Tough Ass, soft shock bulkhead saves legs of this BC boater- now a true believer in the safety of the Jackson bulkhead system! by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | Rockers, WhitewaterAugust 7, 2006 Hey guys, The Rocker’s internal foot brace design holds true. With awesome camera and video angles at hand, I was captured pitoning off a 25 foot slide drop into a small pool just before dropping over another 35 footer. We call it the Hurly Burly,...
Boyd Ruppelt hits Arkansas with Ouachita Outdoor Outfitters for paddling and a party by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 1, 2006 By Boyd Ruppelt Hey EJ! Saturday was the 2006 Surf & Turf in Rockport, AR… After a special request from some local boaters, me and Sam couldn’t turn down the big day in Arkansas! The Arkansas crowd is always a blast to hang out with and...
Another kid, Daniel, age 9 surfing it up in his Fun 1! by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterSeptember 16, 2004 Eric – My son Daniel is turning 9 on September 27th and he got an early birthday present this year — a new Jackson Fun 1. He has been paddling for a year and half now and really loves the sport. His first boat was a Jib because that...
EJ’s Training Log Entry for Quarter-Finals that are about to start by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 16, 2008 Rain is continous and unless the dams are very controlling and there are no tributaries, the water will come up quickly in the next 6 hours. People are not performing to their peak and missing moves that they “could” perform under the...
The Week’s Prague-nosis by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 8, 2008 By Clay Wright Photos Prague-nosis: perfect! Imagine a tight little slalom course with a river on one side and a park for rollerblading, biking, and walking on the other. Where the camping is within sight of riverside bleachers and the weather is mid...
North American Championships by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterSeptember 4, 2007 By Nick Troutman All pictures are by Stephen Wright This year was the third , held both at the Black River in New York and the Ottawa River in Ontario. The event consists of two rodeos, one in America and the other in Canada. The scores of both...
Mission: Rumble in the Jungle, dual-purpose paddles and Ryan Creary by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 23, 2007 By Billy Harris Well I get this Cryptic message 2 days later on my phone. From Joel and Nick this is what is sounded like on the phone omitting out the crackling. “Ya Billy were really stuck now. Could you come save us? I think you can back that...
Lauren Burress has some personal firsts by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 16, 2007 Hey Guys, I got my first passport! It is so cool to think that I can now paddle out of the country. I must say we have some awesome spots here, but how cool it will be to paddle somewhere different. I have had a lot of firsts lately. I flew in a...
David Spiegel sends in this video and note on the Skook! by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterAugust 10, 2007 Hey EJ- Last weekend I made a trip to the Skookumchuck Narrows for 3 days of super fun play boating in my new All Star. I had a ton of fun on the wave but also enjoyed the wonderful uniqueness of the Narrows as well as the power of the water. One of my...
More C-dub: Nick and EJ Photos by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 3, 2007 By Stephen Wright Photos Feeling a little under the weather, I followed Nick and EJ out to Corner Wave with my camera yesterday to shoot some photos of them in flight. EJ moves effortlessly from move to move like he’s checking them off a list,...
Ottawa Update by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 21, 2006 By Clay Wright The best playboaters from all over North America are launching themselves off Garberator to train for the US Team Trials (Wed) and Canadian Team Trials (next Teus.) as well as to prep for the upcoming World Cup. While many of the best...
Andy Graham sends in an article on being a “Daddy Kayaker”… by Will Richardson | Jan 1, 1970 | WhitewaterAugust 6, 2006 Being a “Daddy kayaker” It was almost two years ago when I was having my conversation with EJ about being a member the “Jackson Kayak Ambassador Team”. For forty-two years I had been kid-less. For nearly 15 years, I had been...
