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JK 2004 Stories
Team Spotlight: Matt McQuire- "Sharky" Great Outdoor Provisions' paddle with EJ day was fun! Dane discovers trampoline for kayaking Team JK competition season was awesome What I am most proud of for the Fun Family of kayaks Perfect end to my best season ever Super Star gets put to the test at Gauley, and now at Rock Island Jackson Kayak/American Whitewater membership drive 2004 US Slalom National Championships Clay Wright hits West Virginia The business side of Jackson Kayak 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? The Swiss Champ is at it again! 2005 U.S. Freestyle Kayak Team Trials Results Dane makes the USA Freestyle Kayak Team!!! U.S. Junior Women have competed- Team is final! US Team Trials in full force today!!! Registration and athlete meeting Athletes arriving in force in Watertown 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 Day 1 pool session at Outdoor Retailer Jackson Kayak now has booth at O.R New York City Inner City Kids Camp Marc Kundar's Super Fun Review Defective river knife and 10 stitches All-Star Rocks!!! Today a new legend is born! EJ drive Mini in Rock Island Hole 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 Dealer Review- Bay Creek, Pennsylvania How to demo a boat when the dealer is closed Colorado Foam Boating Championships Dane does his first skateboard competition Colorado Kayak Supply Can't Keep Boats in Stock Hal Tutor, Jackson Kayak Inventory Manager Potomac Festival Freestyle Competition Results 2004 - First ½ Summary- Personal Stephen Wright Puts 2 Fun to the Test French-Canadian Woman Fits in Fun1 Classic Day on the South Silver David Knight - Designer Extraordinaire Rock Island - A Valentine's Day Making of "Rolling & Bracing" DVD Emily Returns from Chile Dec. 10
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Production Crew at Jackson Kayak headquarters is getting things done! May 20, 2004 Brian Talbert is putting together a killer crew of kayakers that are making great strides in building boats. We were only making about 20 boats per day at the most one week ago. Now we can make 35 boats per day with only 5 guys, and by next Wednesday we will be making 60 boats per day. This means we will be able to catch up with our demand in 30 days. We have Josh, a local fireman turned kayaker, who learned at Rock Island, and is the silent madman. Head to the grindstone, quality, and a great attitude make this guy an awesome addition to the team. We have Jase, Bino’s son. Jase is full of personality, confidence, skill, kayaking ability, and has experience in the factory environment. Of course, the Jackson Kayak “factory” is quite different from most, but I see great potential in Jase and hope to keep him forever. Jase is also quite the fearless daredevil. He is responsible for hanging our sweet ropeswing that we all played on yesterday after work. Of course, he had to climb up the cliff, and jump off hanging by his legs, then do a dive, very cool trick. Did I mention that the “bar” that is now attached to the rope swing is one of our composite beams? How cool is that! What a great test of strength. Jase certainly believes in it! We also have Don from the Ocoee. Don has been around rafting and kayaking forever, it seems and he can get things done. He has to empty his coke bottle of spit about every couple of hours because he likes his chew. You have to have some chew in the plant to call it a true southern facility. Don is the “old guy” of the group along with Neil. Neil is another guy who comes in and gets things done. Age doesn’t always mean experience, quality, or motivation, but Neil is on fire and is not tired of life. He is prepared to bust out boats. Joe goes to Tennessee Tech for Nursing and his goal is to travel as a kayaker and be the medical specialist on expeditions. Joe learned to kayak at Rock Island and can be found in the hole when it is running. Joe is only 19 years old, but does not suffer from lack of maturity, and has been waiting for work with us since I announced the company and we finally got him in about a month ago, bonus. Hal, our retired Air Force Major, mathematician, has been holding down the fort along with Will Mattux since day one. Hal had to have shoulder surgery and is in a sling and can’t assemble boats now. We will use him for his brains in the coming weeks. Hal is a great paddler that hasn’t been able to paddle a Jackson Kayak yet, which is very depressing, considering how hard he has worked on the boats. He will start again next week when he can afford to bump his arm. Oh yea, EJ |
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