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  It’s Permit Time! (Link to Resources Here!)
  Eugene Buchanan - January 19, 2021 0
  It's permit season, all you freeloading dirtbags. Ensure your chance to keep getting invited on river trips by actually applying for, and hopefully pulling, a...
  Destinations
  New River Gorge To Become National Park
  Eugene Buchanan - January 18, 2021 0
  Get ready to raft in a new national park. West Virginia’s New River Gorge is set to become the nation’s newest national park, thanks to...
  Paddling Industry News
  Big Adventures, Eddyline Chime in on State of the Sea Kayak Sector
  Staff Post - January 15, 2021 0
  After a slew of changes in the sea kayaking business world a few years ago, the sector is back to stroking along smoothly, especially...
  Multi-Sport
  It’s Official: Led By SUPs, Paddlesports Sales Swelling
  Eugene Buchanan - January 6, 2021 0
  Paddlesports sales are swelling like the waves their followers paddle on. As part of this year’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Online tradeshow Jan. 6, that’s what...
Rafting
- Destinations
  It’s Permit Time! (Link to Resources Here!)
  Eugene Buchanan - January 19, 2021 0
  It's permit season, all you freeloading dirtbags. Ensure your chance to keep getting invited on river trips by actually applying for, and hopefully pulling, a...
  Destinations
  New River Gorge To Become National Park
  Eugene Buchanan - January 18, 2021 0
  Get ready to raft in a new national park. West Virginia’s New River Gorge is set to become the nation’s newest national park, thanks to...
  Evergreen
  Top Rafting Reads (for this COVID Christmas)
  Eugene Buchanan - December 23, 2020 1
  Looking for some great rafting reading to get you through this COVID-confined Christmas, and spark your juices for the upcoming paddling season? Our friends at...
  Destinations
  The World’s Top 10 Rafting Trips
  Eugene Buchanan - December 17, 2020 0
  Although many guides evoke the image, you don’t have to be a bleach-blonde, toothpaste poster boy to enjoy rafting. Once Covid restrictions lift —...
WW Kayaking
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  Group Fights to Save Ecuador’s Newest Whitewater Gem: El Rio Piatua
  Eugene Buchanan - December 10, 2020 0
  Now, it's getting downright indigenous. In November, a coalition of civil society organizations and law professors submitted an amicus brief to Ecuador’s Constitutional Court calling...
  Paddling Industry News
  Denver to Get New River Park at River Mile
  Eugene Buchanan - December 2, 2020 0
  Downtown Denver, Colo.’s largest mixed-used development, The River Mile, will soon be getting new river park amenities as part of a dynamic restoration of...
  Canoeing
  Extreme Slalom in the Olympics?
  Eugene Buchanan - November 30, 2020 0
  The International Canoe Federation is one step closer to adding extreme canoe slalom to the Olympic program. The ICF Board voted to include men’s and...
  Athlete Stories
  Emily Jackson on Finding Balance in Life
  Eugene Buchanan - November 24, 2020 2
  Balance is far more than something you find in your boat. It’s just as important — perhaps even more so — in life. So what...
Canoeing
- Canoeing
  How One California Outfitter Has Weathered 4 Fires (and now COVID)
  Eugene Buchanan - January 15, 2021 0
  For river outfitter Russian River Adventures, located in the heart of Sonoma Valley wine country in Healdsburg, Calif., adversity has come with the territory...
  Canoeing
  Nation’s Top River Sojourns
  Eugene Buchanan - January 7, 2021 0
  To "sojourn" is "to dwell in a place temporarily." If you throw in the word "river" beforehand, and then treat sojourn as a noun,...
  Canoeing
  Freakin’ Fluminkohala! Paddling the Big Island’s Irie Irrigation Ditch
  Eugene Buchanan - December 29, 2020 0
  While Hawaii’s Big Island might be known for its surf, snorkeling and lava flows, Class I paddlers also have an option in the 112-year-old...
  Canoeing
  Paddling World Mourns Loss of Sea Kayak Pioneer Stanislav Chládek
  Eugene Buchanan - December 7, 2020 3
  The world of sea kayaking lost one of its most ardent practitioners, advocates and explorers with the passing of Stanislav Chládek November 25, 2020,...
SUP’s
- Multi-Sport
  It’s Official: Led By SUPs, Paddlesports Sales Swelling
  Eugene Buchanan - January 6, 2021 0
