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NOBODY’S RIVER
This summer, four women will attempt to paddle Mongolia’s Amur River—one of the planet’s longest waterways—as a part of a National Geographic Young Explorers Grant-sponsored initiative to collect scientific data and raise awareness of the challenges facing “global rivers.”
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Across Canada by Water
10.27.2011
It was snowing, the temperature well below freezing and the Arctic waterways turning to ice when six friends finished a cross-Canada canoe journey on October 14 in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, on the Mackenzie River.
Paddling for a Cause
10.27.2011
Tampa Bay area paddlers Sean Fitzgibbon and Jeff Fabiszewski, a.k.a. “Team Sweetwater,” departed on Oct. 19 for a 12-day, 190-mile paddle along the southwest coast of Florida, following the Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail.
Condit Dam Explosion
10.27.2011
Washington’s White Salmon River is free from 95 years shackled by a concrete wall. Watch this video of the hole PacifiCorp blasted yesterday through the base of the 125-foot Condit Dam, beginning the projected 10-month removal process of restoring the river’s free flow.
From Russia with Love
10.26.2011
Sarah Outen may have been new to sea kayaking in early October when she completed a 40-mile crossing from Russia to Japan but she was no stranger to piloting small boats across lots of open water. In 2009, Outen became the first woman to row solo across the Indian Ocean, from Australia to Mauritius in 124 days.
Big-water Fishing Kayaks
10.25.2011
BIG WATER. Anglers read these two words differently than other kayakers. For the fish-obsessed, the term elicits visions of powerful dynamos with turbocharged tails, ocean denizens such as yellowtail, striped bass, tuna and even marlin.
Cobra Kayaks Marauder – Big-water Fishing Kayaks
10.24.2011
Get this straight right from the start: This is a new Marauder, a meaner machine than the predecessor that shared its name.
Native Watercraft Manta Ray Angler 14 – Big-water Fishing Kayaks
10.24.2011
Is it wrong to love a boat for the seat? If it is, we’re in trouble.
Fluid Kayaks Bamba – Big-water Fishing Kayaks
10.24.2011
South Africa’s Fluid Kayaks has launched the Bamba, its first purpose-built fishing kayak.
Ocean Kayak Trident Ultra 4.7 – Big-water Fishing Kayaks
10.24.2011
Built and bred for the ocean, Ocean Kayak’s own supremely well-equipped New Zealand import stands out.
Hobie Mirage Revolution – Big-water Fishing Kayaks
10.24.2011
This pedal-powered dynamo hit the ocean-going sweet spot from Day One.
Wilderness Systems Tarpon 160 – Big-water Fishing Kayaks
10.24.2011
The Tarpon name is a proud one reaching back to the early days of the modern kayak fishing movement.
Through the Rain and the Night
10.24.2011
With water flowing fast and pushing flood levels all summer, Missouri American Water MR 340 organizer Scott Mansker was doubtful that this year’s 340-mile heartland odyssey from Kansas City to St. Louis could even happen.
Running Brazil’s Rio Mambucaba
10.21.2011
U.S. expedition kayaking extraordinaires Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic, along with Brazilian heavy-hitter Pedro Oliva, a member of the first attempted descent of the Rio Mambucaba, document their recent paddling and canyoneering descent of this stout jungle river tucked away from the twin megalopolis population centers of Southeastern Brazil.
Kayaker Captures Amazing Blue Whale Footage, Above and Below Surface
10.19.2011
Majestic blue whales have been feeding off Southern California for months, luring marine mammal paparazzi of all types, including TV news crews, onto whale-watching boats. But some of the most amazing footage was captured off Redondo Beach recently by kayaker Rick Coleman, who was using his helmet camera.
A wave of recognition
10.19.2011
U.S. waveski paddlers Fletcher Burton (Pismo Beach, Calif.) and Tyler Lausten (Maui) went 1-2 in Friday and Saturday’s 2011 Paddle Surfing Championships, claiming the top overall spots in a stacked field open to any international challengers.
Packing Light
10.14.2011
Canoes have a problem: They’re not always floating. Sometimes you have to carry them. And that can be an issue, especially in the Adirondack region of upstate New York, the birthplace of John Rushton’s legendary pack canoe. The map tells the tale: a scattergun-like array of remote lakes and rivers stretching from New York to the tip of Maine. Every one is a unique and beautiful place to paddle. All you have to do is get there. And therein lies the rub.
U.S. Men, Women 7th at World Rafting Championships
10.12.2011
After three days of tight competition at the World Rafting Championships on Costa Rica’s Pacuare River, the overall title remained up for grabs entering the event’s final day—Monday, Oct. 10, for the downriver race—with seven men’s teams and five women’s teams still capable of winning the overall crown.
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