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Australian sprint champion gets steroid surprise
03.13.2006
Last September the international flatwater sprint racing community was shocked when Australian champion Nathan Baggaley tested positive for banned steroids. He was suspended from competition for 15 months. The results of the test, which was conducted out-of-competition, took everyone by surprise. Baggaley is one of the top men’s sprint athletes in the world, and a [...]
In Memoriam: Daniel DeLaVergne
03.08.2006
Whitewater kayaker Daniel DeLaVergne was one of Canoe & Kayak‘s best friends, so it brought our production to a halt when we learned Wednesday, March 8, that he was killed after being struck by a train near Asheville, North Carolina. He was 29. Daniel was on an overnight trip to scout a location for a [...]
Canoecopia 2006
03.03.2006
Canoecopia, the world’s largest paddlesports consumer show, will return again to the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall in Madison, Wisconsin, on March 10th through 12th, 2006. This annual show is presented by Rutabaga, a paddlesports icon located in Monona. “Canoecopia is a mixture of a consumer event, paddling exhibition, outdoor school and family reunion.” said [...]
Paddling Whitewater in Iran
02.28.2006
As we pulled up in front of the Iranian embassy in Erzurum, Turkey, I tied on my headscarf before getting out of the taxicab. Then, with mixed feelings of excitement and uncertainty, I walked inside the embassy and applied for a visa to visit Iran. How could they refuse a Canadian? Whether it was pure [...]
Reno Revival
02.27.2006
I’d been in downtown Reno for no more than 15 minutes when I saw world freestyle champion Eric Jackson shouting encouragement to his 16-year-old daughter, Emily, as she was throwing down in the whitewater park. Reno River Festival, May 12-14, 2006 So far there didn’t seem to be anything about Reno that would prompt Starbucks [...]
Get River Levels on Your Cell Phone – Title
02.24.2006
The service is the brainchild of Washington state kayaker Neil Crist and a college friend. The pair took up kayaking together, and their friendship and boating has lasted as they graduated, took up careers, and have started families. The idea came to them after a particularly hairy run on the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie [...]
Get River Levels on Your Cell Phone – Title
02.24.2006
The service is the brainchild of Washington state kayaker Neil Crist and a college friend. The pair took up kayaking together, and their friendship and boating has lasted as they graduated, took up careers, and have started families. The idea came to them after a particularly hairy run on the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie [...]
More New Boats for ’06
02.17.2006
Portable SpeedThe Sea Eagle 12.10 is a fast inflatable with an innovative thrree-tube hull configuration. The kayak is 12 feet 10 inches long and 26 inches wide, and weighs 26 pounds. Packages start at $999. www.seaeagle.com. Solid FitThe Feathercraft Wisper has cockpit bracing bars to enable small and medium paddlers to lock in to the [...]
Kids Drawing Contest
02.14.2006
KIDS PADDLING DRAWING CONTEST KIDS ..Win great prizes and get featured on Canoe & Kayak‘s website. We are having a contest for our youngest viewers and paddling members. Winners will be the ones with the most on-line votes. As soon as we get entrees we will post the drawings and begin taking votes to choose [...]
AW Safety Report
02.08.2006
Cullowhee, NC – February 7, 2006 – Safety has been at the core of American Whitewater’s mission since 1954. “We’ve been reporting and analyzing accidents since our earliest days and today we are leaders in whitewater safety education based on that research. Our Accident Database is the most comprehensive collection and analysis of whitewater accidents [...]
Recreational Kayaks Review
02.03.2006
Why do people like to kayak? Where do they like to go? I suspect that manufacturers ask these questions, and this review critiques six of their answers. Maybe you’re the workout type or a rec boater looking for a little more performance from your kayak. Or maybe your futon and chair crowd your cozy little [...]
March 2006 Canoe and Kayak Magazine – Table of Contents
01.26.2006
This latest issue of Canoe & Kayak is on sale now. Pick up a copy at your local newsstand or paddling shop, or subscribe today! ON THE COVER It’s rare that Mount McKinley can be seen so clearly. A solo paddler seizes the opportunity on Wonder Lake in Alaska’s Denali National Park. Photo by Michael [...]
Solo Kayak Trip Around Prince Edward Island
01.20.2006
Wendy Killoran, a schoolteacher from London, Ontario, completed the first female solo circumnavigation of Prince Edward Island by kayak this summer in just 15 days, a feat she puts down to calm, cool conditions and a near constant tailwind. It was not her first major trip: In the summer of 2004, Killoran circumnavigated the world’s [...]
American Whitewater Ambassadors
01.17.2006
In 2006 American Whitewater is launching its Athlete Ambassador Team, a core of whitewater paddlers who will publicly represent American Whitewater and reinforce its mission of preserving and restoring’s whitewater resources. AW sought out the leaders of the whitewater community to come forward and publicly promote and support the work of American Whitewater. Our Athlete [...]
Bush Administration Opens Arctic Lands for Drilling
01.13.2006
The Bush administration opened up hundreds of thousands of acres around Teshekpuk Lake, on Alaska’s North Slope, to oil drilling. The wetlands around the 315-acre lake are popular Inupiat hunting and fishing grounds and are widely considered among the most vital in the Arctic for molting geese. Read the rest of the story at The [...]
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01.10.2006
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