Kids Boats? Oh yea, getting even better…. Side Kick is only days away from getting its first test from Dane!!! by Will Richardson | Jan 25, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterI got a call on my cell phone from Jody, our project manager for the Hero series molding, who described her first attempt to reach me at my home office. She called and asked for me; Dane answered. When she said she was looking for me and where she was from, Dane...
Pikey from England- writes this story called “Pushing your limits” by Will Richardson | Jan 21, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Pikey Pushing your limits, Well this past weekend I had the joys of heading down to beautiful Dartmoor to spend time in The Rocker hitting my first English Creeks. The simple joys of getting out with friends I hadn’t seen in a while, enjoying the stunning...
Rollapooloza was the best pool session I have ever done! by Will Richardson | Jan 21, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterWhat an incredible job by all of the organizers and sponsors of Rollapooloza in creating a fun, instructional, and social event for paddlers in the dead of winter! With a snowy forecast, some vendors didn’t show up, and the attendance, I was told was a little...
Rodrigo from Chile sends in this note about his yet to be born Super Hero by Will Richardson | Jan 17, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Rodrigo Tuschner Hello there my incredible kayak Family from the end of the world Chile : Woooowww, at the moment that I see the new SUPER HERO I in love. I cant believe that model is so perfect and so cool, I think that kayak go to be the real revolution and I...
The crew is back in town by Will Richardson | Jan 16, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Jez It’s great when you get to paddle with your old friends, and that’s exactly we got to do over the past week. Adrian got back from a trip to Asia, and in a brief stop before he headed to NZ to go heliboating, Adrian, Colin and I, the Skippy...
LRC with the new Hero! by Will Richardson | Jan 14, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Stephen Wright With perfect timing, the first 2 new Heroes were built and ready to rock the day of the first big rain of the year! Little River Canyon was our destination on Saturday, which proved to be the perfect testing ground to play with our new toys...
1st of the New Heroes get a chance to make the day! by Will Richardson | Jan 14, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterThis weekend was awesome for so many people in the Southeast USA, because the water is the highest it has been in most areas since April of 2007! We chose to hit Little River Canyon at 1,700 cfs. Clay, Stephen, Billy, Dane, Ruth, Johnny and Mike Shales, and myself put...
Last Blast of 07 by Will Richardson | Jan 3, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Clay Wright So 2007 will go down as one of the driest years on record for the Southeast, but at least it went out with a bang! Rains fell Dec 28th, 29th, and 30th resulting in several good days of paddling across this drought-stricken region and boaters sprung up...
Welcome to Chile friends by Will Richardson | Dec 12, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Rodrigo Tuschner Hello there dear Carman and Jackson Kayak Family… I am so happy because this week the Garcias brothers arrive in my home town Pucon, Evan was the last Rodeo World Champion and he was whit us two years ago paddle whit the World Class Kayak...
EJ and Dane hit West Virginia with perfect timing! by Will Richardson | Dec 11, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterIt is an indian summer here in West Virgina with high temps in the 60’s and lows in the 50’s!!! That is only the start, it is also very wet with 4" of snow that was melted by an inch of rain! Dane, Stephen, and I drove up with a Rocker and an All-Star...
Team JK’s Heather Herbeck sends in this note and article from Mexico by Will Richardson | Dec 9, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Heather Herbeck Hey EJ – I just wanted to let you know how our trip went back to Mexico. It has been my goal since the last time I was in Mexico with you and other Jackson Team members to come back and show Nate the "goods" that the Alseseca...
2008 boats are now starting to roll off the line! by Will Richardson | Dec 3, 2007 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterYou may ask yourself, “what is a 2008 Jackson Kayak?”. If you have been paying attention to our company and product over the past 4 years, you would know that we improve as much as we can on our boats each year, and every three years we replace the design...
