Jez hits Australia again! by Will Richardson | Sep 24, 2006 | 2010 Fun, Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 24, 2006 Hi EJ, Well I’m back here in Australia and back to work. The weather here has been a little chaotic to say the least, a 40 degree Celsius weekend (104 Fahrenheit) followed by an 11 degree weekend (51 Fahrenheit). The Jackson Kayak Rocker has hit...
Moose Fest Report by Will Richardson | Sep 18, 2006 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Brad Sutton October 18, 2006 Well this year was no different from previous Moose Fests cold weather and good water flows had some paddlers putting on most of there cold water gear. The amount of paddlers seemed to be the same and the Festival went off with out a...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Rodrigo hits Europe in his Rocker! by Will Richardson | Jul 26, 2006 | Rockers, WhitewaterJuly 26, 2006 By Rodrigo Tuschner. Learn more about Rodrigo. Europe, Europe, Europe, is so special, so clean, so many cars, so many rich people, sky center everywhere and so many lower water. This is a incredible summer here in Italy, the rivers are very good and the...
Rodrigo from Chile talks about his Rocker by Will Richardson | Jul 10, 2006 | Rockers, WhitewaterJuly 10, 2006 Hey Eric, The Rocker go incredible, in creek , “is the king” is perfect. In slide, continues creeks, water falls, is so reliable, never feel that before in a creek boat. Is so good to know that you kayak can be really you friend in a scare...
