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The Namesake
On the third day of a weeklong, early spring canoe trip in northern Ontario, my trip mates start calling me Shackleton. We’ve been icebound on sprawling Smoothwater Lake since the end of Day One, when we dragged, pushed and occasionally paddled across 10 miles of ice, slush and short-lived leads of open water. From this sweeping sand beach on Smoothwater’s east side, it’s disappointingly obvious that zeal outweighed logic in planning this early season trip across 75 miles of prime canoe country in search of the lake that carries my family name. Breakup is days away, and our expedition is fast becoming a failure.
Kokatat Congratulates Boomer and Turk on Successful Ellesmere Circumnavigation
Kokatat ambassador Erik Boomer and Jon Turk recently became the first team to successfully circumnavigated Ellesmere Island, the northern most island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and the world’s tenth largest island. Boomer and Turk skied, paddled, and trekked over 1,500 miles over 104 days before completing their journey on August 19th.
Bending Branches Wins Brand of the Year!
We want to thank you, our valued dealers, for voting Bending Branches the 2011 ACCESSORY BRAND OF THE YEAR, presented by Canoe & Kayak Magazine. We owe you a great deal of gratitude, since your satisfaction is the driving force behind our business. Thank you! As always, our promise to you is to make selling [...]
The Channel
On a clear October day in the middle of the Ka’iwi Channel, the island of Oahu is a distant smudge on the horizon and 45-foot outrigger canoes, each carrying six strong men paddling full out, appear only as rocking torsos and slashing paddles glimpsed amid the swell rolling down from the north.
International Water Education Conference Kicks Off Tonight
Nearly 200 people from almost 40 countries are gathering in Bozeman, Montana this week to discuss how education can lead to sustainable solutions for global water issues.
2011 Corpus Christi Paddle Prix & Rally
Paddle your way to Corpus Christi for a fit and festive event Saturday, October 22, 2011. The 2nd Annual Paddle Prix and Rally features a 20-mile race starting at the USS Lexington, rounding Corpus Christi Beach, through Nueces Bay and up the Nueces River for the serious and experienced paddlers.
Extreme Makeover, River Edition
Washington’s Elwha River, currently diverted by two dammed reservoirs and twenty-four million cubic yards of sediment, is being restored to its original free-flowing form.
Game Changer
On this Sunday afternoon in early May, the Petite Bostonnais River is anything but small. As 600 cfs barrels down the narrow granite gauntlet, a cross-section of the world’s top paddlers stare into the crux of the racecourse: a weir-hole entrance to a chaotic and continuous 60-foot slide with serious face-shredding potential—all of it feeding into an enormous re-circulating hole. Avoiding that sucking man-trap meant threading a seemingly impossible line to the right after more than a minute of all-out paddling through a succession of multi-tiered Class V drops.
Pyranha Burn – Creek Streak
After setting the creekboat design bar high in 2006 with the release of the lightning-fast original Burn, Pyranha has managed to make it better. Raised front rocker makes for easier boof strokes without sacrificing speed, and the redesigned Burn’s slightly raised carving rails still provide precise maneuvering for quick eddy turns without getting hung-up on low-volume slides or while skittering over rocks.
Ecuador’s Jondachi River Needs Your Help
The Jondachi and Hollin Rivers offer some of Ecuador’s best boating. These rivers flow through incredibly lush primary and secondary rainforest, and are currently under attack on two fronts:
Currents TV: Hood River
C&K/Five2Nine Productions’ exclusive look into whitewater’s Northwest proving grounds and the impact of the Condit Dam removal
Charles City Celebrates Grand Opening of Iowa’s First Whitewater Park July 29-30
Whitewater is officially coming to Iowa. Thanks to industry-leading river park design firm Recreation Engineering and Planning (REP), Charles City, Iowa, is celebrating the grand opening of Iowa’s first-ever whitewater park on July 29-30, 2011.
Kokatat’s Commitment to US Manufacturing Leads to Better Service
For more than 40 years Kokatat has been manufacturing the world’s finest paddling gear in Arcata, California. Kokatat’s hands-on approach to manufacturing has allowed the company to provide superior service by being able to quickly respond to market demands and keep a close watch on product quality.
Across The Big Empty
The question streams in bold letters across the website of the Yukon River 1000 Canoe and Kayak Race: Do you really want to do this?
Valley Kayaks to be Presenting Sponsor of the 2011 World Championships of Surf Kayaking
The ESKA is proud to announce a partnership with Valley Kayaks for the upcoming 2011 World Championships of Surf Kayaking. The brand that is so well known for it’s broad range of composite and polyethylene sea kayaks is also a major player in the performance surf category.
Premier Paddling festival set for Nov. 3-6, 2011
Paddling enthusiasts are preparing for the sixth annual Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival along the Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, in Southwest Florida, Nov. 3-6. Selected as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events for 2011, this festival has much to offer for paddling and nature lovers.
Kokatat Hops on the “Shetland Bus”
Kokatat Paddlers Attempt 1st North Sea Kayak Crossing Between Shetland Islands and Norway
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