11am at Rock Creek on the Ocoee for Opening Day! by Will Richardson | Mar 17, 2005 | Rockers, WhitewaterMarch 17, 2005 Come to the Ocoee for Opening Day with Rock Creek and Jackson Kayak! We will have some stickers, hats, and shirts for a few folks, some of our staff and team will be there too. Come see the Rocker for yourself, try a Fun or Star series kayak on the...
Northern Alabama Kayak Festival Here We Come! by Will Richardson | Mar 10, 2005 | Rockers, WhitewaterMarch 10, 2005 The first annual North Alabama Kayak Festival is this weekend and I am excited to go! We are busting out the RV, loading with boats and heading to Sweet Home Alabama! Tomorrow is the Waterfall and extreme race event- sounds cool! Since it is a first...
Jackson Kayak master assembler, Jase, makes his own ramp- video worth watching! by Will Richardson | Mar 7, 2005 | Rockers, WhitewaterMarch 7, 2005 Photos Today was a sunny Tennessee Sunday, and Jase is breaking in his new ramp he built in his front yard on the Caney Fork River (the one I live on too that is Rock Island). The entire Jackson Kayak staff was on hand to either tackle the ramp or watch...
Jackson Kayak is now going direct to all Canadian dealers! Better pricing for Jackson Kayak’s in Canada! by Will Richardson | Mar 4, 2005 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterMarch 4, 2005 So you live in Canada and want to buy a new Jackson Kayak? Good news! While you could buy one at the same price as other manufacturers, now it is not only the best choice, but one of the most affordable ones! Our pricing for the kayaks in 2005 will be:...
Clay Wright shows me the way down the “Hair of the Bear!” by Will Richardson | Feb 22, 2005 | Rockers, WhitewaterFebruary 22, 2005 Name one person you should kayak with before you die? Clay Wright is one person I would name. An East Coast Creeking Encyclopedia with a mouth so you don’t have to read! I attempted to follow Clay down the Bear this morning, 15 years since my...
A SuperStar Review by Will Richardson | Feb 22, 2005 | Rockers, WhitewaterFebruary 22, 2005 Ever since I got my brand new Super Star to Chile, I was itching to get it to a true testing ground. Fortunately, the Rio Petrohué, near where I’m staying in Puerto Varas, is home to several good playspots including one big, fast, out of...
2005 Jackson Kayak boats are now being built and shipped! by Will Richardson | Feb 15, 2005 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterFebruary 15, 2005 Great news! We are building the new colors and with the new outfitting and they start shipping next week! We have been working on our new production system, lead by John Ratliff, to streamline the production process, keep quality at the top, and use...
A Reflection of the Past 16 Years of Competing in World Championships by Will Richardson | Feb 6, 2005 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterFebruary 6, 2005 In 1981, I confided in the only person I knew that wouldn’t think I was an egomaniac, that I was going to be the world kayak champion one day. That was Wayne Hockmeyer, over a game of Tron at his Northern Outdoors lodge. Wayne seemed to believe...
EJ’s 2005 World Freestyle Kayak Championships Wrap-Up by Will Richardson | Jan 30, 2005 | Rockers, WhitewaterJanuary 30, 2005 The World Championships stands alone as a meeting place of the best whitewater paddlers in the world gathered for a competition, fellowship, and a good time. They arrive interested in the feature they will be competing on and training. Then they...
Airblunt Rockers the spout . . . by Will Richardson | Jan 26, 2005 | Rockers, Whitewaterby Clay Wright January 26, 2005 I went down to the hole to see if I could find anyone to go run the falls with and ran into young James and Alex Tansey just getting out from surfing Brave Wave at 5 grand. James was telling me all about his first airblunt when I...
Manly Beach by Will Richardson | Jan 18, 2005 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterJanuary 18, 2005 Photos Two big things happened today. 1. Jackson Kayak has left the starting line for the 2005 season. We closed the doors to the shop on December 20th and reopened them today. John Ratliff is the head honch/big cheese in charge of making sure that...
First look at the new River Running/Creek boats, the Charger and Super Charger by Will Richardson | Jan 11, 2005 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterFirst look at the new River Running/Creek boats, the Charger and Super Charger January 11, 2005 Well, the Jackson Kayak lineup is coming together quite nicely I must say. The final designs to complete the Jackson Kayak boat line in plastic boats will be the Charger...
