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Anton Immler’s World Record Drop (in a Dinghy)
By Tim Mutrie Published: January 12, 2011 Swedish paddler Anton Immler is claiming a world record waterfall drop… in a Kmart-style dingy. See for yourself. Meanwhile, since word of world record waterfall drops travels fast—even if things get lost in translation coming all the way from Chile—we decided to look back at the real historic [...]
Owens River Odyssey
Return of a river breathes life into a different sort of novice paddling club
Kayak Fishing Tales: Night Fishing
In this Kayak Fishing Tales episode Jim Sammons explains how to make night kayak fishing as safe and productive as possible
Virtual Coach Episode V: Sea Kayak Self Rescue
In this episode of C&K’s Virtual Coach, Kuthe covers self rescue in a sea kayak.
Virtual Coach Episode IV: Packing a Sea Kayak
In this episode of C&K’s Virtual Coach, Paul Kuthe details the art of packing a sea kayak.
Man, Mission, Gear: Marcus Demuth
(This article was featured in the December 2010 issue of Canoe and Kayak Magazine) German rock ’n’ roll drummer Marcus Demuth moved to New York City for the music scene. During a smoke break six years ago, he saw kayakers paddling on the Hudson River. Soon he could think of little else. “I just felt like [...]
Virtual Coach Episode III: The Stern Rudder
Here, the owners of Body, Boat, Blade on Washington’s Orca Island, take you through the intricacies of the stern pry and draw.
One Heck Of A Snodger
Australian kayak fisherman lands unofficial world-record barramundi fish
Virtual Coach Episode II: The Low-Brace Turn
Here, the owners of Body, Boat, Blade on Washington’s Orca Island, take you through the intricacies of the low-brace turn.
20 Days Around South Georgia Island
Norwegians complete first self-supported expedition around Antarctica’s South Georgia Island
Revisiting the Hendri Coetzee Tragedy
By Joe Carberry Published: December 21, 2010 During the first week of December, Canoe & Kayak reported that legendary South African expedition kayaker Hendri Coetzee disappeared on the Lakuga River, a tributary of the Congo in Africa, after being attacked by a crocodile. His body has still not been recovered. Coetzee and his paddling partners, [...]
Virtual Coach Episode I: That On-Edge Feeling
Here, the owners of Body, Boat, Blade on Washington’s Orca Island, take you through the intricacies of edging your kayak as first seen in the July 2010 issue of Canoe and Kayak magazine.
5 Minutes: World Champion Valerie Bertrand
Photo: Benjamin Hjort When we talked to Valerie Bertrand, the 31-year-old Quebec native’s bell had just been seriously rung in the Norwegian kiteskiing championships, after a fierce gust unexpectedly grabbed her kite and dragged her upside down across a few hundred yards of frozen, rocky tundra. Concussed, the uber-athlete was in recovery mode as she [...]
The New Marine Land
By Conor Mihell Published: December 17, 2010 Forward thinking, decades ago, made all 366 miles of the Oregon coast public property, allowing for unfettered access to some of the best sea kayaking in North America. Now, Oregon is on the cusp of creating a network of marine reserves that would ensure the coast remains attractive [...]
Feds Order Removal Of White Salmon’s Condit Dam
American Whitewater Staff Report Published: December 16, 2010 The prospect of removing Condit Dam on the White Salmon River moved closer to reality today in a significant ruling from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioning formally ordering the removal of the dam. This past October the State of Washington gave their final approval for the project [...]
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