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Paddling Industry News
Big Adventures, Eddyline Chime in on State of the Sea Kayak Sector
After a slew of changes in the sea kayaking business world a few years ago, the sector is back to stroking along smoothly, especially...
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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
Paddling World Mourns Loss of Sea Kayak Pioneer Stanislav Chládek
The world of sea kayaking lost one of its most ardent practitioners, advocates and explorers with the passing of Stanislav Chládek November 25, 2020,...
Destinations
Poof, Gone! 300-foot-deep Lake Above AK Sea Kayak Hotspot Disappears
Ice-dammed Bear Glacier Lake in Alaska, located above the popular sea kayaking spot of Bear Lagoon frequented by outfitters out of Seward, has vanished...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Whale of a Tale: Humpback Capsizes Calif. Kayaker (Watch Video)
As reported by CNN, two sea kayakers off coast of Avila Beach, California, got a scare from a humpback whale recently that they will...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Kayaker Finds 35-year-old Message in a Bottle
Cue Sting’s “Message in a Bottle” song. A kayaker on Delaware’s Broadkill River found a bottle with a message inside of it that was written...
Paddling Industry News
Three-time Paralympian Angela Madsen Dies on Pacific Rowing Crossing
Angela Madsen, a three-time Paralympian and Marine veteran who aimed to be the first paraplegic and oldest woman to row the Pacific Ocean, was...
Destinations
Paddling for Manatees on the Homosassa River in Florida
(Story and photos by By Dana Benner) It was an unusually “cool” March morning when my wife and I edged our kayaks into Florida’s Homosassa...
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Canoeing
BC Parks Closed to Boating
Planing/hoping to paddle British Columbia to escape the covid doldrums? Don't. British Columbia Parks had originally closed all of their campgrounds back on March 21st, but have...
Paddles
High Angle Versus Low Angle Paddling Styles and Why Angle Matters for Sea Kayaking
Kayak Paddles: High-Angle vs. Low-Angle
According to the experts at Aquabound, if you didn’t know better, you might think “a kayak paddle is a kayak...
Accessories
Best Tents for Paddlers: Testing the Nemo Chogori Tent
By Rob Lyon Heading sea kayaking, canoeing or rafting? The Chogori by Nemo tents is your answer to a good night’s slumber after a day...
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Canoeing
Another One Bites the Dust: Longtime (and Beloved) Specialty Retailer Mountain Gear Plans to Shutter Doors
Cue up the Queen music: Another specialty shop has thrown in the towel on the tough outdoor (and paddlesports) market, with Spokane, Wash.’s Mountain...
Destinations
Uber Combo: Paddling Croatia Via Sailboat
Huck Finn once said, “Thar ain’t no home like a raft.” For our host Zeljko Kelemen in Croatia, there ain’t no home quite like...
Paddling Industry News
“The Pacific Alone” Wins Outdoor Literature/Nat’l Outdoor Book Awards
The Pacific Alone: The Untold Story of Kayaking's Boldest Voyage, written by Dave Shively and published by Falcon Press, has won the Outdoor Literature...
Inflatables
Advanced Elements Delivers High Performance Through Drop-Stitch Technology
Advanced Elements, Inc., makers of world-class inflatable kayaks by any standard, have brought updates to two of their classics, which has resulted in two...
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Sea Kayaking
Hobie’s 2020 Passport 12 Fishing Kayak Aims to Grow the Sport
Building on the successful launch of the Hobie Mirage Passport 10.5 earlier this year, Hobie just introduced the new Mirage Passport 12 for 2020...
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Canoeing
Using Paddling Events for Fundraising: Case Study — RiverTrek and Florida’s Apalachicola River
Story by Doug Alderson From paddling races to kayak poker runs, many nonprofit groups use events as engaging opportunities to raise funds. Starting with the basics:...
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Paddling Industry News
Special Book excerpt: The Pacific Alone— The Untold Story of Kayaking’s Boldest Voyage (by Dave Shively)
In the summer of 1987 Ed Gillet achieved what no person has accomplished before or since, a solo crossing from California to Hawaii by...
Paddling Gear
Oru Releases Revolutionary New User Friendly Folding Kayak: The Inlet
In its first-ever sub-$1,000 folding kayak offering, Oru is introducing the new Inlet, designed to eliminate all barriers to owning a fun, effective and...
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Multi-Sport
10 Off-Water Things Every Paddler Should Know
Paddlings Dryland Essentials
Sure, there are things on the water all paddlers should know — how to read water, use a throw rope, swim a...
Multi-Sport
Kayak Safety: A Primer from Perception Kayaks
Coming home safely is the goal of any paddling outing. Heed the following hints brought to you by Perception kayaks to ensure you have...
Inflatables
Advanced Elements Ambassador: Case Study Berthold Hinrichs (and a Close Encounter with Whales)
Inflatable paddlecraft company Advanced Elements lets its boats, and paddlers, do the talking. That’s why it has more than 20 ambassadors on board testing...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Who Needs a Paddle? Frenchman Makes It Across Atlantic in a…Barrel
Forget being up a creek with a proverbial paddle. France’s Jean-Jacques Savin just made it across the Atlantic in a barrel. Savin spent more than...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Rolling Into the Record Books
Grand Marais, Minn.’s Bryan Hansel is hoping to roll his way into the record books…literally. The publisher of PaddlingLight is off to set a new...
Latest news
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...
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Smokeless Fire Made Possible with BioLite’s FirePit+
Ideal for cool quarantine nights, BioLite’s FirePit+ makes smokeless fire possible in any environment. Review by Shae Laplace When I say...
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...
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Big Adventures, Eddyline Chime in on State of the Sea Kayak Sector
After a slew of changes in the sea kayaking...
Nation’s Top River Sojourns
To "sojourn" is "to dwell in a place temporarily."...
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