by Eric Jackson | Jun 20, 2009 | On The Road, Uncategorized
Thursday was the boatercross at Pine creek. Nick and I did the seeding time trial first (non head to head race run to select the top boaters to race). I won that with the fastest time, but decided that this race was more risk than I wanted to take one week before...
by Eric Jackson | Feb 6, 2005 | The Athlete
n 1981, I confided in the only person I knew that wouldn’t think I was an egomaniac, that I was going to be the world kayak champion one day. That was Wayne Hockmeyer, over a game of Tron at his Northern Outdoors lodge. Wayne seemed to believe what I was saying and...
by Eric Jackson | May 23, 2003 | The Athlete
Rules for Terminator IV (To avoid being Terminated) Rules The Terminator senses weakness and punishes it with relentless beatings. To avoid the wrath of this cyber-cybernetic organism sent back from the future to test the resolve of kayakers from over 30 countries,...
by Eric Jackson | Feb 1, 2003 | The Icon
The most common question I get asked about my kayaking from those who are in the sport casually or not in it at all is: “When and how did you get started in kayaking?” This is that article and it continues to why I do what I do today. At 6 years old, in 1970, I was...