by Eric Jackson | Sep 3, 2013 | 2011 Pro Event Coverage, 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 Rock Star Standard, 2014 RockStar, 2014 RockStar Competition, 2014 WW Competition, EJ Thoughts, JK Family Posts, Rockstar Carbon, Whitewater, wrap ups
Finally after 2 years of waiting for the next World Championships to happen, it has now begun!! The opening Ceremonies took place last night in Bryson City, NC, a normally very sleepy town in Western North Carolina. With 30 countries present, a ton of townspeople,...
by Eric Jackson | Sep 1, 2013 | 2011 Pro Event Coverage, 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 Rock Star Standard, 2014 RockStar Competition, 2014 WW Competition, EJ Thoughts, JK Family Posts, The Athlete, Whitewater
Keeping my Rides a secret is not my style. I train with my routines, and try to paddle my best. Today I did a “Prelims”, meaning I did two competition rides during training and counted both of them. Emily took video of this one with my iPad and I...
by Eric Jackson | May 20, 2013 | 2011 Pro Event Coverage, 2013 All Star, 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 WW Competition, Fun Tour, JK Team Posts, Whitewater, Zen
Is it possible that 60,000 people would go to an outdoor festival with Kayaking, SUP, rock climbing, running, biking? If you want to see that in action, the Dominion River Rock Festival in Richmond is the place to go to be a believer! Friday night through...
by Eric Jackson | May 12, 2013 | 2011 Pro Event Coverage, 2013 WW Event Coverage, Rockstar, Whitewater
So- Finals are over- some awesome stuff here folks!! 1. 12 year old Sage Donnelly got 1st place!!! 400 point ride and her 300 point 1st ride would have won also! 2. Jessica Yurtinus- her final ride was awesome, moving her from 5th to 2nd!! 280 and some big air. 3....
by Eric Jackson | May 12, 2013 | 2011 Pro Event Coverage, 2013 All Star, 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 WW Competition, Fun Tour, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, The Athlete, Whitewater
Today is Freestyle Day for the Reno River Festival. The Entire event happens today! Women cut to top 5 and men cut to top 10 in Prelims. THe event started with a competitors meeting while there was Yoga going on on the grassy lawn of the amphitheater. It...
by Eric Jackson | Apr 29, 2013 | 2011 Pro Event Coverage, 2013 All Star, 2014 WW Competition, EJ Thoughts, Featured Post, JK Family Posts, JK Team Posts, Rockstar, The Athlete, Whitewater, wrap ups
“You need to have a ticket to this party, and they are sold out.” 1984- Doug Gordon at the USA Team Trials for slalom when I asked him what my chances of making the team were. I realized at that event, my first USA Team Trials, placing 16th, that making the USA...
