Athlete Stories
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Athlete Stories
PL Founder Buchanan Featured on HammerFactor Podcast
Any boater worth the salt on his crusted-over polypro innerlayers has tuned into the HammerFactor, a paddling-centric podcast run by industry veterans John Grace,...
Athlete Stories
Catching Up (And Life lessons) With Big Water Dave
Recently, Paddling Life staffers had the chance to kayak Colorado's Cross Mountain of the Yampa with none other than Big Water Dave, a 65-year-old...
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Emily Jackson Comes Clean on Kayak Fishing
You might know Emily Jackson as a perennial powerhouse when it comes to freestyle paddling. An executive at Jackson Kayak, she’s a two-time World...
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Muggridge, Marr, Macewan Bag CN’s Flier Creek in New Redbull Film
Curtailed by a lack of international travel last year, Redbull kayaker Ed Muggridge came up with the idea to tackle something closer to home,...
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Breaking Down the C-1 Crossbow Draw (with Video!)
So you’re already a cartilage-missing miscreant who enjoys paddling a single blade more than a double. We won't hold that against you. Half the...
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Yacht Surfing with Dane Jackson
With plenty of idle time on his hands to dream up ideas during the pandemic, Jackson Kayaks' Dane Jackson came up with a doozie:...
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A Paddler’s Ode to His Dear Friend Alan Panebaker
This water sport I love has given me so much, but it also has tested me in ways I could never have fathomed. Kayaking...
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21 Year Old Breaks World Record for Youngest Female to Row Solo Across Ocean
Jasmine Harrison, 21, from Thirsk in North Yorkshire, has broken the world record by becoming the youngest female to row solo across any ocean...
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Catching Up With Photographer, Ageless Surf Kayaker and Avila Beach Paddlesports Founder Vince Shay
As a marine wildlife photographer, sea kayak/SUP outfitter and former hard-charging surf kayaker and boat designer, Vince Shay is no stranger when it comes...
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PL Exclusive: Inside Level6 with Founder Stig Larsson
What started for Level6 founder Stig Larsson “as an idea on a little surf beach in Costa Rica” has blossomed into a full-blown paddlesports...
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Catching Up With: Aniol Serrasolses on the Pandemic, His New Kids Program and More
One of the most accomplished paddlers of our time, Spain’s Aniol Serrasolses fell in love with kayaking at a young age and has been...
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Pyranha Launches Boat Raffle/Cancer Fundraiser for Athlete Fiance
The paddling world is pretty tight knit and comes together when someone’s in need. That’s the case with Pyranha, which is launching a boat...
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PL Q&A Exclusive: Filmmaker Scott Blankenfeld Releases New Vid of Cali’s South Silver First Descent
First run in the late ‘90s, California’s South Silver drains the Sierra Nevada in a torrent of cascades, creating one of the best granite-lined,...
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Emily Jackson on Finding Balance in Life
Balance is far more than something you find in your boat. It’s just as important — perhaps even more so — in life. So what...
Athlete Stories
Watch Vid of 9-year-old Paddling Skykomish’s Class IV Boulder Drop (and Q&A with the Father)
A 9-year-old boy's attempt to become the youngest person to whitewater kayak through the Skykomish's notorious Class IV rapid Boulder Drop in Washington might...
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Living the Best Day Ever (by Hendri Coetzee)
Now that COVID-19 has given everyone a little more indoor time on their hands, what better way to spend it —especially as Old Man...
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Upstate New York Launches 3-Trip, Scenic Paddle Challenge
Chasing the gnar isn't the only way to be challenged on the water. For whitewater paddlers, the area in the...
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SUP Maker BOTE Opens 5th Retail Store, in Ft. Lauderdale
SUP, IK-maker Continues Growth with Immersive, Community-Driven Retail Experience BOTE, longstanding leader of innovation in the paddle board, kayak, and...
Canoeists Study “Environmental Kidneys” of Florida
Expedition Team Studies Everglades, the “Environmental Kidneys” of Florida As reported by Expedition News, a team led by a University of Florida...
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Jimmy Chin’s Edge of the Unknown: Gerd Serrasolses on Being Knocked Unconscious by 50-footer
Edge of the Unknown: Gerd Serrasolses
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Quinfecta: Jackson, Marr, Voorhees Bro’s Notch 5 Laps on the Stikine
Cross Canada’s Stikine off the big water bucket list...
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A Song from the Grand
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