Jerry’s Baddle update and video by Will Richardson | Mar 24, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterHey all! So this past weekend I participated in Jerry’s Baddle, a biking and paddling race that honors the life of Jerry Beckwith and is also a fundraiser for ALS research. It was an awesome weekend, despite the cold front that moved in just for the weekend. I...
Mega Rocker Video Update by Will Richardson | Mar 17, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterHey all! So this spring has been pretty good as far as the Narrows goes. The dam has been releasing at 200%, and with the addition of some natural flow, it has made the Green BIG. I am very pleased with the Mega Rocker and it has handled great on the narrows at this...
NAWF 07 – down-home ingenuity in the land of cotton by Will Richardson | Mar 15, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Clay Wright South of Huntsville? The rebel flags and cotton fields start popping up not long after you cross out of Tennessee so arriving in the ‘land of cotton’ can be a cultural experience even for us Southerners! Despite the drought that has nearly...
Salto de Nilahue Chile by Will Richardson | Mar 1, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Rodrigo Tuschner Wooow, Salto de Nilahue. A year and a half ago the waterfall was first run by some good friends of mine, LJ Groth and Trip Jennings, and can be seen in the movie Epicocity Project. Shortly after their run the drop collapsed and has been constantly...
EJ talks about his life in 2007… by Will Richardson | Feb 26, 2007 | Rockers, Whitewater2006 was a big year for the Jackson family, Jackson Kayak, and me personally. I had a great kayaking season, winning the World Cup, USA Team Trials, Reno, Teva Mountain Games, etc.. I contribute my kayaking successes to a combination of being able to really cut loose...
Tasmania trip report by Will Richardson | Feb 24, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos Hey mate, this is the bumper issue. First things first, check out this random film on our Tassie trip. http://www.entropygear.com/vid/Tasmania.wmv Just goes to show that the journey is most times more important than the destination. Well my trip to tassie was...
6′ 8″ Tall and all legs and fits the new Super Fun and Mega Rocker!!! by Will Richardson | Feb 22, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterI got this CD from a guy at the Miami Valley Summit in Cincinnatti, Ohio. I forget the guys name who took the picture, and I forget the guys name and his son who are in the picture, but thanks for sending it! If you are shorter than this guy, you are good to go in the...
Amanda in Mexico in a Star by Will Richardson | Feb 16, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterI got this letter from her husband, Lance, Eric, we were just in Mexico boating the Santa Maria, the el salto, and the tampion. Here is a photo of my wife, Amanda Petrack-Zunich in the star on the Cascades Micos. She loved the boat, looks like another sale for Jackson...
Mega-Rocker Review from David Harris! by Will Richardson | Feb 16, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterHi EJ, I just got a new Mega Rocker and I wanted to say I think you guys hit one out of the park on this one. After I demoed one I put my “XXXX” up for sale and ordered a Mega. I got mine on a small steep creek in Pa. and wow I felt so much more in...
Mega-Rocker new water fall middle Palguin is Back by Will Richardson | Feb 15, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Rodrigo Tuschner During April of 2006 an unfortunate event happened to the famous Middle Palguin. There was a landside and two of the biggest, cleanest and best drops in the area were destroyed, this year this section have a incredible new water fall. I am so happy...
PURA VIDA! Costa Rica Trip Report! by Will Richardson | Feb 2, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Boyd Ruppelt The Costa Rica trip happened for one reason. Brad wanted to run big waterfalls, and he had his eye on La Fortuna… What really happened on our trip, turned out to be completely different than what any of us had expected and because of the...
Rodrigo, from Chile’ gets his Mega-Rocker! by Will Richardson | Jan 29, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Rodrigo Tuschner Hello there Jackson Kayak family, here in Chile is the summer season and I be working a lot. This year was the most beautiful Christmas for me, I received my new Mega Rocker, I am so happy to have this awesome creek boat with me, on the river I...
