Happy Easter! Hometown Cooking in Pacific Northwest by Will Richardson | Mar 24, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Hi everyone, There is something great for me in paddling with my original crew in the Pacific Northwest. These are the guys with whom I cut my teeth on class five, and it is always great to be back in the Pacific Northwest with them. It is what I like...
Warm Days in Reno! by Will Richardson | Mar 24, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Stephen Wright The past month has been fantastic for paddling in and around Reno. I’ve been fortunate enough to run some great creeks and rivers, and be able to train freestyle in the Reno Whitewater Park with Jason Craig and Ruth Gordon. I’ve enjoyed...
Easter Weekend at Olympic Qualifier by Will Richardson | Mar 24, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterPhotos Emily decided this winter that she wanted to try to qualify for the Olympic trials and do some slalom racing. She did a two week training camp in Kenya this winter which set the hook. This week she spent the week at NOC training for the Olympic Qualifier race...
April issue of Canoe/Kayak magazine features Team JK's Newfoundland trip! by Will Richardson | Mar 21, 2008 | WhitewaterDarin McQuiod photography makes for a great visual of this most Eastern province of Canada from a paddler’s perspective. Nick, Joel, Dane, Jesse, Ben, Chris, and Darin gave it their all for this October trip. A couple of big spills, but plenty of great lines,...
Men's Fitness article hits the stands! by Will Richardson | Mar 20, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Hi Everyone, This past summer Ben and I spent three weeks with writer Thayer Walker. He was writing a story for Men’s Fitness on taking a Crash Course toward becoming a class 5 kayaker. We had an awesome trip and paddled the Deschutes, North Fork...
Jackson Kayak Raffle a HUGE success! by Will Richardson | Mar 19, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Boyd Ruppelt Hey EJ, This year me and Sam continued our tradition of going to Memphis Whitewater’s Creek Week on the Cumberland Plateau, leading trips, and running a Jackson Kayak Raffle for American Whitewater. With the extra water on the plateau, there was...
James makes it up the cliff at Bald River Falls, and he isn't in his kayak he is in a wheelchair! Kudos to James and Boyd! by Will Richardson | Mar 18, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterI just wanted to tell you what a great time my friends and I had boating last weekend at the Tellico river with Boyd Ruppelt. It was really cool of him to give us a hand with our group and show us the line for running Bald river falls. I’d like to say an extra...
Rodrigo send in this article… Awesome Patagonia Backer River Chile."Part 1" by Will Richardson | Mar 18, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Rodrigo Tuschner Hello Dear Jackson Family… The trip to south cant be most better, the Patagonia of Chile and Argentina is incredible. We drive for 3.800 Km. in 16 days to arribe in the magic Backer River, the Backer river is one of the most bigger rivers in...
The Super Hero of Brazil by Will Richardson | Mar 18, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Jesse Coombs A Super Hero is the boat the doctor ordered for traveling to South America. This boat is the perfect traveling boat. At 7′ 11" it fits under the Central and South American buses perfectly. I have attached a photo of how I packaged the...
New River Academy announces the 2008 "Clay Wright Ambassador Scholarship" by Will Richardson | Mar 18, 2008 | WhitewaterCheck out the details! $5,000 Clay Wright Ambassador Scholarship “And That Has Made All the Difference.” “How do you teach a person to be an ambassador?” Clay Wright asked as he and New River Academy director David Hughes brainstormed ideas for...
How to get your boat on the plane… by Will Richardson | Mar 18, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Ben Stookesberry Hey EJ, The proverbial large opera singing lady is belting out her last note on this year´s final expedition of Hotel Charley Volume 3: The Lost World. After 9000km of rallying the rental with 5 Jackson creek boats on top through sometimes...
Henry (age 7 or so) gets his new Side Kick… by Will Richardson | Mar 17, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterDear EJ, Thank you for making my new Sidekick in black. My dad got it for me on Friday and I really like it. I took it out on the river on the Lower Taos Box. It was really nice and my butt didn’t get sore. I did not have any swims and I only flipped twice. Your...
