Clay Wright
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Clay Wright is a professional whitewater kayak
er and kayak designer. He designed a signature "Java" creekboat for Perception Kayaks. He has appeared in 50+ extreme or instructional kayak videos. Wright is a pioneer in creekboating (with 1st descents in 11 states and 5 countries) and playboating
(inventor of the loop, a fundamental trick in the sport). http://www.jacksonkayak.com/jkteam05/clay.cfm He has won numerous freestyle events and extreme races
throughout the world including a gold medal at the 1997 Word Freestyle Championships for squirt kayaking.
He lives in Rock Island, TN and paddles for Jackson Kayak
; a company started and named after one of the most successful freestyle kayakers Eric Jackson
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Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
er and kayak designer. He designed a signature "Java" creekboat for Perception Kayaks. He has appeared in 50+ extreme or instructional kayak videos. Wright is a pioneer in creekboating (with 1st descents in 11 states and 5 countries) and playboating
Playboating
Playboating is a discipline of whitewater kayaking or canoeing where the paddler performs various technical moves in one place , as opposed to downriver whitewater canoeing or kayaking where the objective is to travel the length of a section of river...
(inventor of the loop, a fundamental trick in the sport). http://www.jacksonkayak.com/jkteam05/clay.cfm He has won numerous freestyle events and extreme races
Extreme racing
Extreme racing involves paddling a kayak down a section of hard whitewater requiring excellent boat handling skills. The rivers are typically class V and involve waterfalls and dangerous rapids. Races may involve mass-starts or individual timed runs....
throughout the world including a gold medal at the 1997 Word Freestyle Championships for squirt kayaking.
He lives in Rock Island, TN and paddles for Jackson Kayak
Jackson Kayak
Jackson Kayak is a producer of kayaks and was founded by its namesake, Eric "EJ" Jackson. After working with Wave Sport Kayaks as a team member and as a designer, Eric Jackson and business partner, Tony Lunt formed Jackson Kayak in Rock Island, Tennessee in October 2003.- Company history...
; a company started and named after one of the most successful freestyle kayakers Eric Jackson
Eric Jackson (kayaker)
Eric "EJ" Jackson is a world-champion freestyle kayaker, kayak designer, and founder of Jackson Kayak.-Career:As of October 2009, Jackson is currently freestyle kayak world championship runner-up. He has been world champion four times...
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