Paddling Industry News
Rafting Community Loses a Legend with the Passing of Rafael Gallo
The international rafting community lost one of its biggest stalwarts and promoters with the passing Tuesday, March 23, of Rafael Gallo, founder of Costa...
Destinations
New SUP School Opens Up in Nosara, Costa Rica
Want to get your SUP game on? There’s a new school in the surfing hotbed of Nosara, Costa Rica, geared up for just that. Founded...
Canoeing
70th Dusi Canoe Marathon Kicks Off (80-year-old Races for 10th Time!)
The COVID-19 pandemic isn't stopping South Africa's coveted Dusi Canoe Marathon from its 70th edition, as of the MyLife Dusi Canoe Marathon sets off from...
Events
Excuse Me, Is This Your Disco Ball? Whacko Items Found on River Cleanups
Every year around the country, river advocacy groups, outfitters, paddling shops and more host river cleanups to pick trash out of their local waterways....
Paddling Gear
Special Pre-release Pyranha Scorch Review (with Sweet Video)!
Special Pre-release 2021 Pyranha Scorch Video Review
(by Nick Hinds) Check out more of Nick's detailed Scorch review for more texture...
I can’t fit in a Waka...
Kayak Fishing
Hobie Sold; PL Catches Up with New Chairman Taso Sofikitis
On Jan. 25, pedal-drive kayak company Hobie Cat Co. was sold from one private equity group to another, consisting of executives from Detroit-based industrial...
Canoeing
Charlotte, NC, to Get Yet Another Whitewater Park
The kayaking and rafting in Charlotte, N.C., is about to get even better. Thanks to Duke Energy, the region is about to boast another major...
Apparel
Special Video: Level Six Emperor Drysuit Unplugged!
While Level6’s new Emperor drysuit is fast making waves in the world of watersports, it’s now also making it onto the airwaves, as witnessed...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Atlantic Kayaking Legend Alexander “Olek” Doba Dead at 74
He survived three treacherous solo kayak crossings of the Atlantic, but not Mount Kilimanjaro. Polish kayaking legend Alexander “Olek” Doba, who would have turned 75...
Paddling Gear
Getting Silly with Fusilli: Pyranha Paddler Dave Fusilli Talks Scorch Kayak Design(Special Video and Q&A)!
Paddling Life sits down for a question and answer session with longtime Pyranha and White Salmon, Wash., paddler Dave Fusilli, an ageless wonder still...
Canoeing
Canoecopia Goes Virtual March 12-14
After having to cancel last year’s venerable Canoecopia consumer tradeshow in Madison, WI, due to the pandemic, organizer Darren Bush is planning a virtual...
Destinations
NRS Releases Hidden Wild Film! Watch Here!
Follow three South Florida students on an expedition to discover their own backyard in Hidden Wild, a new film released by NRS.
The Story in...
Paddling Industry News
A Boating First: Kayakers Watch Live NHL Game at Lake Tahoe
Sure, kayakers and canoeists have floated in the bay outside San Francisco’s Candlestick Park to chase down home runs in Major League Baseball. But kayakers...
Athlete Stories
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...
Paddling Industry News
End of an Era: Famed Costa Rican Rafting Outfitter Rios Tropicales Closes Down
The pandemic has hit home for river runners—especially those who love paddling Costa Rica’s beloved Pacuare River. Ríos Tropicales, a pioneer on the Pacuare and...
Athlete Stories
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...
Kayak Fishing
Jackson Releases “We Are Family” Video
Everyone knows that Jackson Kayak has always been all about family, with founder, world champion and Olympian Eric Jackson employing his kids Emily and...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Contours Film Spreads SUP Love to City Youth in PA
Ian Smith, of Pittsburgh, PA, is on a mission: He hopes to spread the SUP love and protect the waterways he loves to paddle...
Apparel
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...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Photo Caption Contest Winners!
OK, so the writers of the below might be better kayakers than they are comedians, but like stepping up to run a big drop...
Athlete Stories
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...
Athlete Stories
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,...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Choo-choo Chew on This: Colorado’s Browns Canyon Threatened by Oil Trains
Paddlers taking to Colorado’s beloved Browns Canyon of the Arkansas could soon see the iconic wilderness whitewater run jeopardized by trains full of heavy crude...
Destinations
New River Gorge To Become National Park
Get ready to raft in a new national park. West Virginia’s New River Gorge is set to become the nation’s newest national park, thanks to...
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RMR Rafts Celebrates 10th Anniversary
While 10 years isn’t much in the lifespan of a river, it certainly is in the raft industry, with...
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Foiled Again: Chris Bertish Plans to Solo Wing Foil 2,750 Miles Across the Pacific
Watesports athlete Chris Bertish is at it again. In a venture dubbed the TransPac Wing Project, he plans to...
Pelican International Acquires Advanced Elements
Now you can add a high-end inflatable IK line to Pelican International’s growing paddlesports portfolio. Just two years after acquiring...
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Foiled Again: Chris Bertish Plans to Solo Wing Foil 2,750 Miles Across the Pacific
Watesports athlete Chris Bertish is at it again. In...
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