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Flatwater Spring Training
The Pines rest in the middle of the two-square mile town of Indian Harbour Beach. The Atlantic is a mile east, and Orlando is about an hour northwest. It’s your typical beachside town, except for one thing: The Pines sits on the edge of the Banana River, and adjacent to the put-in to a seven-mile stretch of canal that is almost perfect for long-distance flatwater spring training. It’s so good in fact, that out of the 36 possible Olympic medals in sprint canoe kayak at the 2012 London Olympics, eleven were won by athletes that trained at The Pines.
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Baja Driving Itinerary
04.19.2006
Crossing the Border: In San Ysidro, the last exit before crossing into Tijuana, make sure to exchange money and fill up with gas. Most gas stations in Baja take only cash, so you need to be covered. There are places to exchange money in major towns (including Muleg and Loreto, near Conception Bay), but take [...]
Logistics for a Baja Road Trip
04.19.2006
LOGISTICS Kids in Baja: Despite what many may think of traveling anywhere in Mexico, Baja is as safe as many places in the United States. With a little prudence, you can have a healthy, fun trip with kids in this unique desert by the sea. Here are a few tips for traveling south of the [...]
Top Kayakers Compete in Reno
04.18.2006
Top whitewater kayak athletes and world and national champions including Eric Jackson, Jay Kincaid, Tanya Shuman, Brooke Winger, and Andrew Holcombe battle it out for top honors at the festival. Competitions include an Open Freestyle rodeo for amateur athletes, a professional invitational freestyle rodeo, a boater-cross race, and a down-river race taking place less than [...]
Beginner’s Guide 2007
04.13.2006
On the Cover Aracely Rojas takes a break on the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. By Kevin Arnold FEATURES Glacier’s Glory:Good times and grizzlies in Montana’s Glacier National Park. By Tom Bol North America’s Best: C&K dishes data on 10 of the continent’s best paddling trips, from Baja to Alaska. By Tom Bol Salt River Rising: [...]
Canoe and Kayak, May 2006
04.13.2006
On the Cover, May 2006 Crystal-clear waters and boulder-strewn island shores lure kayakers to Africa’s immense and exotic Lake Malawi. By Barry Tuck FEATURES ONCE BEFORE, NEVER AGAIN A man’s quest to complete a journey begun by his father is finally realized when he reaches the summit of Ontario’s remote Tip Top Mountain. Previous attempts [...]
Spirit Journey to Tip Top Mountain
04.11.2006
by Larry Rice first appeared in May 2006 Canoe & Kayak “Don’t get much better than this” is our collective, delusional mantra as we trudge forward into a green wall of unyielding undergrowth. Five specks in a vast uncaring landscape, we are deep in the heart of Ontario’s Pukaskwa National Park, pushing steadily upward through [...]
Creeking Paddles
04.08.2006
A paddle is a paddle, as they say, but your creeking paddle is more than just that. When things are going well, it’s your primary means of feeling and touching the water – a good one will extend the neurons in your fingers out to the ends of the blades and beyond. When things are [...]
Jacksonville Kayak Fishing Classic
04.04.2006
The third annual Jacksonville Kayak Fishing Classic promotes kayak fishing in Jacksonville with a fun conservation-oriented format and raises funds for children’s programs through Daniel Memorial. The premier eco-tourism event also supports the St. Johns Riverkeeper. Register online at www.JaxKayakFishing.com Officials expect that more than 200 kayak anglers will target redfish, trout, and flounder in [...]
Santa Cruz Surf Kayak Festival 2006
04.04.2006
Spectacular weather and good waves offered surf kayakers at the 20th Annual Santa Cruz Surf Kayak Festival plenty of opportunities to show their stuff in Sunday’s final heats. Santa Cruz resident Dave Johnston took first place in the International Men’s Class. Rusty Sage of Reno nabbed first place in the World Cup Men’s category. All [...]
Whitewater Kayak Review – 2006
03.31.2006
by Christian Knight Photos by John Bolivar first appeared in Whitewater 2006 Back in the 1990s, when the kayak industry’s technological learning curve was sharper than the bedrock on Vallecito Creek, the justification process was simple: Each new boat turned what had been an impossible move into an eye-rolling routine. The 1997 class of boats [...]
Whitewater Kayak Review – 2006
03.31.2006
by Christian Knight Photos by John Bolivar first appeared in Whitewater 2006 Back in the 1990s, when the kayak industry’s technological learning curve was sharper than the bedrock on Vallecito Creek, the justification process was simple: Each new boat turned what had been an impossible move into an eye-rolling routine. The 1997 class of boats [...]
Whitewater Annual 2006
03.30.2006
Our latest annual magazine, Whitewater is on sale now. Pick up a copy at your local newsstand or paddling shop, or SUBSCRIBE TODAY! FEATURES THE ZAMBEZI WAVE – Steve Fisher and Dale Jardine take a trio of surfers through the Zambezi River’s tubular theme park known as Rapid 11. Photography by Alan van Gysen STIKINE [...]
Charlotte Whitewater park
03.23.2006
“This is an incredible feat of design and engineering being achieved by our team of Recreation Engineering & Planning, Liquid Design and RodgersDooley Construction,” said Jeff Wise, executive director of the U.S. National Whitewater Center. “Every time I go to the site I am awestruck. We have built the world’s largest recirculating whitewater river – [...]
Wet House DVD
03.22.2006
In this award-winning film, we see not only the mad kayak skills but also the diverse personalities and backgrounds of Bryan Kirk, Andrew Holcombe, Nikki Kelly, Tanya Shuman, Jimmy Blakeney, and Steve Fisher. The DVD, three years in the works, grew out of conversations that Jordan had with Jimmy Blakeney when the two were working [...]
Kayak Surf Festival
03.22.2006
The 20th Annual Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival kicks off Thursday, March 23. This year’s event will have some exciting changes that grew out of the 2005 World Championships in Costa Rica. There is a new HP Expert Class restricted to surf vehicles under 9 feet. This is the World Cup class that will add [...]
T’ai Chi for Paddling
03.21.2006
Paddling is all about putting that paddle, single- or double-bladed, into the water and touring, surfing, playing, and having a good time. T’ai Chi is a Chinese martial art performed very slowly on land. So what could one have to do with the other? That was my reaction in the mid-1980s, when I started studying [...]
Across Canada by Canoe
03.21.2006
When my brother Andrew and I told people we were paddling from Minnesota to the Arctic Ocean, the most common response was, “What on earth made you decide to do a trip like this?”
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