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Destinations
Grand Canyon, Canyonlands, Dinosaur Closed to River Running
As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread around the southwestern United States, the following is an update on closures and restrictions throughout the...
Inflatables
Hyside Sells, Headquarters Moves to Utah
Hyside, a longtime maker of inflatable rafts and IKs, has sold after 38 years
The new owner, John Seiner, moving the operation to Layton, Utah. “It’s...
Canoeing
10 Paddling Skills Every Paddler Should Know!
Paddling Skill 1: Execute a J-stroke
This paddling skill will save your shoulder from having to do extra work. Don’t rudder while your partner pulls...
Events
Colorado team falls short in second speed record descent down Grand
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. That was the paddling premise behind the U.S Rafting Team, which, despite a new raft...
Destinations
American Whitewater Stewardship Highlights from 2019!
So the new year has come. What better time to look back and reel in the accomplishments of one of the country's top river...
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
Sierra Rescue International’s High Water Safety and Rescue Tips
Winter's on the way, which means runoff is soon to follow (and rain-swollen rivers elsewhere). To polish up and get ready, we went to...
Paddling Industry News
Kickstarter Launched to Fund Canoandes ’79 Documentary
What happens when you've just slipped the Iron Curtain with a military truck, homemade kayaks, and a plan to paddle unrun rivers throughout Central...
Events
First-Ever IRF World Whitewater Rafting Summit Held in Costa Rica
With the focus on managing risk for a prosperous future, the first-ever World Whitewater Rafting Summit, presented by the International Rafting Federation (IRF), gave the...
Paddling Industry News
Rafting for Peace: Former FARC Guerrillas in Colombia Trained as Raft Guides
From guerrillas to raft guides. That’s the storyline behind Colombia’s Rafting for Peace program, where five former FARC-EP guerrillas and three members from the...
Inflatables
Review: Rocky Mountain Rafts’ Latest Design, the PEAK 16
The RMR PEAK 16: Peak performance at a not-peak price.
Christmas came early to the love-to-get-drenched De Feyter family last June in the form of...
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...
Destinations
Westwater River Runners Rejoice: General Store Opens in Cisco!
River runners paddling Utah’s Westwater Canyon can now rest easy if they forgot a costume for “formal night” or even the hot dogs. A...
Destinations
Boating to Bluegrass: Say Yes to the Yarmony Music Festival
Want to float into a music festival? It doesn't get any better than rafting into the rip-roaring Yarmony Music Festival, a three-day, hippie-filled, Hula-hooping...
Events
AIRE Celebrates 30th Anniversary (Rolls Out Puma Classic)
Blow out the candles (after you blow up one of their inflatables): AIRE, one of the world’s leading inflatable paddlecraft manufacturers, is celebrating a...
Destinations
Cody Beach Wins as Gore Fest Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Life's a beach for Cody Beach, who bested all other boaters in the longboat class to take this year's coveted Gore Canyon race with...
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...
Destinations
Boise Gets Rockin’ Whitewater Park Expansion
Already close to some of the best whitewater in the country, Boise, Idaho, is now giving paddlers (and surfers) another reason to visit the...
Events
First-Ever World Whitewater Rafting Summit Slated for Costa Rica October 8
The world’s first World Rafting Summit, designed primarily to address risk management, will be held in Costa Rica this coming Oct. 8-13, drawing more...
Events
Brazil Takes IRF 2019 World Rafting Championships Crown
After five solid days of pedal-to-the-metal rafting on the Class IV water of Australia’s Tully Riverat the 2019 IRF World Rafting Championships, powered by Experience...
Destinations
World Raft Champs Going Down Down Under: Brazil On Top After First Day’s Sprint; China Wins Men’s Head-to-Head
For the world's top rafters, it’s all going down Down Under. After the first day of competition of the 2019 IRF World Rafting Championships, powered...
Canoeing
Come to Daddy’s: Tennessee’s Daddy’s Creek a Whitewater Haven
Daddy’s Creek meanders through Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau—most of the year. But, after heavy rainfall, it becomes one of the East Coast’s most exciting free-flowing...
Events
World Rafting Returns to Futaleufu After 20 Years!
World-class rafting competition is returning to Chile’s Futaleufú River after a 20-year hiatus. In March, the IRF announced that in March 2020 it will once...
Destinations
Say It Ain’t So: Zambezi River’s Batoka Gorge Threatened By Dam
Now it’s getting personal. As if losing the awesome whitewater on Uganda's White Nile wasn't enough, now dam-makers have their sites set on Africa's famed...
Latest news
NRS Inks Deal to Use Gore-tex
Northwest River Supplies (NRS) has inked a deal with Gore-tex to bring the high-end waterproof/breathable fabric into a new...
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First TIme’s a Charm: Dane Jackson Wins Oetz Extreme Race (Formerly Sickline)
Surprise? Not! We all knew it was coming. Jackson Kayak and Red Bull kayaker Dane Jackson showed he is still...
360 Adventure Collective Announces Dates for 2022 Paddlesports Experience
The 360 Adventure Collective (Formerly EORA / NESR) has earned more than 40 years of success connecting the most...
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Real Tips from Real Rafting Mothers!
Moms know best…especially when it comes to taking your...
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