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Fluid Bazooka – 2012 Creekboats
As the name would suggest, Fluid’s new Bazooka is meant to bomb the big stuff. And it’s got the performance capabilities to do it.
Dagger 2012 Mamba Creeker – 2012 Creekboats
Dagger asked athletes and designers Rush Sturges, Tyler Bradt, Andrew Holcombe, Ken Hoeve and Snowy Robertson to come up with a burlier, higher-volume, and all-around safer Mamba Creeker for 2012.
The 2012 Creekboat Review: Bombing Seattle
C&K tests out the best of this year’s fleet of new creekboats.
2012 Northwest Creeking Competition Results
Final results from the 2012 Northwest Creeking Competition on the East Fork of the Lewis and Canyon Creek races.
Souls+Water Release
NRS and Forge Motion Pictures’ new five-part short film series, Of Souls+Water, premiering this Saturday, April 28, isn’t your typical paddling flick. It actually tells a story (while still showing folks paddling the gnar too. Don’t worry).
The Trans-Territorial Canoe Expedition
Four Midwesterners plan to paddle and portage 2,600 miles across Canada from the Pacific Ocean to Hudson Bay.
Northwest Creeking Competition 2012
Vitamin D unexpectedly struck the annual Northwest Creeking Competition with a blanket of sunshine that had competitors and spectators dazed with disbelief.
Video: Devil’s Washbowl
The late Charlie Beavers first paddled through this keyhole to oblivion, surviving a piton halfway down the 60-foot falls. Thinking that more is better, Dan Simenc and Tyler Allyn gave it a go last spring at a full-on juicy level.
Get Ready: The 2012 Olympic Flatwater Sprint Trials
The U.S. is only sending two sprint kayakers to London, and they could be named this Friday in Oklahoma City, host of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Flatwater Sprint.
How To…Avoid Getting Run Over By a Boat
As tempting as strapping road flares to your bow may be, there are a few more practical (and subtle) tips to remember when sharing the water with motorboats.
PPA to Vote on AO Merger
The Professional Paddlesports Association (PPA) is conducting an official vote of its members on May 15, 2012, on the potential unification of PPA and America Outdoors (AO).
On the Line with a Legend
How a chance phone call connected an aspiring young paddler to his inspiration.
Tripping Canoes
C&K tests four tripping canoes with a family float test through the heart of Canyonlands National Park
Mad River Expedition 176 – Tripping Canoes
You’ll be hard pressed to find a better expedition canoe, both in aesthetics and performance. With minimal rocker and an asymmetrical hull, it blends cruising with cargo space and is built to track true.
Wenonah Minnesota II – Tripping Canoes
Superlatives are easy to come by for the Minnesota II, by far the fleetest craft in our lot.
Old Town Saranac 160 XT – Tripping Canoes
While not the “trippiest” canoe in the Old Town fleet, The Saranac 160 definitely was the plushiest.
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