Villain Steals to Tellico by Clay Wright | Feb 24, 2010 | Dynamic Duo, JK Team PostsWith not much else running and eager to paddle downstream, Tara Etter, Emily Jackson, Brad Cisco and I headed to the Tellico. Tara and I paddled the Dynamic Duo again – and it’s so fun to paddle with your partner! I especially like the challenge of trying...
Winter Kayak Carnival by teamjk | Feb 1, 2010 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterBy Devon Barker Mccall hosts Winter Carnival in late January for ten days. This year Kelly’s Whitewater Park had a snow sculpture and a float in the parade. The theme was Wild Idaho. On our float we had a whitewater park made out of paper mache’ with an...
Whitewater Kids! by teamjk | Feb 1, 2010 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterBy Devon Barker Here is an article on kids and kayaking. You can see the video that goes with it at http://isurfvideos.blogspot.com/ Enjoy and I look forward to seeing you all on the river soon! Devon I do not remember my introduction to whitewater. Not remembering my...
Sage Report by Will Richardson | Oct 1, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterAugust 31, 2009 By Sage Donnelly This week was a VERY big week for me. It started on Wednesday on the American River where I filmed a kids TV show pilot called IN2IT that will most likely be on Kids Discovery, Nickelodeon, or ABC. I was the kayaking kid and I taught...
Clay Dane Nick n Emily hit Russel Fork Rendezvous by Will Richardson | Sep 30, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 30, 2009 By Clay Wright (shots by Clay and Tara) Every year when the leaves start to turn I think of colored leaves drifting down into the Russel Fork with a backdrop of cliff walls. This year was one of the most spectacular yet. Perfect leaf colors, decent...
Crazy fun in California, Idaho and Colorado! by sagedonnelly | Sep 29, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, Whitewater We have been going non stop! The weekend after the Feather we ran the Pitt with my favorite 20 foot slide and a classic AW release. Then we dashed off tho Idaho where we met up with fellow Jackson paddler Alec Voorhees and family. We had a great time playing on the...
2010 Fun Review by World Class Academy Owner/Teacher Scott Dougherty by Will Richardson | Sep 23, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterI also appreciate you loaning me the new Fun and the Dynamic Duo. I also thought the Fun was a significant improvement over the previous design, I really liked it, I wrote you a review, in case you were looking for one. Our student, Emily, also got the chance to see...
Gauley Fest= Gauley River/New River + Big Party+ American Whitewater Fundraiser by Will Richardson | Sep 21, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterThis year’s Gauley Fest combined perfect weather, great water levels, warm water, lots of excited paddlers, and a really fun party. We arrived in time to paddle down the Upper on Friday in our new 2010 Funs! That alone was such an epic moment, the birth of a new...
Kananaskis River Festival by Will Richardson | Sep 21, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterAugust 21, 2009 Photos By Brad Sutton This past weekend was the 2009 . Hundreds of kayakers showed up to demo Jackson Kayaks from Tony Palmer owner of Undercurrents paddling store. Tony’s entire JK Demo fleet was on the water including the Dynamic Duo all...
Gauley Fest is Suprise Time!- Come meet the new 2010 Fun!!! by Will Richardson | Sep 16, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterThe much anticipated upgraded Fun series for 2010 is finally upon being unveiled at Gauley Fest! Don’t just plan on looking at it, come and paddle it! We began molding them today, no kidding, today! I am planning on bringing as many as I can but will take...
Gauley Fest update from Jeremy Adkins by Will Richardson | Sep 5, 2009 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Dynamic Duo, Heros, WhitewaterOctober 6, 2009 By Jeremy Adkins Upon meeting Anne Connelly Thursday afternoon, the two of us set off on the 9 hour trek to the 2009 Gauley Festival. Anne is a one of a kind individual as she earned the 2008 American Whitewater volunteer of the year award. Not only is...
Justin Owen Goes above n beyond for one lucky rafter by Will Richardson | Jul 2, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, WhitewaterBy Justin Owen My summertime position as a videoboater for Class VI Riverrunners exposes me to many special people. Last Father’s Day I was lucky enough to spend it with just such a group. The Burkey family was definitely one that I will definitely remember....