Canoeing
Nation’s Top River Sojourns
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
Extreme Slalom in the Olympics?
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...
Events
Don’t Think There’s Money in Kayak Fishing? Hobie Bass Open Series Pays Out $62K; Winner Ryan Lambert Pockets $30K
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...
Events
Closing In On 4 Minutes: A Q&A with 25th Green Race Record-setter Dane Jackson (Watch Video!)
While things looked a little different due to COVID restrictions at this year’s marquee 2020 Green Race — an extreme kayaking race on Asheville,...
Events
Sweden Gets First-ever World Cup Slalom Medal…And it’s a Gold! (And 16-year-old American Evy Leibfarth Wins Bronze!)
Chalk one up for the Swedes...and 16-year-old female slalom racers in the U.S. An historic first-ever slalom world cup gold medal for Sweden; a gold...
Events
Sink, Don’t Think: NRS Debuts “The Mystery” Film!
Squirt boaters occupy a peculiar cult in the world of kayaking
— those who live to go down beneath surface of the water rather than...
Destinations
Lord of the Fork Race (Spoiler: Dane Won) Kicks Off KY’s Biggest Kayak Weekend
It’s East Coast extreme kayaking race season, COVID be damned. And it kicked off the last weekend of October on Kentucky’s Russell Fork. Every...
Events
Quick-thinking Kayakers Rescue Fellow Paddler Trapped Behind W. Va.’s Kanawha Falls
Chalk one up for the camaraderie of kayakers. In a story broken by Fayette County, West Va.’s WCHSTV.com, a Tennessee kayaker was rescued from behind...
Events
World Record Attempt to SUP Around Great Britain
Great Britain is about to be supped around, mate. On July 26, 36-year-old Jordan Wylie set out on a SUP world record attempt to stand-up...
Events
I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar: 2020 Green River Takeover Goes Virtual, Worldwide Aug. 22
There might be fewer gals on the Green this Aug. 22 than years past, but that doesn't mean you won’t see or hear them...
Events
Grizzly Creek Fire Hits Rafters on Colorado River
Things heated up for rafters on Colorado’s Shoshone Canyon section of the Colorado River when a fire broke out near Grizzly Creek, forcing commercial...
Events
Contactless Hobie Bass Open Series Hits the California Delta August 15
The Hobie Bass Open Series (B.O.S.) aims to provide a simplified, open-to-anyone format and an elite feel for kayak anglers across the country. The...
Events
Back to China for 2021 IRF World Rafting Champs
IRF World Rafting Champs 2021 and 2022 Dates/Locations Announced Following the postponement of the International Rafting Federation's 2020 World Rafting Championship (WRC), the IRF has...
Destinations
1,000 Fish and Counting: Hobie Bass Open Series Sees Snyders Snag Podium
For most of the 84 kayak anglers fishing the Hobie B.O.S. event in La Crosse, WI, the prospect of fast action was never in doubt....
Events
Author Joe Booth Hosts RESILIENCE – Using Lessons from the River to Cope with Addiction (July 28, 5:30 pm)
One-hour Live Stream event to raise funds for American Whitewater, First Descents, and Team River Runner (RESILIENCE: July 28, 2020, 5:30-6:30 p.m. PST) For longtime paddling...
Events
Rollin’ with the Times: Latvian Canoe Association Hosts Virtual Eskimo Roll Contest
With 4952 roles down and 5048 rolls to go, now is the time to join the other 143 athletes from 11 countries in the...
Canoeing
New Wave of the Future: Virtual Racing? ICF, Yukon River Quest Host Cyber Events
Talk about a virtual wake. The first week of the International Canoe Federation’s 5-kilometer virtual paddle challenge has come to an end, attracting competitors from...
Events
Coronavirus Cancellation Update: The Big Gear Show Postpones to 2021, Offers Full Refunds
What was supposed to replace the annual Paddlesports Retailer Show held for the past three years in Oklahoma City, the new Big Gear Show,...
Events
‘Paddling’ from Home: CWC’s Coaching Webinar Series
If you're bummed we're not out kayaking like we should be, we feel your pain. Good thing is, there are ways to keep 'paddling'...
Events
Paddlers Help Set Guinness Record for Largest Underwater Clean-Up
We're always proud to see paddle sports being used to do good by the world, but this time paddlers from the nonprofit surf and...
Canoeing
Paddlers Weigh in on Olympic Postponement
While there is certainly frustration with the postponement of the Olympic Games, athletes agree that everyone needs to have the same opportunity to prepare and train for...
Destinations
Couple Returns from the Grand to “Different World”
(As first reported in the Steamboat Pilot & Today, by Shelby Reardon) When Steamboat Springs residents Patrick Keogh and Michelle Johnson concluded an 18-day rafting...
Canoeing
Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic Games To Be Held July/Aug 2021
After announcing their postponement, the IOC and Japanese organizers said the Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8 2021, while the...
Destinations
Outdoor Retailer Cancels 2020 Summer Market
Likening it to a ski slope that's not safe, or even a rapid that's not fit to run, Outdoor Retailer has cancelled its heralded...
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Win a HIGH WATER DUFFEL from MYSTERY RANCH
Win a waterproof duffel bag from Mystery Ranch. Their High Water Duffel can be configured as a duffel or...
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Say It Ain’t So: North Fork Champs Cancelled
One of extreme kayaking's most iconic events has thrown in the towel...and not just to help dry off its...
Behind the Scenes with the founders of GoRafting and Far Out River Maps
Hasta luego, soggy paper river maps and huhlooo a new digital app alternative with the FarOut App from GoRafting,...
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Athlete Registration Opens for the 2023 GoPro Mountain Games in Vail
Better start practicing. Athlete registration is now open for...
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