uncle Bubba. Cheers, B K Peel
Look inside Jackson Kayak and see the action, as well as the first Little Hero!!! by Will Richardson | Dec 16, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterPhotos Take a walk to the back of the factory and you’ll see a whole new place! Our production and operations team has been busy all fall getting ready for this moment. Our own ovens and molding ourselves! We can now maintain the molds ourselves, and keep an eye...
The Super Hero and Ben Stookesberry have their biggest years ever, together by Will Richardson | Dec 14, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Ben Stookesberry Tezpur, India After 11 months, 150 class V days, and my most significant year of whitewater ever; I present my 2008 Super Hero review. First Impressions: On February 9th, 2008 Jesse Coombs arrived with a couple of the first Super Heroes out of the...
Jackson Kayak’s New Hybrid kayak, the All-Water is Unveiled! Come See the Kayak That Does it “ALL”!!! by Will Richardson | Dec 8, 2008 | All Water Rec, Recreational/Touring The name, the design, the function; they all come together perfectly with the All-Water. Like all Jackson Kayak designs, the All-Water provides ultra comfort and the highest performance in it’s class. This whitewater/touring hybrid design...
Pakistan Part 3: A new Bench Mark on the Indus by Will Richardson | Dec 1, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterMonday, December 1st, 2008 – New Delhi , India Exactly 11 days after entering the Indus at the cusp of a 3000 foot descent to the Karakoram Highway ; Ben Stookesberry, Phil Boyer, Darin McQuoid, Rafael Ortiz and Chris Korbulic accomplish the most complete...
Superstition suspended, a Green Race Revival by Will Richardson | Nov 25, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Clay Wright Photos by Bryan Owen and Brad Roberts Are you superstitious? Is 13 bad luck? Apparently not for the Green Race! In spite of the low water launch pad, limited training time, and lots of ‘out of town’ guests the 13th annual Green River Narrows...
"Friends don't let friends paddle kayaks… an open boater note…" by Will Richardson | Nov 7, 2008 | 2010 Fun, WhitewaterEJ, An open boater buddy once told me that friends don’t let friends paddle kayaks. Other open boating acquaintances have expressed consternation with the way that I am raising my son, allowing him to paddle a kayak. The truth of the matter is that most of my...
Photographer, Don Grall, sends in these cool photos from 2008 Teva Mountain Games by Will Richardson | Nov 2, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Heros, WhitewaterPhotographer, Don Grall, sends in these cool photos from 2008 Teva Mountain Games I got this note from Don today… Thanks Don!! You are the man! Hi Eric, I’m really liking the AllStar, monster loops and airwheels were happening frequently by the end of...
2009 Season Starts Today! Welcome to Jackson Kayak's 2009 Season! by Will Richardson | Sep 30, 2008 | All-Water, Dynamic Duo, Heros, Kid's Kayaks, Whitewater2008 was a challenging, successful, and very busy year for the Jackson family, and the entire Jackson Kayak factory team. It started off with our “Quality First” program which was a huge effort by the entire company to improve quality in every area of our...
Mexico Trip Part 2 by Will Richardson | Sep 26, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 26, 2008 By Nick Troutman Photos Well where did I leave off? Oh yes, so after Joel left, Rafael decided to take us on a couple of his most favorite runs. We started off with going back to the ‘Big Banana Section’ of the Alsesseca. It had been to...
Jackson Family and Team JK head to GAF tomorrow by Will Richardson | Sep 25, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterNOC is hosting their Guest Appreciation Festival this weekend and we are heading over with RV, KC, EJ, and Team JK, and the rest of the family. We are doing a big trick contest (for beginner-advanced paddlers), as well as a Wesser Falls Clinic with Clay Wright showing...
World Cup 2 Final Results and Photos by Will Richardson | Sep 24, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterAugust 24, 2008 Photos World Cup 2 was held in Augsburg, Germany, on the Eiscanal, a man-made whitewater course built in 1972. The Washing Machine is still the best hole for this type of course and it was built 36 years ago. The feature was awesome, and people had a...
