Whitewater Freestyle this weekend by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterBy Colin Kemp August 12, 2008 This weekend I am off to Wausau Wisconsin to coach before the Midwest freestyle championships! We have 4 over booked clinics on Thursday and Friday. I am excited to get to teach for the first time with John McConville. There will be a...
16 Year Old Morgan Tidd Makes the Grade as a regional Team Member for JK in California! by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | Rockers, WhitewaterAugust 23, 2007 Morgan Tidd Height: 5’5" Weight: 140 lbs Age: 16 years old Home River: American Boats: Star, Punk Rocker I appreciate it when a young lady goes above and beyond the norm and does exciting things like Morgan. A great...
Rhonda gets a new Fun and a roll to match it in her 4th summer of kayaking! by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 16, 2007 Learning to roll is something that some people take for granted. It can be taught in 15 minutes or less, or it can be elusive forever for some. Rhonda got her roll on her 4th summer, with her new pink Fun! I am just an onlooker who wasn’t there...
Sweet Photo of Greg at my old stomping grounds by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 10, 2007 From 1980-1983 I worked on the Kennebec River as a Whitewater Photographer for Action Photography. This river is the source of many fond memories including my introduction to big water, hand paddling, my first ender, my first loop, my first real...
Emily Update by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 1, 2007 Hey Everyone!! Life has been good up on the Ottawa river! I am officially a kayak bum living in my new 1989 Westfallia down by the river!! Nick and I got it about a month ago and it has been a treat!! The past couple weeks I have been training all over...
Weekend playspot photos by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 21, 2006 By Dan Rubado Hi there JK- I just got back from another awesome weekend of paddling. Soon I have to ride down to the state office building to return to my internship… but I thought I would fire off some of these weekend paddling photos first. I...
Mega-Rocker Plug is finished! by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 1, 2006 Check it out! Grey, non-polished finish for now, then we’ll get it ready to cast at the mold maker, cast and aluminum mold, and polish that bad boy down to spec and we’ll be ready to mold our first ones! We are 10 weeks away on boats, at...
4 Fun review for steep technical river running by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | 2010 Fun, Rockers, WhitewaterSeptember 16, 2004 Hi Eric I just wanted to write a quick e-mail saying how happy I am with my new 4fun. I have only managed two trips out, since purchasing it a couple of weeks ago, but already I am happier with it than any other boat I have owned. (Prozone 235,...
Quarter Finals finished for Men’s Kayak by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 16, 2008 The rain has been relentless here in Prague with the water rising slowly but continuously. The Men just finished their cut from 20 to 10 at about 5pm tonight. Yet, they/we are not finished for the day! We still have the cut from 10 to 5 left under the...
Jez Camp Update by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 4, 2008 By Jez Over the past few weeks I have been teaching at Camps, spending a fair bit of time instructing at Falling Creek Camp. Now heres the thing, I guess I am a bit selfish, but the rewards of teaching are some of the best times I have had in a kayak....
North American Championships getting ready to start NY! by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 23, 2007 “Tommy Gunn” is kicking off the 2007 North American Championships with his event at Route 3 on the Black River! Always a great party, always a great competition, I can’t believe I am missing this event!!!! The Event is held at the...
