Jim Buley (Valley Mill Kayak Shop and School Leader) sends in this Happy Seat/Thruster Combo review by Will Richardson | May 30, 2008 | WhitewaterHey EJ, I got a chance to try out my thruster combo in my ’08 Superstar at center chute on the Potomac last Saturday and wow! I had never had a chance to use the combo at this feature, at that level (5.3ft on the Little Falls gauge). It was the perfect level. I...
Tim Parker credits his time on the JK Paddle Station (kayak workout machine) for his solid start to the season by Will Richardson | May 30, 2008 | WhitewaterEJ, 2008 is starting out to be my best boating season ever, thanks largely in part to winter workouts on a PaddleStation. Usually, for the first several weeks of the season I am tossed about like a rag doll. This year I can stay forward and concentrate on my moves....
Frank paddles the Mega-Rocker and gives his feedback by Will Richardson | May 30, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterEJ, I picked up a Mega Rocker in the late fall. Only a few months in it so far, but it makes me a much more comfortable boater on the scary stuff. I am 6’5" 240lbs and it is nice to land on a seam and not get sucked to the bottom of the river. I took it out...
Salida Combos by Will Richardson | May 29, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Nick Troutman Well, we have been in between competition all over Colorado for the past couple weeks, though when we do have some down time one of my favorite places to paddle it Salida, home of the FIBArk rodeo. The Salida hole, is the best hole I have ever surfed,...
Eric Seymour sends in this sweet WY update! by Will Richardson | May 29, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Eric Seymour Central Wyoming Creeking in the Super Hero Deer Creek is relatively unheard of and was first run over ten years ago by Ed Conning and some other WY boaters. Since the run was first completed it has only seen one other decent of the lower gorge....
Dare to kayak- paddle away from drugs! by Will Richardson | May 29, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Devon Barker Hi EJ, My 6th grade students just finished making this iMovie on our first day in whitewater kayaks. Dare to Kayak encourages kids to take up an outside passion to keep them away from drug and alcohol abuse. We paddled for the first time at Zims Hot...
Update n pics from Zack by Will Richardson | May 29, 2008 | WhitewaterPhotos By Zack Boles Hey Folks, It’s been a pretty sweet spring up here in Ottawa, Canada! With over 13 feet of the white stuff falling throughout the winter we’ve had epic runoffs. It’s been almost a month since the Level Six Cup competition and...
Another Mini with a Jackson Kayak on it, sweet! by Will Richardson | May 29, 2008 | 2010 Fun, WhitewaterHey EJ Got my new 4Fun and I had the chance to try it out at PalmerFest. I love it! Here is a shot of me loading up for another run. Thanks again! Pete Thompson
Mission NEW BOOK RELEASE BY BY BILLY HARRIS by Will Richardson | May 28, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Billy Harris New Book Release brought to you by: World Freestyle Kayaking Silver Medalist Billy Harris "Life After Kayak School" (the beginners guide to whitewater kayaking) Kayak school is over. The teacher has gone paddling. You have some new skills,...
Team River Runner back in Colorado: Year 3 by Will Richardson | May 28, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Ben Guska For the third time ever, team River Runner will be migrating from the Walter Reid Army Medical Hospital out of Washington D.C. to kayak the cold waters of Colorado. This is a huge, and exciting year for the group as we have so many soldiers joining the...
2008- EJ's Strokes and Concepts DVD is a wrap! by Will Richardson | May 28, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterAfter spending weeks in Costa Rica filming and Nick Troutman spending months editing and going over it with me, we have wrapped up the 2008 version of my Strokes and Concepts DVD. 20 additional minutes of instruction in this version, and all totally re-shot and...
Hotel Charley 3 tour hits Escalante by Will Richardson | May 28, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Hi Everyone, The day before and the day of the Telluride show we had the opportunity to do some local Colorado creek boating. We had been told that Escalante would be high, and we were able to catch it high the first day and medium the second day....
