2008/9 Action Jackson is loaded on Playak.com… check it out by Will Richardson | Sep 27, 2008 | WhitewaterAugust 27, 2008 What is “Action Jackson” you ask? It is our latest creation showing off Team Jackson Kayak in action over the past 12 months of playing, creeking, river running, competing, and just having fun. Edited by Nick Troutman, with footage from 6...
Thun, Switzerland- Alpine Town- World Cup Final on a Wave by Will Richardson | Sep 27, 2008 | WhitewaterAugust 27, 2008 Photos Thun, Switzerland is the best setting we have had for any event in terms of sheer beauty, and central location. Both Prague and Augsburg were both great sites as well, but Thun is quite special. I am sure that Vail, Colorado tried to model...
World Cup Rankings after World Cup 2 in Germany by Will Richardson | Sep 27, 2008 | WhitewaterAugust 27, 2008 We are about to start the World Cup Final Event here in Thun Switzerland. In case you are following your favorite paddlers, it would be helpful to know their rankings and scores after the first two events. The way the system works is simple. Each event...
KC is born- Rock Island and the creeks/rivers of TN run for the first time in months! by Will Richardson | Sep 27, 2008 | WhitewaterAugust 27, 2008 Just a sign that my new baby boy KC brings good luck and is a special kid… Rock Island hasn’t run the dam since June. The free flowing rivers of TN haven’t run since May/June. The Day KC is born, we get slammed with rain at Rock...
Welcome KC Jackson to the Jackson family! by Will Richardson | Sep 26, 2008 | WhitewaterAugust 27, 2008 Here is our new baby boy! Kristine’s mom, Lorraine, took these photos at 1am in Vanderbilt Hospital, in Nashville, Tennessee. Kristine is doing well, KC is a rock star already, breathing on his own and looking good. A head of hair like his Dad...
Penobscot River Wedding by Will Richardson | Sep 26, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Jessie Stone One of the best weddings I have ever been to happened this past weekend up at Big Eddy on the Penobscot River in Maine. Very good friends of mine, Paula and Dave Saaf were married right next to the West Branch in a small and festive ceremony with a...
Mexico Trip Part 2 by Will Richardson | Sep 26, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 26, 2008 By Nick Troutman Photos Well where did I leave off? Oh yes, so after Joel left, Rafael decided to take us on a couple of his most favorite runs. We started off with going back to the ‘Big Banana Section’ of the Alsesseca. It had been to...
Upper North Fork San Joaquin by Will Richardson | Sep 26, 2008 | WhitewaterAugust 26, 2008 By Darin McQuoid Photos We were all exhausted after getting off the epic Lower North Fork San Joaquin, and the next morning weighed our options, and Chris & Chris headed to the famous Upper Cherry Creek. Ben and I decided to stick it out in hopes...
KC Jackson was born today at 5:30 pm at 4 pounds 6 ounces by Will Richardson | Sep 25, 2008 | WhitewaterAugust 25, 2008 I still don’t know what is up with Kristine and KC, but I do know that both are apparently OK and that KC was born today at 5:30 pm at 4 pounds 6 ounces. That is 2 pounds 7 ounces bigger than Dane was born at. More later…...
Augsberg Finals results! by Will Richardson | Sep 25, 2008 | WhitewaterAugust 24, 2008 By Clay Wright Great show today – especially since the sun came out! OC-1 was won handily by James Weir from UK with a flurry of cartwheels but Jez from Australia hit a cartwheel as well along with spins and an entry move for 2nd. In the Jr....
Praise for Team JK's Colin Kemp by Will Richardson | Sep 25, 2008 | WhitewaterAugust 25, 2008 I’d like to say that Karate is the most disciplined sport but that’s just not true. The level of discipline in any sport is largely determined by the instructor. Having trained in Karate and a couple of different styles I can testify that...
EJ/Kristine will be a dad again today! by Will Richardson | Sep 25, 2008 | WhitewaterAugust 25, 2008 Kristine’s most recent due date, set by the doctors of September 9th was just bumped up to today due to a variety of complications with her pregnancy. She developed high blood pressure and bleeding from the pregnancy as well as her water broke 7...