Jon Best holds down the British Team JK fort in good style! by Will Richardson | Sep 18, 2006 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterOctober 18, 2006 By Jon Best Hi EJ, So a great couple of weeks over. On the weekend of the 7th and 8th saw the Peak Uk challenge and the British Championships. The challenge consists of a freestyle comp, a downriver race and an extreme slalom race, and the new Fun was...
Mega Rocker / Russel Fork Review by Will Richardson | Sep 16, 2006 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Clay Wright October 16, 2006 The Russel Fork’s combination of steep drops, technical boulderfields, enormous undercuts, and mid-volume flow makes it a true Southeastern benchmark of entry level class 5 creeking. It’s a step up from Upper Yough, Watauga,...
More Fun on the Gauley! by Will Richardson | Sep 13, 2006 | 2010 Fun, 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterOctober 13, 2006 By Stephen Wright After many days in my 07 Fun, I can say that this boat rocks! It’s the perfect Gauley boat: giving HUGE loops, easy slot moves and other difficult downriver lines, and still able to do splatwheels-kickflips-macho moves-stern...
Pikey from England writes in from the Gauley by Will Richardson | Sep 11, 2006 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Pikey October 11, 2006 What a way to spend my last weekend in the states than to be paddling the Upper Gauley on a 3000cfs release with Brad Sutton, Clay and Stephen Wright. After along drive from Rock Island and saying goodbye to my new family, Brad and I...
Nick getting dialed into the Mega-Rocker before his fall of creeking! by Will Richardson | Sep 9, 2006 | Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 9, 2006 Working your way up to a major undertaking of hard creeks should be done in increments. Many of the team JK athletes are getting some quality time in the new Rocker and will be spending some quality time this fall and winter dropping from high...
The Trent Family in Levinworth, WA have all become kayakers, very cool! by Will Richardson | Sep 6, 2006 | 2010 Fun, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterSeptember 6, 2006 Hey EJ, this is Chris Ohta from Leavenworth Mtn Sports and FLUID Adventures Kayak School. Just thought you might like to see some pics of some of our most promising students. The entire Trent Family has been taking lessons from us and they have...
Why does Jackson Kayak use Cross-Linked HDPE Material for our kayaks? It is a superior material, here’s the BETA… by Will Richardson | Sep 6, 2006 | Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 6, 2006 The reason we use cross-linked plastic is simple. Our boats are our business and our pride and we want to use the best materials available in them. Cross-Linked HDPE costs more than any of the Linear materials that make up what all other brands use,...
Ben Stookesberry, Creeker, expedition extraordinaire on the Rocker by Will Richardson | Sep 3, 2006 | Rockers, WhitewaterSeptember 3 , 2006 I got this email from Ben who is psyched on the boats, sweet! Subject: Rock on! EJ, The Rocker is a sick river runner/ creek boat! And the punk and mega will only complete the best creek/ river running line on the market. cheers, Ben Stookesberry...
A Few Team JK Ramp Photos by Will Richardson | Sep 2, 2006 | Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 2, 2006 By Stephen Wright On Friday Team JK spent the morning launching the ramp just downhill from the Jackson’s house. This ramp headed down the steep bank, then had a shallow kicker that ended about 7 feet off the water. Big fun was had by all, as...
KB from Montana is welcomed aboard Team JK’s Regional Team, sweet! by Will Richardson | Sep 1, 2006 | Rockers, WhitewaterSeptember 1 , 2006 KB is an all around fun guy, and he’ll be representing the Jackson Kayak "Fun Guy" officially now too. Working at Edge of the World, KB spends most of his time introducing kids to the river, in Jackson Kayak boats, of course. Only...
EJ’s Rolling and Bracing DVD review by Will Richardson | Jul 31, 2006 | 2010 Fun, WhitewaterJuly 31, 2006 Dear EJ, I would just like to thank you for making the video on rolling and bracing. You made it easy to understand the concepts of what needed to be done in order to be successful at rolling and bracing. Rolling was something I wasn’t comfortable...
Mega-Rocker gets final thumbs up from Team JK and design team- becomes a reality! by Will Richardson | Jul 27, 2006 | Rockers, WhitewaterJuly 27, 2006 Jackson Kayak is taking creek boating very seriously for 2007. We have put a lot of time, energy, and resources into our developing creek-boat lineup. We have brought on board some of the best and most respected creek-boaters that are actively paddling...
