Mission: Lost in the woods and Project: Jackson North by Will Richardson | May 19, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Billy Harris Well as most of you might have heard, I almost didn’t make it for the Finals. I showed up after warm up rides in my jeans again. Jumped in to the first of 2 rides pretty much freaked out. Second ride was better but not much. I guess that I have...
Mega Rocker Video Green 100% by Will Richardson | May 16, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Eric Stalowy Things have been pretty dry here in the SE but we are so lucky to have the Green when things dry up. Here is some footage taken a couple of weeks ago. There is a great line by Jeb Hall at Go Left, a good ride at Speed Trap for Joe, and i get up close...
World’s Training Photos and more rambling thoughts by Will Richardson | May 9, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterBy Stephen Wright I got out with my camera and shot a few photos during training day before world’s. Enjoy the pics! This was truly an event to remember. Wilderness Tours moved mountains to get Buseater in the middle of a 50 year low-water season. There were...
4 Corners and Hotel Charley 2 go BIG in Durango by Will Richardson | May 6, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Andy Corra and 4 Corners River Sports put on a great show at the Abbey Theater and had their annual huge gear swap. I arrived in Durango on Thursday, and kayaked the play park in Animas a minimum of twice each day that I have been here. Saturday...
Opening night of the Worlds by Will Richardson | Apr 29, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Devon Barker My drysuit, my squirt boat, my All Star, and the Little Pickey Lodge here at Wilderness Tours is the best! Joe Kowalski is our host here on the Ottawa River. It has been hard not having ideal training levels but we had a great option in New York. I...
Reno Training by Will Richardson | Apr 28, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterBy Ben Guska For the last week my good friend Todd Baker and I have been working with two Reno residents. Our goal is to train them a month prior to the Reno River Festival, and see how well they can do. This last week was week number one! It gave us an opportunity to...
Box Canyon Race by Will Richardson | Apr 27, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Darin McQuoid On April 21st local shop Shasta Base Camp hosted a race down Box Canyon of the Sacramento, and we had a great showing of paddlers brave enough to face low flows and rainy weather. Some of the more competitive paddlers ran the box the day before and...
Awesome Middle Palguin, Mega Rocker fly good by Will Richardson | Apr 25, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Rodrigo Tuschner I love this run, I love this water fall, this section is the sh*t, is very close to the town and is incredible soft on the bottom, Something that I really love is the entry… In this time when I be on the bottom I was so happy because I...
The Allstar = The Bond by Will Richardson | Apr 24, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Hey EJ and Carman, I went out boating in my area recently with my new Allstar, and I am speechless. But being without words doesn’t stop me from writing, so I thought I would let you know about my out of body experience. The Allstar does it all....
Rocker in 370 fpm Clearwater Creek WA by Will Richardson | Apr 24, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Joe Keck Hello Jackson World! Joe, here, reporting from Colorado. The time is finally upon us where the snow melts and we get to rockin’ on the rivers. But first before the snow melts here in Colorado, it’s always great to get out to some places that go...
07 All Star hits the New River Dries! by Will Richardson | Apr 21, 2007 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Stephen Wright I have spent the past four months hoping that the infamous put-in waves of the New River Dries would run while I was in the Mid-atlantic. This week, miraculously, it happened. I was fortunate enough to have finished teaching my Washington DC Potomac...
CONFIDENCE! by Will Richardson | Apr 20, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterGood Afternoon, After receiving my Rocker, I was anxious to get it wet. However, the rainfall (lack of) and schedules had me once again wondering what I had won. Finally, the rain came. If I could use just one (1) word to describe this boat, it would be...
