by Eric Jackson | Jun 23, 2022 | EJ's Blog, Whitewater Blogs
There is something special about a gathering of the best freestyle kayakers in the world for a world championship. Training for it is awesome. OK- so the World Championships is coming in 1 week- I figure it is time to lay out what we are seeing here. Most of the...
by Eric Jackson | Jun 19, 2022 | EJ's Blog, News, Whitewater Blogs
It has been 5 years since my last World Championships for freestyle, which was in Argentina. I got 15th there and 6th in squirt in the Mixmaster (6th sounds better, but the 15th was a bigger accomplishment as squirt only has a few competitors and many don’t train...
by Eric Jackson | Jun 16, 2022 | EJ's Blog, Whitewater Blogs
EJ Training for the World Freestyle Kayak Championships Big things start small. For those of you around in 2004, I brought two composite prototypes to Penrith, Australia for the Pre-World Championships. An All-Star for me, and a Fun 1 that Dane paddled. They were our...
by Eric Jackson | Jun 1, 2022 | EJ's Blog, Resources, Whitewater Blogs, Whitewater Resources
You can now Pre-order a carbon fiber Ringer or Rebound from Apex Watercraft. Click here: As you may already know we are crowdfunding the brand and one of our ways is by offering kayakers a chance to get in front of the line for the first run of whitewater...
by Eric Jackson | Jun 1, 2022 | EJ's Blog, News, Resources, Whitewater Blogs, Whitewater Resources
What happens when you can put your creativity, knowledge, experience, and excitement into something you really care a lot about. Something good will happen! This is what I am seeing with Apex Watercraft and the creation of a new brand of whitewater kayaks from...
by Eric Jackson | Jun 1, 2022 | EJ's Blog, Product Information, Resources, Whitewater Blogs, Whitewater Resources
Testing a freestyle kayak design is always something I look forward to. I have yet to design a boat I didn’t like, however, I have had prototypes that were not ready for prime time. The Rebound did what it was supposed to do. It was born to be great. EJ on...
