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Enter your story and win a Hail Mary Throw bag! Whitewater Research & Safety Institute (WRSI) recently launched the "U Saved my Ass Contest". WRSI...

What does Anthony Yap have to say? That’s what we wondered after watching him tear apart every wave on the planet with a ridiculously unique style. A style born of gymnastics and surfing the big ocean swell of “OZ.” Whether ripping the Ottawa’s Bus Eater, shredding Skookumchuck or looping his native Australia’s Penrith Whitewater Park, Yap goes big and looks good doing it.

It’s an embarrassing situation to be in. I’m bow right in a raft with board members from the International Raft Federation (IRF) and we’re...

Ladies have got to eat too, and there's no reason to settle for energy supplements made for dudes. LUNA's got some new ways for women to stay up while tearing it up.

Tired of refueling on the fast food condiment packets you've left in your glove box? Clif Bar has new options for hungry boaters to choose from.

PL looks over the Jackson Rec Tripper line and gives you an inside look at Jackson Rec's new outfitting package for '08: the Day Tray.

New Folbot packages for '08 set to please nature enthusiasts, photographers and anglers alike.

Pristine. Comitting. And now raceable. Little White aficionad Austin Rathman recently announced he will organize a two-day race on Washington’s Little White Salmon, April 19th and 20th.

After decades of waiting, boaters on the East Coast finally get to cruise the booths of an on-water kayaking and canoeing convention organized by the Trade Association of Paddlesports (TAPS). This year TAPS is presenting the first ever Northeast Canoe & Kayak Symposium (NECKS). “It will be an opportunity for curious, new and more experienced paddlers to come together and share the fun and rewards of time on the water,” says event director Ray Fusco.

A team of British Columbia boaters have returned to their native Canada from Tibet, having left the country with fewer first descent opportunities.

Don’t fault John Wesley Powell if he rolls over in his grave. The river explorer’s restlessness could well come this spring as kayakers roll over in their boats in a new whitewater park opening in Glenwood Springs, Colorado...

You expect a lot of things when you decide to review whitewater kayaks during December in Colorado. Staying warm definitely isn’t one of them. We packed up the quiver and drove to the Barrel Springs and Shoshone sections of the Colorado, still running thanks to a malfunction in the turbines of the nearby powerplant. Call us weenies, but it was the first time either of us had kayaked in Colorado in December (it was also the first time we’d ever used pogies on bike handlebars as part of the shuttle).

Fluid Kayaks’ new distribution setup for the USA Fluid Kayaks are happy to announce their new distribution setup for the USA from 2008. They now have...

When we last left our Last Descents heroes, they were in Nepal, bringing awareness to the rivers of that country slated to be dammed. Now, trip leader Scott Ligare checks in from India, where the team is running the tributaries of the mighty Brahmaputra.

James Castrission and Justin Jones can stand up straight for the first time in 62 days after becoming the first duo to paddle the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand.

With the Oil & Water Project recently upstaging Leonardo Dicaprio's film in Hollywood, we caught up with Seth Warren to shed some light on his new-found Hollywood fame (and that babe hanging on his arm at the awards ceremonies...)

Pyranha US Inc. recently announced that it will distribute Feelfree Kayaks in North America. Feelfree Kayaks will offer boats for the recreational and fishing...

Kokatat recently announced Sean Morley has accepted the position as Kokatat Sales Representative for the western territory. His territory includes California, Nevada and Arizona....

It's that time of year again...permit season. And unless you have some sort of hidden redeeming quality that gets you invited along, if you don't play the game you might not get to paddle one of the nation's top multi-day river runs. So here's PL's list of how to score your own permit so you can call the shots...(Plus, everything you ever wated to know about obtaining a Grand permit)

The paddling world lost one of its most cherished icons when Marge Cline, widely known as RIVERMOM, passed away October 29. A special PL tribute by Chicago Whitewater Association President Randy Hetfield, and Illinois Paddling Council Director Sigrid Pilgrim.

Andy Knapp Named Paddle Sports Person of the Year Recently, Confluence Water Sports announced Andy Knapp as the Paddle Sports Person of the...

As you read this, sea kayak expeditioner Jon Bowermaster is beginning the final leg of his eight-year Oceans 8 project, this time a first-ever sea kayaking adventure to the Antarctic Peninsula’s Weddel Sea and rapidly calving Larsen Ice Shelf. He was even on scene when rescuers saved 154 passengers from the sinking M/S Explorer....

13 December 2007 - Fluid in the USA - new warehousing company and rep on board We are happy to announce our new distribution setup...

The interim is finally over. Friday, Confluence Watersports announced Sue Rechner would take over for Interim CEO Tom Nathanson, who has been at the helm since June.