EJ’s Year End Review of all things Jackson by ericjackson | Dec 31, 2012 | EJ Thoughts, Whitewater, Wrap UpsIt is the end of one year and the beginning of another. Â This is the time most people look back on the year in retrospect and create or renew vows for the coming year. Â In doing so, you get a better perspective on life, remembering so many of the little blessings...
Dane’s Karma Review with Action Video from Chile! by Dane Jackson | Dec 28, 2012 | WhitewaterAfter a month of paddling in Chile on various types of runs, I have been shown just how amazing the Karma really is. It has much more initial speed than I had anticipated. Even with its speed, it’s super easy to control and very predictable. Without extreme...
Dane Jackson- a Father’s Essay by ericjackson | Dec 21, 2012 | EJ Thoughts, JK Team Posts, the athlete, WhitewaterThere are moments in people’s lives where they look up from what they are doing, and recognize the achievements and talents of others due to some incredible feat, result, or action, or all of the above. Â Â This is one of those moments for many people, including...
WWGP Chile- FINAL RESULTS- Dane Takes the GOLD in his 2013 Karma! by JK Team | Dec 16, 2012 | WhitewaterDane wins his second WWGP Title! Today was a 20 minute race down the Futatlafu River in Chile. Dane won today’s event as well as the boater cross two days ago securing his first place title in the 2013 Karma. Also a Huge congrats to Joel Kowalkski who was also...
WWGP Stage 4 Results: BOATER CROSS on the FUTA!- Chile- Video by JK Team | Dec 13, 2012 | WhitewaterResults: JK Karma takes the Lead with Dane in it! One more Race to go, and its 20 minutes long! Best of Luck to Dane to who will be facing two very consistent fast paddlers: Isaac and Eric Deguil. Isaac is an ex slalom paddler who retired from Slalom only this year,...
WWGP Stage 3 Results: Rio Nevados Whitewater Sprint- Video by JK Team | Dec 9, 2012 | Whitewater [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/55214614[/vimeo] MEN: 1st Place: Isaac Levinson (USA) 1:20.81 2nd Place: Dane Jackson (USA) 1:21.05 3rd Place: Eric Deguil (FRA) 1:21.63 4th Place: Michele Ramazza (ITA) 1:22.14 5th Place: Evan Garcia (USA) 1:22.26 6th...
First days in the Karma/Heading to Chile by Dane Jackson | Nov 18, 2012 | Creeking, Events, JK Team Posts, WhitewaterDay after tomorrow i head to Chile for my first time. I am so stoked, this is a place i have wanted to see for a long time. I have a month of traveling all around. I start off in Santiago and work my way to Pucon where i will be based out of. This is not only an...
2012 World Cup for Freestyle Kayaking begins in 5 days- 6 Continents Represented! by ericjackson | Aug 20, 2012 | WhitewaterClose to 20 countries will be competing in the 2012 World Cup, this year held in the Southeast USA. Â It might be another 20 years before we see another World Cup here in my backyard, hard to say! Â Â It has been 20 years since there was a World Championships in the...
BV Pro Rodeo- Competition Wrap Up- Men’s and Women’s Results by ericjackson | May 27, 2012 | JK Team Posts, Rockstar, the athlete, WhitewaterCKS Paddlefest is the beginning of the Colorado Tour for the freestyle events. Â Â It is also a big gathering of paddlers to the Arkansas River for the “summer kick off”. Â Snow season turns to paddling season and paddlers around the state dust off their...
A Jackson Family Affair… Review of the Past 21 years…. Decisions, Challenges, and the Future by ericjackson | Jan 8, 2012 | EJ Thoughts, the athlete, the innovator, the teacher, WhitewaterBeing Me is the only person I would want to be, and I hope everyone feels the same way. Â Being yourself comes with strengths that only you have, weaknesses, friends, family, and thoughts that are all uniquely yours. Â Â My brain seems to be a little weird in how it...
VIDEO: The Rockstar Goes BIG, no Dane Goes Big, no the Waves Perfect… Okay it’s all HUGE! by Dane Jackson | May 18, 2011 | WhitewaterHere is a video of Dane Jackson shredding up Detonater Wave in Quebec, Canada. OH MY GOODNESS!! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojkWQqiDHxY&feature=share[/youtube]