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Leave it to the South Africans to turn a surf ski race into a carnage-fest. Such was the case in the recent Discovery Winklespruit in Durban, South Africa, when only 31 of 150 paddlers got out through the boat-and ego-breaking, bigger-than-Oscar-Chalupsky surf...

Combining impressive creek runs with big air freestyle performances, Stephen Wright and Australia's Tanya Faux took first place at this year's Paddling Life Pro Invitational in Steamboat Springs, Colo, pocketing the lion's share of the event's $2500 purse...

Anybody for a Jackson sandwich? Eric Jackson continued his winning ways Saturday, taking first in the pro men’s freestyle event. He was closely paced by his 14-year-old son Dane who finished third just behind Stephen Wright. To top it off, Emily Jackson won the women’s freestyle event for the third year in a row.

20 Things to Remember When Floating the San Juan with Kids. Bonus: A Fun 1.5 Mother’s Day Personal First Descent, Chinese foot torture and all!

Just when you thought it was safe to get back on the river…. After a logjam at Pistol Creek last year caused gridlock for rafters on Idaho’s Middle Fork of the Salmon River, Mother Nature has wreaked havoc on rafters again at the exact same spot...

We’re not gamblin’ men, like those who frequent casinos, but if we were you can bet we’d put our money on Jay Kincaid in any event in his hometown of Reno, Nevada. The hometown hero won the inaugural Reno River Festival in 2004, lost to EJ (his current boss) in 2005 and 2006. But this time, after a disappointing finish at the Worlds, he was poised for a Royal Flush...

Subtropical storm Andrea might have churned up the waters beforehand, but that didn’t stop more than 280 kayak fisherman from taking to the inshore waters of North Florida in the world's largest kayak fishing tournament, the 4th annual Jacksonville Kayak Fishing Classic, May 12-13, to copmpete for more than $60,000 in prizes.

Dry times in the West and Midwest have produced two wildfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Southern California that are wreaking havoc on everyone from raft manufacturers to canoe outfitters. Hyside Inflatables was forced to evacuate its offices, and outfitters along the Gunflint Trail are still battling the blaze. CLick here for inside look from Paddling Life.