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Video: Rheinfall by Night
Ever wonder what it’d be like to run Class V at night? Well, this video is probably as close you’re going to get to experiencing it without actually trying it (and we don’t recommend that).
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Norway Adventure Uncovered
05.04.2012 // 0 Comments
A new book ‘Norway: The Outdoor Paradise,’ from James Baxter, Scottish alpinist/expedition paddler who skied and then paddled the length of the Norwegian coast in 2009, highlights the wild coast’s best sea kayaking.
Virtual Coach: Your First Rodeo
05.04.2012 // 0 Comments
Five years ago, Adam Chappell had only dabbled in flatwater when he saw YouTube clips of kayakers at Buseater and taught himself to loop in his backyard pool. Now a rising talent in freestyle kayaking’s competitive ranks, Chappell walks you through his first go-to trick sequence in this Virtual Coach installment that can help you build a routine for your summer festival contest of choice.
What did you do for your midlife crisis?
05.03.2012 // 2 Comments
What started with a confession over warm beer will turn into 2,500 miles of cold paddling. On Tuesday, May 1, British paddlers Andy Mullins, Geoff Cater and Mike Greenslade set out from Portscatho on the Cornish South Coast, beginning their attempt to circumnavigate Britain by sea kayak. To their knowledge, only 16 other expeditions (23 [...]
Rescue for River Runners
05.03.2012 // 0 Comments
Canoe & Kayak has teamed up with open-boat badass Jim Coffey—founder of Quebec-based outfitter Esprit Whitewater Worldwide as well as R3: Rescue for River Runners—and Mike McKay from Five2Nine Productions for a series of whitewater rescue lesson videos debuting exclusively on CanoeKayak.com. Here in Episode One, Coffey covers the gear essentials you need to get started.
Behind The Scenes: The North Shore
05.03.2012 // 0 Comments
An exclusive interview with filmmaker Chris Gallaway about boating and filming on the North Shore of Lake Superior.
Rails, Rivers, Inland Sea
05.03.2012 // 0 Comments
There’s no feeling like being dropped off on a wilderness railway siding, watching the train disappear and realizing that the only way back to civilization is to paddle out, downriver. Ontario’s Algoma Central Railway is one of Canada’s few railways that will accept canoes as baggage. Here’s three worthy river-tripping options off the 296-mile line that bisects northern Ontario.
Gearing up for the Ikkatsu Expedition
05.02.2012 // 0 Comments
And that tsunami wreckage debris is drifting toward us ahead of its projected schedule. Our small group of sea kayakers plans to set out to document the flotsam as it begins to come ashore along the remote and road-less Washington coast. The Ikkatsu Expedition This expedition is an attempt to understand how we are connected, and are all riding on the same planet.
Want a Free Kayak?
05.01.2012 // 1 Comment
Here’s your chance to win a brand new Ocean Kayak Prowler Big Game Fishing Kayak.
Pyranha Shiva – 2012 Creekboats
05.01.2012 // 0 Comments
Pyranha hasn’t produced a truly dedicated steep-creeker since the glory days of the Micro and M:3 series, but the Shiva (named for a Hindu god) does it exceedingly well.
Liquidlogic Stomper – 2012 Creekboats
05.01.2012 // 0 Comments
Although the new Stomper bears a strong resemblance to Liquidlogic’s displacement-hulled classic, the Jefe, this is definitely not the same boat.
Fluid Bazooka – 2012 Creekboats
05.01.2012 // 1 Comment
As the name would suggest, Fluid’s new Bazooka is meant to bomb the big stuff. And it’s got the performance capabilities to do it.
Dagger 2012 Mamba Creeker – 2012 Creekboats
05.01.2012 // 0 Comments
Dagger asked athletes and designers Rush Sturges, Tyler Bradt, Andrew Holcombe, Ken Hoeve and Snowy Robertson to come up with a burlier, higher-volume, and all-around safer Mamba Creeker for 2012.
The 2012 Creekboat Review: Bombing Seattle
05.01.2012 // 0 Comments
C&K tests out the best of this year’s fleet of new creekboats.
Habitat
04.30.2012 // 0 Comments
Rafting hasn’t been able to enjoy much time in the limelight, but filmmakers Ryan Scott and Han Hoomans are looking to change that with the release of ‘Habitat’ this Friday, May 5.
2012 Northwest Creeking Competition Results
04.26.2012 // 0 Comments
Final results from the 2012 Northwest Creeking Competition on the East Fork of the Lewis and Canyon Creek races.
Souls+Water Release
04.26.2012 // 1 Comment
NRS and Forge Motion Pictures’ new five-part short film series, Of Souls+Water, premiering this Saturday, April 28, isn’t your typical paddling flick. It actually tells a story (while still showing folks paddling the gnar too. Don’t worry).
The Trans-Territorial Canoe Expedition
04.25.2012 // 1 Comment
Four Midwesterners plan to paddle and portage 2,600 miles across Canada from the Pacific Ocean to Hudson Bay.
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