Team Spotlight: Matt McQuire- "Sharky"

Great Outdoor Provisions' paddle with EJ day was fun!

Valley Mill Kayak Shop

George Whitefield

Dane discovers trampoline for kayaking

Team JK competition season was awesome

What I am most proud of for the Fun Family of kayaks

Life Revisited

Perfect end to my best season ever

Super Star gets put to the test at Gauley, and now at Rock Island

Dries of the New Cool Shots

Jackson Kayak/American Whitewater membership drive

Gauley Fest a Hoot

Gauley Festival

Dries of the New

8 Year Old Girl on Telico

2004 US Slalom National Championships

National Slalom Championships

EJ All-Star Review for Holes

Clay Wright hits West Virginia

The business side of Jackson Kayak

Canada Cup Final Results

EJ's Review of the All-Star for Waves

Garberator- Last day on the Ottawa

Which model or size of a Jackson Kayak is just right for me?

Ottawa River Rodeo Coverage

The Swiss Champ is at it again!

Cool, scary house

2005 U.S. Freestyle Kayak Team Trials Results

Jackson Kayak Marketing

US Team Trials is over

Dane makes the USA Freestyle Kayak Team!!!

U.S. Junior Women have competed- Team is final!

Routine Maker

US Team Trials in full force today!!!

Training at wave

Summary of Jackson Kayak

Registration and athlete meeting

Athletes arriving in force in Watertown

US Team Trials Training Video

US TEAM TRIALS- 4 DAYS AWAY!

Tommy Gunn party

Day 2 of training at Watertown

Training for the US Team Trials- Day 2

2005 - USA TEAM TRIALS- training begins in NY

Kristine takes my stitches out

Day 2 of Outdoor Retailer Trade Show

Faces in the Crowd

Day 1 pool session at Outdoor Retailer

Jackson Kayak now has booth at O.R

Final day of kids camp

Jackson family is my dream

NYC Kids Camp Day 3

New York City Inner City Kids Camp

Fungis Fun series review

Marc Kundar's Super Fun Review

Defective river knife and 10 stitches

James Roddick shows off 4 Fun

EJ's All-Star Review

All-Star on Bus Eater wave

All-Star Rocks!!! Today a new legend is born!

EJ drive Mini in Rock Island Hole

Fun Camp Fire

4 Fun Review

My Life: A Poem

I am so happy that I started Jackson Kayak

Kids Clinic at Durango a success

Honey cancel all trips, Brave Wave hits 12,000 cfs

Rock Island at 14,000 cfs

Rock Island Waterfall Tour

Dealer Review- Bay Creek, Pennsylvania

How to demo a boat when the dealer is closed

4th of July Weekend

Zoar Outdoor Demofest 2004

Colorado Foam Boating Championships

FIBARK is Incredible!

Dane does his first skateboard competition

2 Fun Review

RMOC Kids Clinic

Colorado Dealers Do Great Job

Colorado Kayak Supply Can't Keep Boats in Stock

Hail Storm takes out Mini

Vail Mountain Games

Getting Personal

Hal Tutor, Jackson Kayak Inventory Manager

Fun Review

Potomac Festival Freestyle Competition Results

Last day in DC is a play day

Potomac Festival Wrap Up

2004 - First ½ Summary- Personal

Valley Mill Kayak School

JK Production Crew 2

Billy's 2 Fun Review

JK Production Crew

Stephen Wright Puts 2 Fun to the Test

French-Canadian Woman Fits in Fun1

Reno Freestyle Invitational

Reno Boatercross Emily Medals

Reno Men's Boatercross

Reno Pro Invitational

Oregon Cup Wrap-up

Bob's Hole Rodeo

Pacific City

Oregon Cup

American River Festival

Classic Day on the South Silver

Yagi Wins in All-Star

Kern Slalom

Bush Creek

Kern River

Trip to the 100 Giants

CJ's Fun 1

First Fun 1s Delivered

Fun 1 Photo Essay

2 Fun Really Fun

Women Kayakers

Clay and EJ Run Sieve City

David Knight - Designer Extraordinaire

Rock Island - A Valentine's Day

Fun 1 and 2 Fun Kids Kayaks

Making of "Rolling & Bracing" DVD

Jackson Kayak R+D Process

Emily Returns from Chile Dec. 10

A Dream Becomes Reality

Dane Pumps Iron

Fun 1 Plug

Jackson Kayak is Born

2005 - USA TEAM TRIALS- training begins in NY

August 19, 2004

The Jackson family just finished flying back from Outdoor Retailer (bad place for training, except a little pool time), taking the red eye, then picking up the RV, dogs, and driving to Watertown, 330 miles away, the catch up on sleep and training begins. Tom O’Riley, and Sara Daniels (Blackwater, LTD.) are going to blow away any US TEAM TRIALS to date!

1. Prize Money- $5000
2. $5000 donation to the US Freestyle Kayak Team
3. Major concerts on Saturday and Sunday
4. Live music all day, every day
5. Lots of fun stuff going on during the day.

Kristine, currently president of the USFKA (US Freestyle Kayak Association) www.usfka.com is preparing to score the event, and meetings were held at O.R. to determine the format.

Here is what you can expect as an athlete:

1. Because the world championships will follow the old system in 2005 (due to a vote by the IFC this month of 3 to 2- Kristine voted for the new system) US Team trials will also use the old system of technical and variety, instead of variety only. HOWEVER- a base of 50 technical points will be added to everybody’s score so that variety is way more important than technical. Our hope is that after Lluis from Spain (chief judge of team trials, compliments of Blackwater) sees the value of this system, he will be more likely to vote for the base of 50 at worlds too. Anyway- last years system- starting with 50 points technical.
2. The water level at the Black River is way higher than normal for this time of year. The dam operators are still working on dialing in the Route 3 Wave, and as long as it doesn’t get too much higher, they should have full control of it. The route 3 wave is a lefty blunt, backstab, righty helix, lefty donkey flip, etc. etc. wave, with enough foam for cartwheels, and loops, but you hit bottom on the loops.
3. Many distractions from the competition, just like at the worlds!!- Tommy Gunn and the Endangered Species Band (they provide the music for my DVDs) is playing on Saturday night (band is from Spain, Tommy Gunn from Watertown). There will be two more awesome bands playing on Friday and Saturday as well.
4. There will be live music playing at the Riverside Gardens also- all three days and nights.

The Watertown newspaper will be making a 12 page insert in the Thursday paper with maps, places to stay, etc. in it, so keep an eye on that.

Oh yea- Win lots of money too!

EJ