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Ramblings on the state of paddling mags (complete with forum thread), sea kayaking in the SuperBowl and Robert Kennedy Jr.'s paddling prowess...

Extra, Extra, Read All About It! Backpackers know their "Ten Essentials” list by heart...but what about paddlers’ essentials (like duct tape)? To find out, PL's Mike McCrea solicited responses from message boards to compile our Paddling Gear Survey. Bottom line? Get a bigger boat...

Industry veteran to help oversee marketing, events

Look for the much-awaited release this spring of former Paddler editor-in-chief Eugene Buchanan's Brothers on the Bashkaus by Fulcrum Publishing. His account of winning W.L. Gore & Associates first-ever river-oriented Shipton/Tilman grant to run Siberia's notorious Bashkaus River on rafts made from Cold War leftovers is for the explorer in everyone. Click here for special excerpt (visit www.fulcrumbooks.com for retail info or to buy online)

It’s a good time to be a paddle (or pedal!)-powered angler. Long gone are the days when a cutting-edge fishing machine sported a milk crate in the back. A look at the Malibu Mini X, Hobie Mirage Revolution, Ocean Kayak Prowler Big Game, Cobra Tandem +1, and Perception Search 13 & 15.

January 15-18 Paddle Florida along Peace River, Paddleflorida.org February 21-23 Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium; San Francisco, CA March 6-8 Canoecopia; Madison, MI, Rutabaga.com, 1-800-472-3353 13-15 Alabama Games 20-22 Jersey Paddler...

The staff at Padding Life is proud to bring you the following account of Katie Hilleke’s life-changing adjustment to living with cancer. Though sometimes it doesn't seem like it, there’s a lot more important things than kayaking...

Joe Carberry recently visited Portland, Oregon on a gear testing trip and the water was gushing. Bloated waterfalls and steep waves were par for the course, as were cold hands and ice-cold beer. Following is a run down of the gear he abused: Helemts--The Sweet Rocker S1; paddles: The AT 2; Palm Torrent Drysuit; PFD: Salus; Boat: Liquidlogic Ronin