Brad Sutton sends in this article about a swim session by Will Richardson | Jun 7, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Brad Sutton Confession of the Sheep River 2008 and a reason why you should be in the right sized creek boat! The Sheep River is located in the southern rockies of Alberta. Ok, ok, since some kayakers come clean with his or her story of a swim or carnage, I will...
Meet Ruth Gordon in Moab by Will Richardson | Jun 6, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Ruth Gordon Moab paddlers let’s paddle together on Monday June 9th! I’ll be meeting with Canyon Voyages in the afternoon and am hoping to paddle with all of you after work. Clear your calendar and let’s go boating. Big smiles,...
Mission: Englehart by Will Richardson | Jun 5, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Billy Harris I got the Call from River guide Andrew Colvin-Smith. It used to be smith but his wife wears the pants and he got it hyphenated. I think his daughter has like 6 names so we started off the trip abusing his choice of names and questioned of course in...
How to Tow-in to a wave (Like Glenwood Springs) by Will Richardson | Jun 5, 2008 | WhitewaterJune 1, 2008 Photos By Clay Wright Got a wave to surf with no eddy access? Try Tow-in surfing! Find a tree or rock to tie a rope to WAY upstream from the feature… like use 2-3 throwbags or possibly a ski rope or two. Now tie something that floats well near the...
Pine Creek and Numbers with the Jackson Kayak kids by Will Richardson | Jun 5, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Hi Everyone, Most people may not realize this, but one of my favorite things about being on Team Jackson Kayak is the fact that we have a bunch of great youngsters on the team. I have always enjoyed kids, and to have several of them on the team with...
Lyons Outdoor Games a huge success and super fun! by Will Richardson | Jun 4, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterWith Sponsors like Oscar’s Brewery, Vitamin Water, and Jackson Kayak, lots of fun events, great water levels and tons of spectators and participants, you have a recipe for FUN! This year’s Lyons Outdoor Games was the biggest yet. Team Jackson Kayak was...
Glenwood Springs Exposed IV: Buckets of Photos for your Viewing Pleasure by Will Richardson | Jun 4, 2008 | WhitewaterPhotos By Stephen Wright I’ve been back to Glenwood several days now and have surfed from 12,000 all the way to 20,000 cfs and it always ROCKS! Check-out photos of Clay, Nick, LP, Dane, Dan Gavere (on his stand-up paddle board), Emily, and I at various levels...
Brent from California, age 60, sends in this "Old Guys and JK" note; cool! by Will Richardson | Jun 3, 2008 | 2010 Fun, WhitewaterEJ This is a picture of a 60 year old broken down fireman who loves Brush Creek (Kern River, CA) especially in his SuperFun. Last spring I sent a picture of my self and my 4 sons all in our brand new Jackson Kayaks. (In a circle below the jump rock at the class IV...
Hotel Charley 3 tour Colorado Part 2 and Wyoming by Will Richardson | Jun 3, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Hey Everyone, We are in the midst of a great tour with the largest audiences we have ever seen. Here is a summary of how the shows went in Wyoming and Part 2 of Colorado. Denver, CO Confluence Kayaks hosts our Denver show and has had it at the Bug...
Crash Course Episode 4 by Will Richardson | Jun 2, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Ben Stookesberry After several successful runs down Dillon Falls and the other good sections of the Deschutes River, Ben and Jesse descide to take Thayer and the Crash Course to a more technical river in the Upper Rogue River in Southern Oregon. The Rogue emanates...
Skippy Films Tri-Cities Premiere Announced by Will Richardson | Jun 2, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Jez Come join us and other regional paddlers for another night of whitewater kayaking film action! If weather permits we will show the film outside on the banks of the Noli Gorge Take-out at the campground. Dress appropriately for the temperatures. We have a indoor...
Kate and baby find their All-Stars to be great for napping by Will Richardson | Jun 1, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterHey Eric We had a great time at the Professor Paddle Ball on the Wenatchee last weekend. We discovered that when we weren’t paddling them, our Allstars doubled as ergonomic sun loungers- such a multi-functional boat! Bret Barton found a new kayaking prodigy in 5...
