Paddling Industry News
Paddling’s latest news and product reviews. Paddling Life keeps you informed on what’s new in the paddling industry. From new product launches, paddling trade shows, company mergers, advances in paddling technology, and more – Paddling Life is here to inform you.
Canoeing
Andrew Stern Departs Bending Branches/AquaBound
After almost 12 years with Osceola, Wisconsin, paddle-maker Branches/Aqua Bound, vice-president of marketing Andrew Stern is leaving his position to pursue a new opportunity and focus...
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Calling a Spade a Spade: A Review of Spade’s New Bliss Kayak
By Luke Spencer, Clackamas River Outfitters
Let's talk about Spade Kayak's 'Bliss'. But first, let's talk about Spade Kayaks.
A relatively young manufacturer and lesser known...
Paddling Industry News
Conflicting Reports: Helmet-makers Chime in on Recent Virginia Tech Helmet Study
A recent whitewater helmet comparison test from Virginia Tech University has drawn some attention from whitewater helmet manufacturers and distributors. Using its STAR rating...
Paddling Industry News
Arena Group Acquires Digital Assets of Men’s Journal and Venture Network from A360 Media
As the print and digital magazine world turns. On Dec. 13, New York's The Arena Group, (NYSE American: AREN), a tech-powered media company home...
Paddling Industry News
Mustang Survival President Jason Leggatt Resigns
Burnaby, BC's Mustang Survival President Jason Leggatt has resigned his position, according to the company.
The announcement was made by Leggatt and Andrew Branagh, CEO of...
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Inside the Pyranha “Thigh Hooker” (Plus Vid from 16-year-old sensation Judah Harms)
With shorter to medium sized paddlers wanting a more aggressive thigh hook in many Pyranha boats, the company has introduced a new offering called...
Paddling Industry News
Outdoor Retailer Announces New Tradeshow Dates
OUTDOOR RETAILER ANNOUNCES WINTER PROGRAMMING TRANSFORMATION WITH NEW LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AND NEW DATESNational event for outdoor and winter sports shifts to November 2023 from...
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Extreme Kayaker, Big Mountain Skier Dean Cummings Acquitted of 2nd-degree Murder
Dean Cummings, a longtime Alaskan whitewater kayaker and founder of heli ski outfit Valdez H20 Heli Adventures in 1995, has been behind bars for...
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As the Tradeshow World Turns: Big Gear Show Now Coming to Denver June 8-11
“Hasta luego, Utah, huuullooo Denver.” So says organizers of The Big Gear Show , which after three years in Park City, Utah, announced that...
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New Kayak Shop Opens in Austin
Like a river reclaiming a riverbed, there’s a new kayak shop in Austin, Texas, opening just seven months after longtime Austin paddlesports retailer Austin...
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Level Six Appoints Lotta Lettmann as European Marketing Manager
Ottawa , Canada - Level Six announced that Lotta Lettmann has joined the team as its new European Marketing Manager. Lettmann, the nice of...
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YKK Develops Environmentally Friendly Water Repellent Zipper
YKK Corporation -- famed maker of zippers and other apparel ingredients -- says it has developed an environmentally friendly water repellent "AquaGuard NATULON" zipper....
Paddling Industry News
Tales from the Cripps: Episode 5. When Pura Vida Goes Pear Shaped
5. When Pura Vida Goes Pear Shaped
Take a ride on the pain train with a founding member of Durango's Narrow Escape Crew, Russ Gartner....
Paddling Industry News
CKS Partner Post: Longboat Racing Tips from Chris Hipgrave
(By Jonny Ortiz/CKS): Longboat season is here, so CKS got a minute to chat with longboat legend Chris Hilgrave to share a few tips...
Apparel
Level Six Celebrates Big 25!
Let’s just call that a lot of paddlewear.
Canada’s Level Six celebrated its whopping 25th anniversary on October 8, officially launching its big bash at...
Paddling Industry News
Tales from the Cripps: Episode 3. Tales from Honduras
Episode 3. Tales from Honduras
Today, let’s travel through time and space to Central America in the 1990s. My guest spent several years exploring whitewater...
Helmets
Sweet Protection Wanderer II and Rocker Top Renowned Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings
The Virginia Tech Biomechanics Helmet Lab impact tests helmets to evaluate their ability to reduce linear acceleration and rotational velocity of the head resulting from a range of impacts a whitewater kayaker might experience.
Paddling Gear
Earth is Our Only Shareholder: Patagonia Changes Ownership
Patagonia, a longtime maker of paddling under- and outer layers and founded by avid paddler and climber Yvon Chouinard, is changing hands. Kicking off...
Athlete Stories
Athlete Story: Should I Run It?
By Melissa DeMarie
There we were, standing on the boulder next to “the big one,” that rapid which had everyone ’s bellies full of butterflies....
Evergreen
Blast from the Past: Watch Pamela Anderson Paddle the S. Fork American on Baywatch!
Yes, our archivists have dug up that long-lost Season 3, Episode 1 clip of Baywatch in which Mitch takes a trip up to his...
Athlete Stories
“GourdSpeed”: Nebraska Man Sets World Record Paddling Pumpkin on Missouri River
Cinderella would be proud. Talk about a way to celebrate your 60th birthday. A Nebraska man has set a new world record by paddling an 846-pound...
Inflatables
Getting Wet in the Kokopelli Rogue Lite X
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Colorado-based Kokopelli has a slew of reasons topop the cork, including the launch of its first full Kevlar X-series packrafts, as well...
Events
Paddlesports Booming: Big Gear Show Recap from Park City
The Big Gear Show, the marquee tradeshow for cycling, paddlesports and outdoor gear, wrapped up in Park City, Utah, on August 2-3, hosting two...
Canoeing
2022 World Paddlesports Festival Set for Aug 26-29 in OKC
Call it a Festivus for the Restivus.
With the ICF Canoe Sprint Super Cup and Stand Up Paddling World Cup relocated from Russia to Oklahoma City's Riversport...
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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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2022 World Paddlesports Festival Set for Aug 26-29 in OKC
Call it a Festivus for the Restivus.
With the ICF Canoe...
Boating and Bears: PBS’s Expedition with Steve Backshall Tackles Kamchatka’s Kronotsky
Modern-Day Explorer Ventures Deeper into the Unknown
Season Two of...
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Arkansas Boaters Get New Play Park on Illinois River
Boaters in Glenwood Springs, Colo., and the North Fork Payette in Cascade Idaho, aren’t the only ones surfing up a storm on manmade waves. Arkansas paddlers are now also getting in on the action thanks to the new Siloam Springs Whitewater Recreation Park on the Illinois River just downstream from the Fisher Ford Bridge.
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