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We Got the (Le)fevre
It’s always a pleasure to welcome international paddlers to U.S. races. But at this year’s U.S. Slalom Team Trials, their attendance came with a twist.
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Sea Kayaking Tangaroa
11.18.2005
Additional Photos from the Polynesian island of Tangaroa – a Sea Kayaking article.
Sea Kayaking Tangaroa
11.18.2005
Additional Photos from the Polynesian island of Tangaroa – a Sea Kayaking article.
Circumnavigation by Sea Kayak of Tangaroa
11.18.2005
Story & Photographs by Michael Powers first appeared in Kayak Touring 2005 “Wasa Nui. WASA NUI,” Michael Venziano recited, smiling broadly at the cryptic words beneath a big breaking wave on a sign hanging from a small shop. “How’s that for a tribal name for our expedition?” We were wandering along the waterfront of Uturoa, [...]
Advanced Paddling Technique
11.18.2005
by Marty Grabijas first appeared in Kayak Touring 2005 A forward stroke is one of paddling’s “gifts.” Your first lesson in how to execute a forward stroke probably sounded something like, “Plant at your feet and pull on the paddle.” While that explanation got you moving forward, it would do little to help you make [...]
High End Kayak Paddle Review
11.18.2005
By Marty Grabijas first appeared in Kayak Touring 2005 If you want to start a spirited conversation, just get a bunch of sea-kayak instructors together and steer them down the path of explaining the forward stroke. They will all agree that torso rotation and a solid paddle plant are universally good things. Beyond that, however, [...]
Costa Rica World Kayak Surf Championships 2005
11.17.2005
Photographs from this years World Kayak Surf Championships held in Costa Rica in November.
Photos by Vince Shay
Green River Narrows Race
11.11.2005
Tommy Hilleke won his fifth Green River Narrows Race with a time of 4 minutes and 34 seconds, a new record for the race through Class IV and V whitewater, with rapids like Frankenstein, Go Left or Die, and Gorilla. He was paddling in the long-boat division, for those with boats longer than 8 feet [...]
December Issue Table of Contents
11.10.2005
This latest issue of Canoe & Kayak is on sale now. It’s our 2006 Buyers Guide full of listings of all the gear in the paddling world. Pick up a copy at your local newsstand or paddling shop, or subscribe today! ON THE COVER Any body of water is a great place to go paddle…especially [...]
ACA Celebrates 125 Years
11.08.2005
What’s happened in those 125 years? Here are 12.5 highlights: 1. First Call—The National Canoe Congress: A general convention of canoeists will be held at Caldwell, Warren County, NY – head of Lake George – August 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th, 1880, at which it is proposed to perfect the organization of a National Canoe [...]
Have Canoe, Will Travel
11.03.2005
by Rolf Kraiker Story first appeared in December 2005 issue Read more about Rolf’s Adventures at his websitewww.blazingpaddles.ca The old man on his way to the trash bin was obviously employed by the fast-food joint where we’d stopped for a coffee break. As he passed the space where my wife and I had parked our [...]
Devon Barker – Top Woman Surfer at the Costa Rica World Championships
11.03.2005
Devon Barker from McCall, Idaho, won the Women’s International Class Surf Championship at the Pura Vida World Surf Kayak Championships in Jaco, Costa Rica, in October. Barker shared her experience via e-mail, which covers several days of the competition: Dear Friends,I had a great comp in finals with two rides with steep green wave take [...]
Lobster Fishing by Kayak
11.03.2005
A ghostly apparition slowly emerged from the wisps of fog shrouding the darkness. As it approached, the indistinct figure gradually assumed the shape of a spectral kayaker. The night’s silence was pierced by the roar of storm surf crashing somewhere in the unseen distance. Was this some malevolent spirit? No, the hearty laugh and friendly [...]
Auction Supports Northern Forest Canoe Trail
11.02.2005
To raise critical funds and promote their organizational mission, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) is hosting a first-of-a-kind online auction from Nov. 1 – Dec. 9. Ideal for holiday shopping or picking up gear for next summer’s vacation, the NFCT auction will feature a unique collection of items including canoes, paddles, paddling accessories, lodging [...]
Kayaking for Veterans Day
11.01.2005
The BST&T Biathlon, which will consist of a four-mile run on the Capital Crescent Trail and a 1-mile paddle on the Potomac River, is being organized by Team River Runner, and Disabled Sports USA, two non-profit organizations that promote health and healing for wounded American service members through recreation programs. “We view this event as [...]
Greatness Restored – New Hampshire’s Great Bay
10.31.2005
by Craig Romano A Canoe & Kayak Web Exclusive New Hampshire’s seacoast is only 18 miles long, the smallest in the nation. However, Great Bay, the Granite State’s “inland sea,” is one of the largest estuaries in New England. Fed by seven rivers and containing almost 5,000 surface acres of water, Great Bay is rich [...]
Dam Thoughtless
10.28.2005
By Mara Kahn This article first appeared in Canoe & Kayak, December 2005. Ever paddled below a giant inflatable rubber dam? Neither have most of the citizens of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, but local officials are floating a proposal to build one across the Susquehanna River, creating a deep-water playground for powerboaters and other recreationists. Sounds like [...]
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