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Paddling Life’s Top Stories from 2024!

Hoo-boy, what a year. From the tragic death of a paddling legend to environmental milestones, there was plenty to write about this year in...

Eugene Buchanan - January 8, 2025

Contests

Photo Caption Contest Winners!

OK, we’ve had enough…we can’t take it anymore! Submissions for our Photo Caption Contest for our “Yeti holding a paddle” photo have poured in...

Eugene Buchanan - January 25, 2024

Destinations

Rafting Season Strong Despite Low Snow, Pandemic

While snowpack levels are below average across much of the western U.S., rafting outfitters are anticipating a solid season coming up as COVID-19 restrictions...

Eugene Buchanan - July 16, 2021

Athlete Stories

A Klamath Undertaking: Trio SUPs Source to Sea on Cali’s Klamath

Feel good about your little 10-mile SUP day trip? That’s paddling peanuts. A threesome of adventurers has you beat, supping source-to-sea down 234 miles...

Eugene Buchanan - July 13, 2021

Apparel

50 Years And Going Strong: Catching Up With Kokatat Prez Steve O’Meara

It was the same year Disney World opened, the U.S. launched Apollo 14 and "All in the Family" debuted on television. For paddlesports apparel and...

Eugene Buchanan - July 5, 2021

Athlete Stories

Tokyo Here We Come: Meet the 3 Whitewater Paddlers Representing the USA at the Olympics

All eyes were on US racers at the 2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 11–13, as berths at...

Eugene Buchanan - June 22, 2021

Athlete Stories

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 solo wing foil 2,750 nautical...

Eugene Buchanan - June 15, 2021

Paddling Industry News

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 Confluence Outdoors, whose brands include...

Eugene Buchanan - June 14, 2021

Athlete Stories

Middle Fork, Main and…Selway? A 310-mile Packraft/Ski Combo in Idaho

Proud of your measly little portage? A group of hard chargers in Idaho skied across the Sawtooths to Marsh Creek, then used their Alpacka...

Eugene Buchanan - June 4, 2021

Athlete Stories

PL Q&A: Catching Up With “From the River” Author Joe Booth

Longtime kayaker and author Joe Booth recently released his new book “From the River: A Guidebook to Sobriety from a Lifetime of Lessons Paddling”...

Eugene Buchanan - May 26, 2021

Apparel

Going Green with Level6: A Q&A with Production Manager Addison Dark

When it comes to sustainability, Level6 is on the level. The company is implementing several key environmental initiatives to help protect the world we paddle...

Eugene Buchanan - April 23, 2021

Destinations

New Film from NRS Fishing: A Resilient Paradise: Florida Keys

Combining Caribbean vibes with easy access from the mainland, the Florida Keys emit a unique energy—from the bustling patios of Duval Street to the...

Eugene Buchanan - April 8, 2021

Destinations

Top 5 Whitewater Rafting Day Trips

Got some pent-up pandemic jones to go rafting? You're not alone. Try one of the following five top rafting day trips in the country... Chattooga...

Eugene Buchanan - March 31, 2021

Paddling Industry News

Support Youth Canoeing and Win a Level6 Drysuit!

Want to support youth canoeing, while earning a chance tow in a Level6 Emperor drysuit? Level6 has teamed up with Canada’s Project Canoe by hosting a raffle...

Eugene Buchanan - March 16, 2021

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...

Eugene Buchanan - March 16, 2021

Paddling Industry News

Outdoor Retailer Shifts Summer Tradeshow to Aug 10-12

Outdoor Retailer announced this summer’s trade show will move from June to August 10-12, 2021 and remain at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver....

Eugene Buchanan - February 23, 2021

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...

Eugene Buchanan - February 23, 2021

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...

Eugene Buchanan - February 22, 2021

Paddling Industry News

Hasta Luego BIC Sport, Helloo TAHE!

After more than 40 years as a French-made watersports icon, BIC Sport is no more. At the end of 2020, it merged with Tahe...

Eugene Buchanan - February 19, 2021

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...

Eugene Buchanan - February 16, 2021

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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...

Eugene Buchanan - February 5, 2021

Canoeing

How One California Outfitter Has Weathered 4 Fires (and now COVID)

For river outfitter Russian River Adventures, located in the heart of Sonoma Valley wine country in Healdsburg, Calif., adversity has come with the territory...

Eugene Buchanan - January 15, 2021

Destinations

The World’s Top 10 Rafting Trips

Although many guides evoke the image, you don’t have to be a bleach-blonde, toothpaste poster boy to enjoy rafting. Once Covid restrictions lift —...

Eugene Buchanan - December 17, 2020

Paddling Industry News

Denver to Get New River Park at River Mile

Downtown Denver, Colo.’s largest mixed-used development, The River Mile, will soon be getting new river park amenities as part of a dynamic restoration of...

Eugene Buchanan - December 2, 2020

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