Photos of Australian National Freestyle Championships by Will Richardson | May 19, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Jez Here are a few pics from the recent Australian National Freestyle Championships. Thanks to Maggie Crocker for these awesome pictures. It really was a great event with the most amount of participants that we have had in years. Congrats to all the winners....
Devin Knight Super Hero Review by Will Richardson | May 14, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos As far as the new Super Hero goes, whew! Where to start…. I guess with the beginning! First time I even saw the boat was when Jesse showed up at my house with Ben to edit the new Hotel Charlie video. We needed a break from the work so kayaking was in...
Wild, Wonderful "Wet" Virginia Update (Mission Length, butbetter grammar) by Will Richardson | May 13, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Brian Jennings Well, there’s been lots going on in the Dubya-Vee. I wasextremely disappointed that due to some work responsibilities, I was unable togo to Reno this year. Jim Litchfield and crew always do an amazing job runninga top-notch event. It’s...
Darin McQuoid's Hero Review by Will Richardson | May 7, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Darin McQuoid My new love: The 2008 Hero. Here are just a few reasons why I love the ’08 Hero. Nimble: The Hero is easy to move around the river. Because it rides high in the water and has planing hull with just enough edge, it’s easy to use the edges...
Check out Lauren Burress' run of Richland by Will Richardson | Apr 30, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Lauren Burress Hi JK Family, I just wanted to send in a story of me and Dad running Richland Creek a couple of weekends ago. With all of the rain we have been hitting up some creeking rivers lately. I paddled my new Pink Star instead of my Punk Rocker. I am still...
Gearing up for the Tour by Will Richardson | Apr 30, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterBy Ruth Gordon Next week will kick off the American summer tour for most competitive kayakers. Starting in Reno, NV and heading East into Colorado, the Reno River Festival is the beginning of almost two months of events, demos and clinics. Already boaters are starting...
Sweet Sierra Weekend Part 2: Pauley Creek! by Will Richardson | Apr 29, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Stephen Wright After spending Saturday on the South Yuba, we packed-up and headed to Pauley Creek (North Yuba drainage) for a Sunday day-trip. Pauley Creek is QUALITY class IV with clean waterfalls set in a spectacularly tight canyon. The gorge walls were...
USA Team Trials Over and was awesome! by Will Richardson | Apr 28, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterWhat a great weekend with plenty of drama, great racing, great weather, and tons of people! The Canadians selected their Olympic Team in David Ford (now 5 time Olympian!), and Sara Boudens for the women. They didn’t earn a spot for C1 as the USA took that spot...
Kate Howell sends in this Ladies “Park and Boof” course photos and note by Will Richardson | Apr 16, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterHey EJ Thought I’d write a quick note to say how much I enjoyed paddling my new Rocker for the first time on the weekend, when I tried it out in a class. Nine women attended the “Park and Boof” class that myself and James Bagley Jr organized in...
Colorado 2008 Creeking stoke by Will Richardson | Apr 16, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Joe Keck Yo Jackson World! First blood has been drawn from the 2008 Colorado creeking season! Yesterday, a solid crew rallied out to the desert near Montrose and fired Colorado’s classic early season run – Escalante Creek. The bad news is my camera...
Heather Herbeck: Happy in Hero by Will Richardson | Apr 14, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Heather Herbeck Hey Everyone – Yes, here is yet another quick update on the Hero: Wow! The Hero is an amazing boat. I didn’t think I would be able to respond to the boat as quickly and easily as I did, being that I have been paddling the Rocker (no...
Joe sends in this Super Hero review by Will Richardson | Apr 9, 2008 | All-Water, Heros, WhitewaterEJ: I just got me a couple of firsts, the first descent on the Elk and Back Fork in the new Jackson Super Hero. Yeah, I know. It’s not a real record. But I did get a lotof attention from other boaters, not because of my skills but because I was the first one in...
