Sea Kayaking

The Jersey Paddlesports Show, one of springtime's marquee consumer paddlesports tradeshows -- and barometer of what's likely to sell for the year -- announced that the show will be no more...

With Washington, D.C.’s Potomac River reaching the near-flood level of 60,000 cfs this month, prompting big water dogs to come out of the woodwork to tackle its whitewater, it brings back the memory from 20 years ago of former US Slalom Team member Davey Hearn getting arrested by the park service in 1996 at more than 100,000 cfs for surfing an epic wave…which begs the question: two decades later, can the park service legally ban these paddlers from the Potomac River when it approaches flood level?

Want to get your paddling juices flowing like a river? Head to the National Paddling Film Festival (NPFF), February 19-20, in Frankfort, Kentucky, for a celebration of the best in paddling footie and a chance to party with the world over. And you can help raise money for river conservation and access in the popcorn-eating process….

Hyperlite Mountain Gear was named the overall winner of the fourth-annual American Made Outdoor Gear Award, announced at this winter’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City, Utah, beating three paddlesports companies – Jackson Kayaks, Werner Paddles and Wenonah Canoe – that also made the final cut for award, sponsored by Kokatat...

Watch "The Revenant" and you might recognize a few scenes shot on Montana’s Kootenai River. To get the shots, producers teamed up with staff at the Whitewater Rescue Institute (WRI) to help its stunt doubles (sorry, no Leonardo DiCaprio) shoot the river scenes. WRI director Cody Harris. We caught up with WRI director Cody Harris for his take on helping Hollywood…

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That’s the mantra of Ben Orkin, 25, who, after coming up a few hours short due to repairing his partner’s sea kayak last year, went back to the Grand Canyon drawing board this January to set a new speed record for paddling the Big Ditch at 34 hours, 2 minutes. And get this: his record came just a day after Matt Klema, who launched Wed., Jan. 20, in a party of four, bested the previous mark in 35 hours, 5 minutes.

Multimedia production company Rig to Flip produces new film dedicated to water education and awareness about Colorado's de-watered Dolores River. (By Audrey Dwyer/<a href="http://www.steamboattoday.com/news/2016/jan/14/local-filmmakers-unique-opportunity-capture-story-/" target="_blank"www.steamboattoday.com)

Fresh back from a November first descent in Bhutan (yet another under their spray skirts), Phil and Mary DeRiemer, owners of DeRiemer Adventure Kayaking, are getting after it as hard as ever guiding fellow paddlers down some of the best rivers in the world. We caught up with them in the middle of their 30th season before the frenzy of 2016 kicks in.

Okay, all you free-loading dirtbags. No more free lunch. It's permit season. So get off your duff and send in your applications for your favorite river trip instead of waiting to get asked along. Plus, that way you can invite who you want (which hopefully will include us). Here's all the info you need...

Though it’s hard to compare any sound to the river’s gurgle, some songs can keep you stoked to stroke even when you’re stuck in the office. Following are a few of our all-time favorites that provide subtle—and not-so-subtle--reminders of river running. Warning: we're not responsible for off-key renditions in the shower.

With 2016 in full swing, river conservation organization American Whitewater tips its hats to its supporters and long list of accomplishments over the past year. Read on for a quick rundown on its successes…

Just a half year before the world’s best canoeists and kayakers battle for top bragging rights on its home turf at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Brazilian rafters showed that they’re the cream of the crop in the rafting world. Brazil won both the men’s and women’s U23 categories, as well as the Open Men’s division at the World Rafting Championships in Indonesia.

If you’ve ever wanted to paddle Belize, either by SUP or kayak, you’ve picked a good time, mon’. Longtime outfitter Island Expeditions is expanding its year-round offerings with a new Jungle Beach Explorer package, a rainforest eco-lodge in Mayflower Bocawina National Park, a new island lodge on Tobacco Caye and more...

There's a new bike trailer in town for boats. Doing its part to save the planet while promoting non-motorized water access, paddlesports accessory company Salamander recently unveiled its new Bike Trailer for getting sit-down and stand-up paddlers and their favorite craft to and from the water...

Three paddlesports companies – Jackson Kayaks, Werner Paddles and Wenonah Canoe – have made the cut for the finals of the 2016 American Made Outdoor Gear Awards, sponsored by Kokatat...

Ocean Kayak founder Tim Niemier, 64, has always thought outside the box -- or cockpit. Forty-five years after founding his company under the motto of “putting more butts in boats,” his brainstorms still burn at his Wild Designs firm in Bellingham, Wash. Now he’s put his life’s tale – which includes being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder – out there for all to see in his new book, "The Millionaire Beach Bum: Turning A.D.D. into Passion and Profit"...

The outdoor and conservation world lost a longtime leader when conservationist and The North Face and Esprit co-founder Doug Tompkins died Dec. 8 in Chilean Patagonia in a kayaking accident...

Longtime Dagger paddler and Girls At Play founder Anna Levesque has long championed getting more women involved in whitewater. Now, with her latest video "Why We Love Kayaking with Anna Levesque," as part of The Women in Dagger series, she furthers the cause even more, highlighting her transition from competitive kayaker to leading role in women's kayaking initiatives. We caught up with her for her take on the project, and the state of women’s kayaking…

Fresh back in Canada after selling off his Southern California Corran SUP venture, Corran Addison isn’t wasting anytime getting back involved in the paddlesports business, be it standing up or sitting down. While the ink isn’t even dry on the formation of his latest kayak company Soul Waterman, he also recently acquired paddle company Seven 2.

While no one from the U.S. podiumed, they, and the world’s other top slalom racers, won something more important recently at Deodoro, Brazil’s new Whitewater Stadium, site of the upcoming 2016 Olympics: a chance to see the new course in action and prepare for the Games ahead.

Less than a year after its purchase of Baordworks, giving it a foothold in the growing SUP market, Confluence Outdoor is shoring up the brand, as well as sister company AT, by appointing Hastings Blumer director of product management for surf, stand up paddleboard and paddle brands Boardworks and Adventure Technology.

Misery loves company...especially if they’re paddleboarders. No longer are SUPpers immune from the sufferfest that is annual Yukon River Quest, the world’s longest annual canoe and kayak marathon at 444 miles. In November, the organizing board voted to allow SUPpers in the 2016 18th annual race, to be held June 29 to July 3, 2016, as an experimental class.

Once again, paddlers have made an impressive showing on National Geographic’s Adventurers of the Year list, with no less than three separate parties and individuals getting the honor for everything from paddling around South America (Freya Hoffmeister) to a wacko whitewater first descent in Papua New Guinea (Ben Stookesberry and company)…

Talk about on a roll. Fresh from winning the Kayak Freestyle World Championships on the Ottawa and the Lord of the Fork race on the Russell Fork for the second time in a row, Dane Jackson tied for first place with Eric Deguil on the Green Race just three seconds off the course record...