Jackson Kayak hires the man, the myth , the legend

Whitewater Instruction Symposium

Playboating Magazine Survey

Final Rocker File for Prototype

EJ and family is going to North Carolina

Quebec Freestyle Rankings

National Championships Results!

Rock Island Games Results

Emily Playak.com Interview

New Outfitting Trick

National Championships Finals Today at Rock Island

Creekboat- First prototype design almost ready!

EJ tells you more about the Fun

Dropping colors, adding colors in 2005

Drain Plugs - A Better Option

Current National Championships Standings

1st Super Star

J3 Helmets

First Star out of the mold today

A Star is Born!!!

News 10 coverage

EJ wins annual pool rodeo

New line of Fun family T-shirts available

Jackson family hits Outdoor Retailer

Stephen Wright newest team Jackson member

Making the first All-Star

Super Star shipped to Mold maker

Four new models

www.xackers.net is a great site

RMOC Kids Camp in session

How to Outfit Your Jackson Kayak

Ottawa River Clinic

Creekboat design phase starts

Fun 1, 2 Fun, Fun, 4 Fun, and Super Fun produced

Fun 1.5 Mold being made

Star, All-Star, and Super Star molds being made

New USA Freestyle Scoring System

Production Manager Job Opening

Fun 1.5 Plug is Finished

All-Star Mold is Underway

Production Behind Schedule

Doc Fun

Star, SuperStar, Fun 1.5

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Jessie Stone Outside Online

All-Star Unveiled

Where's My Boat EJ?

EJ & Clay Make Top 5

Quality vs Quantity

Boats Delivered to CCK

Sierra South

Family Goes Cross Country

2004 Jackson Family Event Schedule

Family Hits the Road

Fun 1 a Hit

Boat Colors

Fit & Trim 2004

Fun 1s In House

New Release Dates

Fun 1 Cross-Linked

Fun 1 Bone Dry

Fun 1 < 20 lbs

Jackson Kayak Front Page

All-Star Freestyle Champ

Rolling & Bracing DVD

Jackson Kayak Facility Open

Canadian Prices

Boat Colors Decided

Fun Computer File

Call Your Local Dealer

DVD Filming Finished

Fun Series Completed

Fun 1 & All-Star Put Through Paces

Fun 1 & All-Star Almost Ready To Paddle

Jackson Kayak Opens First Dealer

Jackson Kayak News

Fun 1 will weigh under 20 pounds, and this one does!

March 7, 2004

Check out my “designs” section to see the planned weight of the Fun 1 at 20 pounds. I wrote those specs in October of last year before I had a design. I spent the past 6 months doing everything in my power to get the weight as light, strong, and functional as possible. The result is making my very happy!

An orange Fun 1 was popped from the mold on Friday. I outfitted it with the composite track and new adjustable footbag system and added a seat and hip pads from Dane’s old kayak, along with the IR rear adjust backband that we will be using.

Just for “Fun” I weighed it to see where we were on our “lightest whitewater kayaks in history” goal and…..

It weighs 18 pounds!!!!

Plus you can jump up and down on the hull with little deflection (and we don’t have the additional vertical support beams yet!)

I will make photos for you to see as soon as I can. We didn’t mold the graphics into it yet because they won’t be ready until this coming Friday, but I added the equivalent stickers, like in the composite boats.

Did anybody here me say 18 pounds? My goal was 20-22 pounds, but every step was taken, including replacing an Aluminum beam with composite to lighten the thing up. (In reality it is 17 pounds but missing two components that are about 1 pound total) I am starting to get so excited that I am shaking! My Fun may not come in at 28 pounds at this rate, but I will keep that as my prediction and if I can beat it, kudos!