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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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The Valley Mill Kayak Shop is up and running! May 23, 2004 Yesterday the newest Jackson Kayak dealer, and the newest dealer in the DC area, had their grand opening. Valley Mill Camp has been around for 30 years providing kayaking day camps for kids and has produced some of the best slalom racers in the world. They have as many as 400 kids come through their camp each week all summer long to learn to kayak. Now they have kids kayaks to go along with the camp. The Valley Mill Kayak School run by Martin from Slovakia and taught by kayakers such as Stephen Wright, and now Colin Kemp, among other top names is in their 8th year. Add the Valley Mill Kayak Shop and you have a recipe for success for Jackson Kayak, the customers, and Valley Mill. Andy Bridge used to have the “Valley Mill Boats” shop at this exact building years ago. I bought many boats from Andy and he made me my Hotlanta slalom boat (David Knight my first kayak together) their. Most of the US Slalom Team boats came out of Valley Mill Boat Shop. Andy got a job at Dagger and the shop was closed down. Andy has since moved on from Dagger to Werner. Meanwhile- yesterday there was about 75 people at the big grand opening. We had demo boats, and Valley Mill Boat Shop built a very cool ramp into the lake! Oh yea- we put that thing to use! Luke Hopkins was on site to take photos of the ramp, etc. We had Fun 1 sized kids up to Super Fun sized adults and everything in between. It was awesome to watch the on site pond full of Jackson Kayak boats. Inside, the shop is a work of art. Hardwood floors, combined with trees taken off of the property (lots of acres), created the interior. The small trees make the racks for boats, a TV/video rack, and racks for the IR gear, Sweet Helmets, AT Paddles, etc. A tree will come up off the floor and then branch 4 ways into the ceiling, very cool. Colin Kemp is the man who put it together, and Bruce is the man, along with Evelyn McEwen (there is a name among the who’s who of the kayaking world) who gave Colin the thumbs up to make the kayak shop go. The Valley Mill Kayak School will be seen on the river all summer and demo boats will be available for those who don’t want to take the 20 minute ride out to the Shop on Seneca Road. For those wanting a beautiful drive through the mansions of Potomac, and on to the wide open spaces of Montgomery County, it is well worth the ride. This is Sunday drive material, verses the bumper to bumper locations of the rest of the Washington, DC shops. Check them out at www.valleymill.com to see their kayak camps and kayak school. No website for their store yet. EJ Ps. I will get some pictures of the store up
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