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Paddling Industry News

Trash Talk: Read Red Bull Exclusive on Dane Jackson’s Effort to Clean Up the Nolichucky

Boaters are known for talking a little trash. This time whitewater stalwart Dane Jackson is putting his money, and motivation, where his mouth is…

Staff Post - April 13, 2017

Destinations

Doe Flows: It’s the Year of the Dolores in Southwest Colorado

River runners in southwest Colorado are scurrying to take advantage of the biggest flows on the Dolores RIver in a decade...

Staff Post - March 20, 2017

Paddling Industry News

Climbing (and Paddling) World Loses a Legend with Royal Robbin’s Passing March 15

The paddling (and rock climbing) world lost one of its most aren’t adventurers with the passing March 14 of Royal Robbins at age 82…

Staff Post - March 15, 2017

Paddling Industry News

Boundary Waters or Bust: Explorer Dave & Amy Freeman Paddle to Protect It; Mining Lease Denied

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota has big proponents and protectors in the form of Dave and Amy Freeman, whose recent year-long canoe trip was designed to help protect it from proposed sulfide-ore copper mining…

Staff Post - March 8, 2017

Canoeing

Traci Lynn Martin To Circumnavigate Great Lakes

Martin will paddle 8,600 miles in 265 days and will be the first female paddler to circumnavigate all five Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River in one continuous push.

Staff Post - March 5, 2017

Destinations

Grand Canyon Tram Legislation Receives Lava sized Blow

Plans to build a tramway to the bottom of the Grand got major blow recently from the Navajo Nation...

Staff Post - February 27, 2017

Paddling Industry News

Flooding Flows on the Feather: Inside the Oroville Dam (and Paddlers Chime In!)

At 770 feet, California’s Oroville Dam 70 miles north of Sacramento is the tallest dam in the United States, impounding Lake Oroville and controlling the flow of the Feather River. But now it’s under siege from Mother nature, with February storms damaging its spillway, hindering the safe release of floodwater and threatening its structural integrity. And paddlers are chiming in socially…

Staff Post - February 17, 2017

Canoeing

Confluence Outdoors Gets New CEO: Sue Rechner Steps Down

The world's biggest paddlesports company, Confluence Outdoors, has had a passing of the torch, with new CEO Richard Krause taking the reins from longtime CEO Sue Rechner...

Staff Post - February 15, 2017

Paddling Industry News

Murky Water Boat-building Shops Burns to Ground; Followers Set Up GoFundMe Site to Help

Aficionados of the quirky niche of squirt boating have rallied to set up a GoFundMe page to help boat-building company Murky Water after its shop burned to the ground Sat. Feb. 4.

Staff Post - February 13, 2017

Canoeing

One More Time, With Feeling: Freya Hoffmeister Plans 30,000-mile Sea Kayak Navigation of North America

She's Baaaaack! Freya Hoffmeister, that is, the mega paddler who, after circumnavigating Australia and South America, recently announced plans to circumnavigate the entire North American continent by sea kayak. Whoa....

Staff Post - February 8, 2017

Canoeing

Go Time for New Paddlesports Retailers Tradeshow

While Outdoor Retailer is mulling a move from Salt Lake City, and the paddlesports industry gun shy about the show moving its dates forward to June in 2018, Paddlesports Retailer, a new paddling industry tradeshow organized by industry veterans Darren Bush and Sutton Bacon, is quietly filling booth space for its new show in Madison, WI, Aug 29 - Sept. 1. 2017...

Staff Post - February 7, 2017

Canoeing

National Paddling Film Fest Feb. 17-18 in Frankfort

It’s time to get your cinematic paddling juices flowing again, while benefiting American Whitewater, at the 35th annual National Paddling Film Festival, to be held on Feb. 17-18, in Frankfort, KY, at the Buffalo Trace Distillery.

Staff Post - February 7, 2017

Destinations

Dam-less Des Plaines River Welcomes 60th Annual Marathon

The Des Plaines River Canoe & Kayak Marathon, founded in 1958 by Ralph Frese, is the second oldest continual canoe race in the U. S.

Staff Post - February 2, 2017

Paddling Industry News

The First Grand Canyon Speed Run

January's speed record attempt down the Grand Canyon prompted longtime canyon guide and publisher and Paddling Life fan Tom Martin to reflect on the first speed run down the big ditch. And no, it was not the Emerald Mile...

Staff Post - February 1, 2017

Canoeing

Former ACA Executive Director Leaving Country to Escape Trump

Call it a four-year portage around a rapid. According to Karen Heller in a recent story in the Washington Post, former American Canoe Association executive director Jeff Yeager is getting out of Dodge, leaving the country with his wife Denise, to escape the reign of President Donald Trump.

Staff Post - January 30, 2017

Paddling Industry News

Close But No Cigar: Colo Team Fails in Grand Canyon Speed Record Quest

If a rafting team from Colorado had any time to read on their recent Grand Canyon Speed Record attempt, "The Emerald Mile" and "Boys in the Boat" would have been fitting. Paddling a 48-foot custom cataraft mounted with rowing oars, the eight-person team fell five hours short of the record books, due to a punctured tube...

Staff Post - January 20, 2017

Canoeing

Antarctic Integration Expedition Sets off in the Shadow of Shackleton

"Antarctic Integration" takes its name from the unique international environment where nations converge in peaceful collaboration, elevating Antarctica as a symbol of universal integration and historical exploration.

Staff Post - January 20, 2017

Paddling Industry News

Snow Rafting!

Snow rafting...what will they think of next? All forward!

Staff Post - January 16, 2017

Destinations

Coud-seeding Project To Help Paddling on Bruneau and Other South Idaho Rivers?

Researchers at the University of Colorado are going the extra mile to help Mother Nature ensure there's ample runoff in southern Idaho rivers with a new cloud-seeding project designed to turbo-charge hydropower...

Staff Post - January 13, 2017

Destinations

Paddlesport Industry Coalition Endorses Paddlesport Retailer Show for Madison, WI, Aug 29-Sept 1

Call it a blow to Outdoor Retailer and a boon for paddlesport retailers. A coalition of leading paddlesports manufacturers recently endorsed the newly formed Paddlesports Retailer as the industry’s official tradeshow, debuting Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, 2017, in Madison, Wisconsin...

Staff Post - January 13, 2017

Destinations

Catching Up With Corran: Iconic Kayak, SUP Designer Debuts Custom Boat Program

Sporting a mohawk, sup or the industry's first planing hull, Corran Addison has had a huge impact on the world of kayak design. He's now at it again in his latest venture, Canada-based Soul Waterman, announcing the industry’s first-ever custom kayak design program...yep, boats designed for your size, weight and style.

Staff Post - January 11, 2017

Canoeing

New Cosmic Paddle Art!

Ever wonder what kind of contrail your paddle makes when paddling through the water? Artist Stephen Orlando has, and recently documented, very artistically we might add, exactly how it looks by securing LED lights to paddles and taking them out for a spin ...

Staff Post - January 6, 2017

Canoeing

RIP Toni Prijon

Paddlers who got their start paddling iconic Prijon kayaks from Germany owe it to Prijon founder Anton Prijon, who passed away leaving a long paddlesports legacy on Dec. 30, 2016.

Staff Post - January 3, 2017

Canoeing

Climbing Higher, Paddling Farther: NOLS Unveils New Look, Website

With paddling, including sea kayaking, canoeing and river running, continuing to play a major part in its curriculum, award-winning outdoor leadership school NOLS is heading into the New Year with a new look and rebranding campaign, fresh off its 50th anniversary...

Staff Post - January 2, 2017

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