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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.

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Checkmate: Inside Pelican’s New Loungeboard SUP

Pelican has entered the inflatable SUP market with a bang, debuting its new Pelican LoungeBoard, blending balance and performance in a SUP that allows...
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Paddling Industry News

Iowa the New Hotbed of River Surf?

You may not have heard about it yet, but chances are, you will soon. Dubbed “the future of surfing,” “whitewater surfing” or “river surfing”...
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Accessories

Get a Grip…on Your Paddle

What's worse than missing your boof stroke at exactly the right time? Not a lot… especially when it's because your hand slipped after your...
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Paddling Industry News

Current Designs Wins Circana’s Outdoor Sports Retail Performance Award

Retail analyst Circana announced the winners of its fourth annual Outdoor Sports Retail Performance Awards, acknowledging the fastest-growing brands in the U.S. outdoor and snow...
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Paddling Industry News

River Management Society Announces 2024 River Studies and Leadership Certificate Recipients

The River Management Society (RMS) has announced 2024 recipients of the River Studies and Leadership Certificate, a program offered in partnership with 14 U.S....
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Canoeing

2024 Yukon River Quest Begins June 26 with 76 Teams

The 24th annual Yukon River Quest is set to start at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Rotary Park in downtown Whitehorse....
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Events

Paddle Sports Show Hits France Sept. 24-26 (with New Film Fest—Enter to Win!)

  Mark your calendars! The 2024 edition of the Paddle Sports Show will take place this year again Sept. 24-26 in the city of Strasbourg at...
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Paddling Industry News

TALES FROM THE CRIPPS: Episode 23 – Paying It Forward with Andrey Coto Robles

Coto is back! It's been almost a year and a half since doing one of my favorite interviews with Andrey Coto in episode 9....
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Multi-Sport

Paddlesports Trade Coalition Announces Colab Event in Okla. City Sept. 3-6

PTC Colab at Riversport OKC September 3-6, 2024. The new Paddlesports Trade Coalition (PTC) is moving and shaking in the world of paddlesports business, recently announcing its...
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Paddling Industry News

McBride, McBeath Come to Hobie as Sales and Marketing Heads

After its recent change in ownership and executive shifts, Oceanside, Calif.'s Hobie has announced the hiring of longtime industry veterans Joel McBride as its...
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Accessories

Sport Dimension Acquires Stohlquist from Aqualung 

Stohlquist is back. Carson, Calif.'s Sport Dimension Inc., a maker of watersports recreational equipment, has acquired paddlewear and PFD maker Stohlquist from Aqualung Group. This...
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Paddling Industry News

Dagger’s All-In with Its New Indra WW Kayak

Dagger’s at it again, this time with its new Indra kayak, billed as a “sport creeker,” letting you paddle demanding conditions while still keeping...
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Accessories

NRS, Astral Nominees for Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Awards

Paddlesports businesses NRS, Astral and a handful of dealers have all won places as nominees for the 2024 Grassroots Outdoor Specialty Awards, which celebrate overall...
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Events

Rig Like a Pro with Down River Equipment

Want to score sweet deals on river gear? Head to Down River Equipment or visit them online over Memorial Day to kick off the...
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Paddling Industry News

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 21: Getting brown with Dave Fusilli

Whitewater kayaking doesn't get much more homegrown than the Demshitz. Episode 21. Getting brown with Dave Fusilli MAR 11, 2024 EPISODE 21 In this episode I sit down...
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Inflatables

Pelican Launches iEscape110 Solo/Tandem Convertible Rec IK

Want an affordable IK the whole family can use? Capitalizing on its recent acquisition of IK-maker Advanced Elements, Pelican marks its first foray into the...
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Competition

Youth Slalom Gets Boost with Hiring of Slovenian Coach at Oklahoma’s RiverSport

Oklahoma City'sRIVERSPORT has hired Slovenian coach Andrej Crepinsek to its team to help build its youth slalom program. With a background in canoe slalom...
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Paddling Industry News

Astral Introduces First Freestyle Inspired High Float PFD

Astral, a long-time leader in equipment design for high performing wilderness athletes, has introduced what it is calling the World's first freestyle-inspired high-float life...
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Inflatables

NRS Expands Fishing Raft Lineup

Fisherpeople rejoice. Northwest River Supplies (NRS), has expanded its fishing raft line-up for 2024 with the all-new Approach Fishing Series and the upgraded Slipstream...
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Accessories

Big Agnes Anvil Horn 0-Degree Bag, Divide Sleeping Pad System Reviewed

A review of the Big Agnes Anvil Horn 0-Degree sleeping bag and Divide Sleeping Pad System from a 10-day, 226-mile self-support kayak trip wont...
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Events

Big Gear Show, Outside Festival Team Up for Denver Show May 31-June 2 

Organizers of this year’s Big Gear Show are planning on both paddlesports, as well as their collaboration with the (e)revolution bike show and their...
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Paddling Industry News

Win a Bonfire 2.0 from Solo Stove

Solo Stove and PL have partnered up to give away the ultimate smokeless fire pit, the Bonfire 2.0  
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Accessories

Drybag-maker Sea to Summit Gets New HQ

Sea to Summit, an adventure equipment brand headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, has relocated their North American corporate office and warehouse facility to new,...
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Conservation

Fedarko, Author of “The Emerald Mile,” Releases New Grand Book: “A Walk in the Park”

Fan of "The Emerald Mile"? Then you’ll love this latest release by its river-running and not-afraid-to-hike-a-canyon author, Kevin Fedarko, who is at it again,...
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Boating Community Mourns Kayaking Death of AW Board Member Chris Tulley

The California, staff, board and friends of American Whitewater, and greater kayaking community are mourning the death last Friday,...
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Tales from Helene: Record Flows, and the Paddlesports Industry Helping Out

When a tragedy strikes involving water and rivers, the tight-knit whitewater community is often quick to respond. No better...
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10 Kayakers Rescued from Potomac (4 By Helicopter)

Call it getting in a little over your head—with a helicopter coming from overhead to rescue you. And if...

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