  Paddlesports sales are swelling like the waves their followers paddle on. As part of this year’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Online tradeshow Jan. 6, that’s what...
  Paddling Industry News
  Denver to Get New River Park at River Mile
  Eugene Buchanan - December 2, 2020 0
  Downtown Denver, Colo.’s largest mixed-used development, The River Mile, will soon be getting new river park amenities as part of a dynamic restoration of...
  Stand-up Paddling
  Why SUP Yoga Should be Your Newest Hobby
  Staff Post - November 7, 2020 0
  SUP Yoga isn't just a trendy class to take on vacation. Here we’ll divulge how and why SUP yoga is enlightening, fun and great...
  Accessories
  Kind Design Topo River Hoodie Gear Review
  Miles De Feyter - November 5, 2020 2
  We've all been there. Flipping through our social feeds, giving "likes" to our friends most recent river descents, when that very specific and highly...
Fishing
- Canoes
  Johnson Watercraft Revenues Grow 25% for Year
  Eugene Buchanan - December 14, 2020 0
  “The 2020 fiscal year was like no other year in our history” Johnson Outdoors, owner of such paddlecraft brands as Ocean Kayak, Old Town Canoe...
  Events
  Don’t Think There’s Money in Kayak Fishing? Hobie Bass Open Series Pays Out $62K; Winner Ryan Lambert Pockets $30K
  Eugene Buchanan - November 23, 2020 0
  When the splashing ended, drags stopped screaming and wind finally subsided, Ryan Lambert’s name stood alone atop the leader board at the Hobie Bass...
  Kayak Fishing
  5 Tips to Become A Better Kayak Angler
  Eugene Buchanan - October 6, 2020 0
  Kayak fishing is booming, and a lot of people have learned just how easy it is to get into. Here are a few tips at how...
  Kayak Fishing
  Jackson Kayak Names Jameson Redding New Fishing Development Lead
  Aaron Bible - September 11, 2020 0
  Jackson Kayak has opened the door with a glimpse at the next stage in their fishing program with the announcement of Jameson Redding as...
Sea Kayaking
- Paddling Industry News
  Big Adventures, Eddyline Chime in on State of the Sea Kayak Sector
  Staff Post - January 15, 2021 0
  After a slew of changes in the sea kayaking business world a few years ago, the sector is back to stroking along smoothly, especially...
  Canoeing
  Nation’s Top River Sojourns
  Eugene Buchanan - January 7, 2021 0
  To "sojourn" is "to dwell in a place temporarily." If you throw in the word "river" beforehand, and then treat sojourn as a noun,...
  Canoeing
  Paddling World Mourns Loss of Sea Kayak Pioneer Stanislav Chládek
  Eugene Buchanan - December 7, 2020 3
  The world of sea kayaking lost one of its most ardent practitioners, advocates and explorers with the passing of Stanislav Chládek November 25, 2020,...
  Destinations
  Poof, Gone! 300-foot-deep Lake Above AK Sea Kayak Hotspot Disappears
  Eugene Buchanan - November 18, 2020 0
  Ice-dammed Bear Glacier Lake in Alaska, located above the popular sea kayaking spot of Bear Lagoon frequented by outfitters out of Seward, has vanished...
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New River Gorge To Become National Park

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It’s Official: Led By SUPs, Paddlesports Sales Swelling

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Freakin’ Fluminkohala! Paddling the Big Island’s Irie Irrigation Ditch

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The World’s Top 10 Rafting Trips

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Tweeters can help save the Colorado River. At this year’s Outdoor Retailer Summer Market tradeshow July 30-Aug. 4, river runners and more are being asked to tweet a simple message to former REI CEO and current Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell– who leads the major federal agency that makes policy on the Colorado River – to help save the West's greatest waterway…

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Wave Sport founder Chan Zwanzig passed away the morning of July 24 after a...

More Consolidations: Kayak Distribution Takes Over Cobra Kayak

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Like rivers joining forces, two more kayak manufacturers have aligned to better compete in today’s economy. St-Hubert, Canada’s Kayak Distribution announced it has reached a licensing agreement with Cobra Kayak that will see Kayak Distribution take over the manufacturing and sales of all Cobra Kayaks products globally.

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