Matt Jackson
Matt Jackson has been our local action sports videographer and photographer. He'll pack his equipment into his boat, launch himself off an 8 foot waterfall, and quickly setup his gear. He'll selflessly capture the memories for everyone else in the group because this is his passion. The majority of the photos used on this page are Matt Jackson Photos.
Here is the video Matt Jackson put together for the 2016 Cuyahoga Falls Kayak Race.
https://youtu.be/9Y4AVv_R3hM
Here is the video Matt Jackson put together for the 2016 Cuyahoga Falls Kayak Race.
https://youtu.be/9Y4AVv_R3hM
Brian Wilson
Where'd that old logo come from?
The logo is a silhouette of Nic Williams performing a freestyle move called a "Freewheel". This is when the kayaker approaches the falls and just before going over the lip of the falls, they drop the boat on its side, and wind up by reaching back with a strong back paddle technique. Timing is critical. As the boat drops over the falls, the paddler twists back from winding up, causing the boat to perform a 180 degree corkscrew and landing flat, backwards. In this particular picture Nic is doing a Freewheel off the race's Class III waterfall, "Rookie Drop", the first of the two falls behind the Sheraton Suites Hotel. Don Howdyshell created the logo from this image, but not until after many revisions discussed by participants in the 2016 race. Here is a glimpse at the progression of the logo.
