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BIO OF FLYINSKELETON

Hello my name is Jeremy Adkins. I am really open minded, fun loving, outgoing, outdoorsry, and personable. If you know me you know that I love kayaking and am currently sponsored by Jackson Kayaks, Shred Ready, Astral Buoyancy, Stony Boater Paddle Wax, Gaia Paddlesports, Ophion Paddles and Snapdragon Design. I worked on the Ocoee River raft guiding for about 6 years and now teach kayak instruction independently. I started Team rEvolution, Myspace.com/TheTeamrEvolution which is a team of dedicated young kayakers pushing the limits of how kayaking is perceived especially in the Southeast. I am the Co-Founder, Co-Organizer of the North Alabama Whitewater Festival (www.Nawfest.com), Myspace.com/Nawfest, which is the largest kayaking competition/festival in the Southeastern United States and hopefully one day the world. It features everything from five competitive events with some of the best whitewater kayakers in the world, 15,000 dollars in prizes, food, glass blowers, tons of live musicians, refreshments, cartoonist, games, karaoke machine, inflatable jousting ring, tons of camping, tons of conservation groups, pottery, refloxologists, artistry, massage therapists and 12 bands in four days. You should try and come to one of the fast growing most entertaining outdoor whitewater festivals in the world and share it with some of you own. Go to the website and check it out. www.NAWFest.com I am also working hard on the website called the Triktionary which is the World's First Comprehensive Online Freestyle Trick Dictionary. After 20 years of kayaking here I am trying to follow my dream and get paid for what I love most. You might ask yourself what makes a "Professional Kayaker". Well to be honest I think being a professional is putting every second of your heart and soul into what you feel is the greatest sport in the world with knowing that you will never be rich you do it because it means something to you in your soul. Just check it out and then know what we can do. Feel free to email me about kayak lessons and make sure to join my website www.JeremyAdkins.com to get offers on non profit, kids, beginners, playboating, and free kayak clinics as well as contest and giveaways from kayaking sponsors. If you know me and support my dream, just join for me. And go join the myspace for kayakers because Kayakmind.com is awesome.  Make sure to check support American Whitewater because without them we would not have rivers to paddle on.

Professional Experience

  • Over 19 years of Whitewater Kayaking Experience
  • Over 16 years of Whitewater Kayaking Competition Experience
  • 2008 Gaia Paddlesports catalog photoshoot
  • American Whitewater website photo contributor
  • Alabama Whitewater photo and river writeup contributor
  • Contributer to United States Freestyle Kayak Association kayak rules for 2008
  • 4 years team paddler for Wavesport, Shred Ready, Gaia, Astral Buoyancy and Snapdragon 
  • Co/ Founder of the North Alabama Whitewater Festival
  • Co/ Organizer of the North Alabama Whitewater Festival for past 4 years
  • Kyle Stidham Fundraiser to a head stone for him
  • Lead Instructor for Alabama Small Boats for 4 years
  • Research and Development for Snapdragon, Shred Ready, Astral and Gaia Paddlesports    
  • 2 Years of Organizing Whitewater Classes while donating proceeds to charities 
  • Organizer of the Kyle Stidham Fundraiser to give a headstone to a great friend and kayaker 
  • Race Course Designer to Mulberry Canoe & Kayak Races and Locust Fork Invitational 
  • 5 Years Team rEvolution: Founder/ Paddler 
  • 3 Years Fluid Kayaks Team Paddler  
  • Tri-State Paddlers Co Founder 
  • American Canoe Association Certified Instructor
  • Wilderness First Responder Certified
  • CPR Certified  
  • Swift Water Rescue Certified
  • American Whitewater Ambassador and Member 
  • Birmingham Canoe Club Member
  • Tri-State Paddlers Co/ Founder                                                                                                                                       

Exposure

  • 2008 Wavesport Promo Video
  • 2008 Gaia Paddlesports Cover Sales Catalog
  • 2008 Gaia Paddlesports Banner Outdoor Retailer Show
  • 2008 Gaia Paddlesports Sales Catalog
  • 2008 Featured Athlete in Effort.TV's Night of the Living Donkey
  • 2008 Sidtracked Magazine- Article "Remember Kyle Stidham"   
  • 2007 2 Photos of Charlie Mix used in Wavesport advertising
  • 2007 Sidetracked Magazine- Picture on open page
  • 2007 Video Update on LVM.TV of North Alabama Whitewater Festival
  • 2007 Blackwater Times Photo from World Cup      
  • 2007 Wavesport Promo Video                                                              
  • 2007 Sidetracked Magazine - Article - “NAWFest 2007"                                                  
  • 2007 Sidetracked Magazine - Article - “Locust Fork Races”                                  
  • 2007 Sidetracked Magazine - Article - “World Cup”                                     
  • 2006 Sidetracked Magazine - Article - “Thrillseeker”                                         
  • 2006 Kayak Session Magazine - Event Write Up - “NAWF”  
  • 2005 Birmingham News Article of 1st Annual NAWF              

Industry Goals

  1. To become the best all around kayaker that I can be.
  2. To make the Triktionary reknowned all around the world in all extreme sports.
  3. To make NAWFest the World's largest outdoor kayaking music festival.
  4. To be a great role model for young kayakers.
  5. To be an ambassador for the conservation of rivers in the world.
  6. To make Team rEvolution the most influential kayaking team in the world.
  7. To compete and make the World Freestyle Kayaking Team.
  8. To win the Alabama Cup Racing Series.
  9. To contiune to bring awareness to what people can do in a kayak.
  10. To gather enough footage to finish to film "Kuntry Friend Kayakin"
  11. To contiune to help with research and design to push the quality of products used.
  12. To continue to push myself as a photograher and writer for better blogs and magazine articles.
  13. To organize more non-profit kayaking clinics with proceeds going to Breast Cancer Research.

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