Clay Wright gets in the Rocker today! by Will Richardson | Dec 22, 2004 | Rockers, WhitewaterDecember 22, 2004 Just back from a trip to Belize, Clay finally gets a chance at the Rocker! The timing was hard for him, since we pulled the first boats out of the mold the day he left. The good news is that he returned with a ready to paddle prototype in my front...
The Rocker, Jackson Kayak’s creeker hits the water and is awesome! by Will Richardson | Dec 20, 2004 | Rockers, WhitewaterDecember 20, 2004 The excitement and butterflies I get when I put a new design on the water for the first time is unreal. This is the first time David Knight and I have had the opportunity to design a creekboat with no strings attached ever. We pulled as much...
Rocker Proto 1- Hull Photo by Will Richardson | Dec 14, 2004 | Rockers, WhitewaterDecember 14, 2004 Well, here I am at my Christmas tree with the first Rocker out of the temporary mold! This particular one is too thin in the hull for paddling, but we will use it for outfitting purposes. Today we will have some that we can use to paddle in. We made...
David Knight saving lives in Iraq, while making lives better for the kayakers of the world by Will Richardson | Nov 27, 2004 | Rockers, WhitewaterNovembe 27, 2004 My design partner, David Knight, and I are now in our second decade of designing boats together. David and I first designed the “Hotlanta” slalom kayak together in 1994 and made the plug, mold, and boat in his basement. We designed the...
So- want to see what the Rocker looks like now, check it out! by Will Richardson | Sep 13, 2004 | Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 13, 2004 This is the final Rocker file for making the prototype. It is at the machine shop now- so look for Clay and I hucking a waterfall near you soon! 🙂 EJ ...
EJ tells you more about the Fun by Will Richardson | Sep 1, 2004 | Rockers, WhitewaterEJ tells you more about the Fun October 1, 2004 This article is designed to help you understand the Fun series, by once again, getting the scoop directly from the developer of the kayak. Although my design partner, David Knight, isn’t here today to help write...
582 boys hit up the Chutes de Plaisance by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | Rockers, WhitewaterAugust 2, 2007 By Nick Troutman This past weekend Joel, Raf, Emily, Phil, and myself didn’t have to work and we were contemplating what we should do. It didn’t take long to come up with the conclusion that we should go check out some of the creeks running...
4 Fun Review by Daryl Crisp by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | 2010 Fun, Rockers, WhitewaterTheshortreview:I love this boat The long review: Specs : 46 yrs old, 510, 175lbs, 11w feet Comfortable paddling most of the southeast runs at sane levels-Russell Fork(all sections), Watauga, Doe, Laurel Fork, Nolichucky, French Broad, Gauleys, Tallulah, done some...
Tough ass boat review by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Rockers, WhitewaterAugust 3, 2006 Eric, I recently bought an allstar, I have been very pleased with it, but that is not why I’m writing you. Me and a few friends were going to go to the nantahala and have a good three day run. we got started and went about four miles, there an...
Mission: EVIL laugh, Tight Panties and Surfing with Kelsey. by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | Rockers, WhitewaterAugust 19, 2008 Photos So after a week of Creeking around Whistler area I jump in the Car and head for Alberta. Team Alberta Kayak Headed up by Saskia of Paddle Performance invited me up to take care of Freestyle Clinics for the Team. So dates in hand I blast off. I...
Night-Time Freestyle Kayak Rave, called Semi-Finals just finished! by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | Rockers, WhitewaterAugust 16, 2008 Photos The rain let up tonight at about 9:20pm. The 4 large overhead spot-lights and the colored concert lights were in full force lighting up what we dubbed the “Freestyle Dance Floor” as the DJ Cranked the music with everyone singing...
ELFing the N. Stanislaus: Ramsey Run! by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterAugust 5, 2008 By Stephen Wright Photos While I should be training for World Cup freestyle, I had the opportunity to get on something steep this weekend and went for it. After a fantastic day on the SF American with my girlfriend and buddy Bryon Dorr, we headed south...
