King of Kootenai Race- Strongwater's KB Brown sends these photos in by Will Richardson | Jun 24, 2009 | Rockers, Whitewater beautiful day! Big Luke in Purple KB Racing King of Kootenai Trophy Shawn Byron_Rocker-n-it The winner off the 8fter The...
Lluis of Roc Roi (ICF committee, 2001 Freestyle World's organizer, owner of Roc Roi, and Distributor of Jackson Kayak in Spain, France, etc.) gets his first Dynamic Duo on the water in Spain! by Will Richardson | Jun 15, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos Check out Lluis’ note to me on his new teaching boat! Hi Ej I just attach some Pictures of my first trip with a customer in my new DYNAMIC DUO. In my company ROCROI the TOPO DUO was the first boat 16 years ago, I was making trips to tourists on the...
New All-Star is rocking my world! by Will Richardson | Jun 10, 2009 | Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterWOW! That is what I feel just looking at my new boat now. Nick and I were so close to buying a ticket to Buseater which is in now. We want to be the first ones to throw new tricks that are now possible in this boat. Nick is sure he can do the double airscrew now. I am...
Biggest News Ever- Newest All-Star EVER! 2010 All-Star launched today! Literally! by Will Richardson | Jun 2, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos Just when you thought playboating couldn’t get any easier or more fun, all of the rules and beliefs are now crushed and a new era is here! The 2010 All-Star is simply a boat that will leave you blown away on your first ride! EVERYTHING is easier! I am not...
Golden High School Championships by Will Richardson | May 15, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Lauren Burress We officially kicked off our Colorado tour on May 9th, at an event in Golden. We arrived just a couple of hours before the down river race started, and was amazed with all of the juniors that showed up! After registering me in all events possible...
Mission: Hell or High Water, robbed by a race boat and duped by a politician by Will Richardson | May 13, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Billy Harris Hell or High water was a protest event held by the local paddlers organized by Phill Compass. Lets just start off by saying I got robbed. Yep, Matt Hamilton robbed me blind, he raced a pyaranna race boat in the event and beat out the girly girl...
Rodrigo from Kayak Pucon, a Team JK member, sends in his end of summer in Chile update by Will Richardson | Apr 16, 2009 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Rodrigo Tuschner Rodrigo is one of those special people that makes kayaking better for everyone. Paddlers from all over the world have gone down to the Pucon to run some of the greatest rivers, creeks, and waterfalls in the world. Upon arriving, there is no better...
Annual Kaweah weekend by Will Richardson | Apr 13, 2009 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Darin McQuoid Every spring we seem to get a cold spell in Northern California. This year it was during Ryan Knights spring break, so we had to go somewhere. When it’s cold, that somewhere tends to be the Kaweah. Thus we made the trek for the third year...
Family Life- Paddling Life- Business Life- all in Flux…Big Month coming up.. by Will Richardson | Mar 30, 2009 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterIt is March 30, 2009 and I am in Atlanta, Georgia preparing to embark on a journey to another world, and another time in the lives of my family. At 7pm tonight Dane, Nick, Clay, Trevor, and I leave for Mexico City, Mexico where we will celebrate the last 10 days of...
Headliner: 2.3 Inches of Rain on the cumberland Plateau- Life is good! by Will Richardson | Mar 16, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, Heros, Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos This was an epic Rock Island Weekend! Yesterday was a run down the Upper Caney Fork River with three Dynamic Duos. Clay and David (from Brazil), Emily and Nick, and dane and I all ran down the 8 mile run along with some folks from Knoxville. What a great run!...
Check out a waterfall in Arizona! Travis Collins (6' 8" tall) paddles the Mega-Rocker over it by Will Richardson | Mar 9, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterHi Eric, A group of us guys just got back from a weekend creeking at Fossil Creek in northern Arizona. Thank you and your family for creating your Mega Rocker. My best friend Travis Collins is 6’8” and was not sure he could find a boat to fit. Well last...
Pedro Olivia: New World Record: 38.7 meters : 127 feet by Will Richardson | Mar 5, 2009 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Ben Stookesberry Yesterday the 4th of March, 2009, Brazilian kayaker and fellow Brazil World Record Attemt Expedition member Pedro Olivia shattered the existing world record (108 foot or 33 meter) with a 38. 7 meter (127 foot) waterfall descent on a tributary to...
