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Teva Mountain Games Goes SUPing
04.19.2010
The Vail Valley Foundation and C4 Waterman announced this year’s standup paddling (SUP) events at the 9th annual Teva Mountain Games in Vail, CO, taking place June 3 – 6, 2010. Along with the two brand new SUP events presented by C4 Waterman added to the sport roster this year, C4 Waterman and TMG will [...]
Nine Lives
04.17.2010
Nine Lives Don Starkell is a Survivor He’s been kidnapped by pirates, faced arrest in Central American slums, been shot at countless times, nearly starved to death, survived towering Gulf of Mexico seas in an open canoe, capsized and swam in the icy waters of Hudson Bay, been chased by polar bears, entombed in the [...]
Rest in Peace Good River
04.16.2010
Rest in Peace Good River Boaters and Environmentalists remember the Ashlu Boaters and environmentalists in British Columbia are mourning the loss of one of the province’s best whitewater rivers and a productive ecosystem of salmon and grizzly bears. In December, Innergex Renewable Power’s 49.9-megawatt Ashlu River hydroelectric facility, located about 50 miles northwest of Vancouver, [...]
Newfoundland
04.15.2010
By Bryan Smith We should be suiting up to paddle, but the windows are chattering in their panes, threatening to succumb at any moment to the onslaught of freezing rain driven before a 30-knot gale. So instead of paddling, I push back from the dining room table and waddle to the overstuffed chair with a [...]
The Northwest Creeking Competition
04.14.2010
Videographer Nate Herbeck reports exclusively for Canoe and Kayak from the Northwest Creeking Competition on the Washington’s East Fork of the Lewis. Look for more exclusive video event reports from Canoe and Kayak as the season rolls on.
The Canoe Movie Presents: Why I Canoe
04.14.2010
Canoeing has a storied history in North America. It is arguably the foundation on which much of paddlesports is founded in this part of the world. This August, at Canoe and Kayak’s annual party at Outdoor Retailer in Salt Lake City, Will Lyons will debut his film that goes deep inside the single blade mindset. [...]
Chasing Rain
04.12.2010
Chasing Rain March lit up waterways in the Northeast Team Pyranah paddlers Jeremy Laucks and Jared and Graham Seiler had one hell of a month of March. They team up for this video update. To see more, check out chasingrain.com.
Invasive Species Report – Rubber Riverbugs
04.09.2010
Invasive Species Report Rubber Riverbugs invade North America An exotic invasive species from the waterways of New Zealand is expected to show up on Canadian and U.S. rivers this summer. So-called “Riverbugs” are shaped like an “easy chair with pontoons,” said Wally Schaber, the owner of Trailhead, an Ottawa-based paddling shop. Schaber was among the [...]
CK On Assignment Mississippi Wandering
04.08.2010
In November, C&K Associate Editor Dave Shively and Art Director Robert Zaleski paddled more than 100 miles on the great Mississippi River from Helena, Arkansas to Arkansas City. Along the way they dodged whirlpools and barges, camped on the expansive sandy beaches left from the receding water and most importantly, met some iconic characters. Here [...]
A Board for the Better
04.08.2010
A Board for the Better USACK looks outside the box to up exposure At this time last year, the USA Canoe/Kayak (USACK) board of directors was like an old dam on a river. It still had power, but lacked efficiency. So it was time for the organization—which governs America’s national canoe and kayak racing teams—to [...]
Standup with Dan Gavere
04.05.2010
Standup with Dan Gavere Dan Gavere has been whitewater video star since kayaking videos became chic in the early 1990s. But recently, he has switched his focus from sitting to standing, releasing a new standup paddling instructional video with longtime whitewater videographer Chris Emerick this spring. Check out the trailer below or go to supinstruction.com [...]
Kayak Drama
04.02.2010
You gotta hand it to whitewater kayakers: They’re one creative bunch. Check out this new kayak drama, Raven Fork, the second film from Thomas W. Oliver. The North Carolina filmmaker goes beyond kayak highlight reels or documentaries into actual fictionalized plots. His first film, Green River: On the Downlow, deals with skipping work to go [...]
Saving the Last Frontier
03.31.2010
The votes are in for the Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia’s annual list of endangered waterways, and at the top are the headwaters of the Stikine, Spatsizi and Skeena rivers—world-renown whitewater and canoe-tripping destinations. The alpine plateau in northern B.C. that’s known as the “Sacred Headwaters” could become the site of a massive natural [...]
Who Needs Salt?
03.26.2010
Yes, we know they call them sea kayaks. But using them strictly for ocean paddling is so, well, limiting. Thanks to those things called roof racks, we can use our sea kayaks anywhere there’s water, from Utah’s Labyrinth Canyon to Lake Champlain in Vermont. And sleek sea kayak designs allow for fast, comfortable touring and [...]
Contributor’s Guidelines
03.25.2010
Entering its 37th year in print, Canoe & Kayak is the world’s largest paddlesports publication with a circulation just shy of 50,000. The vast majority of stories are produced by established freelance writers or the C&K editorial staff, though we are open to new story ideas and contributors. Canoe & Kayak is published six times [...]
Don Starkell Injured in Fire
03.25.2010
The legendary canoeist suffered burns and smoke inhalation as he fought the blaze in his home near Winnipeg, Manitoba. Though later hospitalized in critical but stable condition, a neighbor and passerby had to restrain Starkell from going back into the burning house to fight the fire. Starkell, 77, is best known for his 12,000-mile canoe [...]
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