Jez

Hometown: Sydney, Australia

Five time Australian National Champion

Three Time World Cup Event Winner (Rock Island, Prague, Switzerland)
2nd in World Cup 2006 OC1
8th in World Championships 2006 OC1
6th in World Cup 2006 C1
Top Ten C1 World Cup 2008

Australian National Whitewater Raft Team
Creator of Jackson Kayak Camp Instructional Tour and HUCK Southeast
First descents in America and Australia
Places paddled: Australia and Tasmania, U.S.A., Canada, Korea, Europe
Fav place to paddle: On any river where my mates are
Jackson Kayak's token C1 Paddler

Jez is passionate about kayaking and loves all kinds of boating including K1, C1 and OC1. Jez is a Police Officer in the NSW Riot Squad which funds his boating habits and he goes boating every chance he gets. After eight years of seasonally teaching paddling he turned his focus on teaching for Jackson Kayak on the Fun Tour. Jez has the ultimate lifestyle by managing to follow the summer across the two hemispheres. He has now seen eighteen summers in a row by moving between Sydney Australia where he paddles at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium, and the South East of USA.

"Boating is a big part of my life. It completes me. I learnt how to paddle from my sensei Leland Davis in 1999 and never looked back. I like to think of paddling as a dynamic sport. Unlike most other sports, a day on the river is always different; the water levels are different; your lines are different; rocks are continually moving and change the river; the scenery is continually changing. Paddling is such a dynamic sport. As a famous boater once said, the world would be a better place if everyone paddled."

I choose to live a Drug Free Lifestyle

Fav quotes
'Get busy living, or get busy dying.'
'Because just existing is not enough.'

Hero's: EJ, Clay, Lele Davis and mother nature herself

Other sponsors:
Entropy Gear
Diamond Brand
Kokatat
Snap Dragon Designs
Teva
H2O Paddles
Mountain Khakis
Bryan Easler Toyota

DVD
Skippy Films

Other interests: He likes long walks on the beach; helped create a natural diuretic for NASA Astronauts while in space suits; had a small role in Office Space the movie, Chuck Norris is reported as saying, "He’s alright".

Videos
Jackson Kayak Down Under
Jackson Day of Stars

Online stuff
http://www.worldkayaktour.blogspot.com
http://blog.jacksonkayak.com