Nat Calder from New Zealand sends this note to Devon Barker… cute! by Will Richardson | Nov 21, 2007 | Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterNat is wife to Donald Calder, bronze medalist in the 1995 World Championships in Augsburg, Germany. They are owners of "Sunspots" our distributor in New Zealand. Hi Devon, Hope you are well. All is well here. Anna is 2 months old today. How time flies. She...
The Power of the Kids Boat by Will Richardson | Nov 21, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Ruth Gordon I have two nephews and a new niece/nephew on the way. I take pride in my born right to influence these kids. As a kayaker if there is one thing I would like to do… it would be to help them get in the water. Last year my nephew, Cooper, turned six...
Mission: Poolside with a Queen, coaching the Coach by Will Richardson | Nov 21, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Billy Harris I was asked by Geoff Seaborn to come down to Queens University to do a pool session for him and the Club. The thing that he wanted was kind of tough. I normally like to teach 4 or 5 people for an hour fixing minor problems and teaching new tricks. Its...
Check out Canoe Kentucky’s newsletter by Will Richardson | Nov 21, 2007 | WhitewaterBlue Mountain Outfitters Newsletter: November 2007 ...
West Virginia got some Rain! by Will Richardson | Nov 20, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Nick Troutman Well, if you don’t know already, most of the Southern States are in a drought. Here in Rock Island we got some rain last week, about 2 inches. The rain brought the lake up about 1-2 feet, but the lake is still around 8-10 too low. Though with...
First Jackson Kayak Mega-Pickle seen on the water! by Will Richardson | Nov 20, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterNovember 12, 2007 Freddie Carter talks about his Mega-Pickle… Hi EJ, After catching a bit of good natured flak, about the color of my new MEGA Rocker, (Lime Green) and some folks refering to it as the "BIG Pickle", One of them, a Graphic Artist,...
Jay Kincaid Update by Will Richardson | Nov 19, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Jay Kincaid It is blowing about 50 miles per hour here in beautiful Reno today. I checked my phone to see that Jason had called me this morning to go paddle, and I am afraid that I am going to have to let the little guy down. I took the dogs running this morning...
Mission: OH I HATE YOU DEER/not a stitch about kayaking by Will Richardson | Nov 18, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Billy Harris Well its friggin cold up here in Canada, after 2 colds a brush with death and a winter flu that put me on my keester for 2 days I decided that the deer hunt was all I needed to make an excuse and give paddling a rest for 2 weeks. The wife is killing...
Square Rock’s Dempsey family visits Rock Island (Distributor in UK and Europe) by Will Richardson | Nov 18, 2007 | WhitewaterI finally have gotten to really know Aaron, Rhona, and Saul Dempsey, during their 5 day visit to Rock Island. They have been staying at our house, playing Ping Pong, Backgammon, going for hikes, working on 2008 planning, socializing, and more. Fun stuff! I am very...
Rodrigo stars in Nomads, finishes some great filming in Chile! by Will Richardson | Nov 17, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Rodrigo Tuschner Hello there dear Jackson kayak family. All this last two weeks was very intense and absolutely fun, I have the oportunity to be part of a incledible crew of kayakers. We paddle in two week the strongest rivers in my home town, we find awesome water...
Jackson Kayak & New Belgium team up with Devon Barker’s Dare to Kayak by Will Richardson | Nov 17, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Devon Barker This fall was great in the Basque Land at the World Surf Kayaking Championships but upon my return I had serious business to attend to. New Belgium’s philanthropy committee awarded me with a grant to teach my Dare to Kayak program in Cascade, Idaho....
Park and Play surfing in the Basque Land by Will Richardson | Nov 17, 2007 | WhitewaterPhotos By Devon Barker Greetings everyone from Idaho, I am back home in Idaho and about adjusted from the jet lag. Here’s all the information you need if you want to go rafting or surfing on the River Nive in the Basque Land. My family went rafting but the surf...
