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...
Outdoor Retailer is producing some new stuff by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterAugust 12, 2007 It is great to see everyone at Outdoor Retailer and great to see some new gear, new kayaks, and new friends! Liquid Logic and Wavesport, and Pyranha have some new stuff coming out. Photos will be available to everyone soon, I am sure. Jackson Kayak...
More Excitement coming… Punk Rocker on its way!!!!! by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | Rockers, WhitewaterMore Excitement coming… Punk Rocker on its way!!!!! August 17, 2006 You know about the Mega-Rocker that will be the boat of choice (they had input on the design of it) of Ben Stookesberry and Jesse Coombs as they head to the ends of the earth filming their...
Ruth Gordon’s boyfriend, Klaas, sends in greetings from British Columbia by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | Rockers, WhitewaterAugust 10, 2007 Hi Ej, long time no see! Big smiles all around..! a picture says more than a thousand words right?! – check how much fun I am having with the new Super Star and Mega Rocker 🙂 Soo much fun! Aloha from BC, Klaas...
Knee surgery, the right boat and low water on the Middle Fork by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | Rockers, WhitewaterAugust 17, 2006 I injured my knee back in February. After months of hoping it would get better without surgery, I had to circum to the “knife”. A few days before my surgery I got an invite for the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. I informed my...
2008 Happy Feet 150 and 2008 Sweet Cheeks 200 are ready for you today! by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterAugust 9, 2007 I haven’t mentioned to the world yet that at the 2007 World Freestyle Championships I was using two pieces of outfitting that I was prototyping for a few months already. Both my Happy Feet and my Sweet Cheeks were prototypes; a variation of what...
Tough Ass, soft shock bulkhead saves legs of this BC boater- now a true believer in the safety of the Jackson bulkhead system! by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | Rockers, WhitewaterAugust 7, 2006 Hey guys, The Rocker’s internal foot brace design holds true. With awesome camera and video angles at hand, I was captured pitoning off a 25 foot slide drop into a small pool just before dropping over another 35 footer. We call it the Hurly Burly,...
