Rodrigo from Chile sends in this update by Will Richardson | Dec 26, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Rodrigo Tuschner Hello there my dear Jackson Kayak Team. What can I say, pucon have more and more surprices every day and every year, I was running the Nevados river for some years and was all the time very popular the normal TakeOut, but no more. Also, have the...
Talladega Night with Eric Jackson by Will Richardson | Dec 26, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Nick Troutman Back in September Eric Jackson, Scott Vallet and myself were able to go race their Mini Coppers in Talladega. Here is the video of our epic trip, it has been a long time coming, but I have just been pushing it to the side. After much nagging from EJ,...
Check out BK's "Bubba Rocker"! by Will Richardson | Dec 24, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterLove my rocker, but I had to give it some personal nomenclature. Myself being a big boy, and my nieces call me Uncle Bubba. Cheers, B K Peel
Team JK's KB sends in this great photo essay! by Will Richardson | Dec 24, 2008 | WhitewaterPhotos By Kevin Brown Winter Arrives in Montana!!!!!!!!! After a mild fall, winter hits Montana! It was a great fall paddling in Montana. We’ve had great water levels, mild temps and a new feature to play in downtown Missoula (Middle Channel Bennan’s wave:...
Last minute x-mas gift by Will Richardson | Dec 23, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Colin Kemp A good portion of Team JK has strong roots in the D.C. area and the Potomac river. Roy Sewall has produced a beautiful new book about this fantastic river and three JK Team members are represented. Colin is on page 173, EJ is on pages 165 and 171, and...
The Little Hero- JK's Newest Boat- Debuts today to Make the Hero Series the River Runner Dream lineup by Will Richardson | Dec 19, 2008 | Dynamic Duo, Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterPhotos What a great day- to have the Little Hero molded in our own ovens, operated by kayakers, Jase, Tony Lee, Leif Koelher, and Geoff. Then to have Emily get one hot off the line to make the virgin run in it. North Chic was running at 615 CFS today, which is...
Little Hero Day 1! by Will Richardson | Dec 18, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Emily Jackson Today was my first ever day in the Little Hero. I enjoyed paddling the regular Hero and was a little bit surprised at first that there was going to be a boat in between the Side Kick and Hero because I really thought the Hero paddled well for my size....
Winter in Reno by Will Richardson | Dec 18, 2008 | WhitewaterPhotos By Ruth Gordon It’s been unseasonably cold and snowy in Reno, NV these days: at least that is what I’m told. Compared to the Canadian winters I’ve experienced, this is a walk in the park. However, in the deep freeze of a good Canadian winter...
Holiday Shopping- Get your JK Fan something special, and we'll give you something special too! by Will Richardson | Dec 17, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterIt is hard to shop for your JK Fans if they have everything already! However, there are quite a few “secrets” that I’ll bet even the most die-hard JK fan doesn’t know about and some cool things that they may not have. Find these at your...
Serious business raising a family by Will Richardson | Dec 17, 2008 | WhitewaterJackson Family Portrait EJ
Let the fun and training begin by Will Richardson | Dec 16, 2008 | WhitewaterIt has been a long dry fall, but our water is here and the Rock Island we love is back! Here are some shots of the "Top Waves" which most people just consider to be warm up waves before going to the main hole or Brave Wave. We have decided that these waves...
DAM news from the Nile by Will Richardson | Dec 16, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Jessie Stone Sad news is finally upon us here at the Nile. The mighty Silverback dam has been making rapid progress, and the word from the energy company is that by sometime in January 2009 Silverback will no longer be runnable. So if you have not been to the Nile...
