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Day 2: Yukon River Quest
07.01.2011
With Day 2 completed of the 13th annual Yukon River Quest, paddlers are eager to get to the finish line in Dawson City over the next few days. The race route, all told, is 460 miles.
Day 1: Yukon River Quest
06.30.2011
It is a cool, overcast morning (12 degrees C) and paddlers are slowly making their way to the edge of the Yukon River with boats in tow. By 11:30 a.m. yesterday, June 29, the banks are packed—support crews, boats, fans and officials—for the start of the 13th annual Yukon River Quest, a 460 mile (740km) paddle down the Yukon River.
Load of Bollock’s
06.29.2011
This is the fifth of seven trailers from Shasta Boyz Productions new film, Slippery When Wet. Each trailer features an athlete from the movie and provides a little insight into each character’s lifestyle. The sequel to Wet Dreams, this film features segments from the United States, Mexico, Hawaii, Japan offers a closer look at some [...]
Video: Worlds Breakdown
06.28.2011
Video round-up, with Emily Jackson as host, breaking down the finals of the ICF Freestyle Kayak World Championships over the weekend in Plattling, Germany.
Golden Child
06.27.2011
The 2011 International Canoe Federation Freestyle Kayak World Championships could be called Dane’s party, as U.S. 17-year-old paddler Dane Jackson was not only the first and only person to ever compete in all four freestyle disciplines, but also took top honors in three of the four. The Tennessee teen also won bronze in the other.
Chasing Records on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail
06.26.2011
On Monday, June 27, Skip Ciccarelli will set out to shatter the speed record for paddling the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, which stretches from Old Forge, NY to Fort Kent, Maine. His goal is to complete the 740-mile journey in 27 days; the current record, held by Mike Stavola (aka Kayakathon Man), is just over 32 days.
How to Land Marlin from a Fishing Kayak
06.24.2011
Jim Sammons demonstrates how to safely land—and release—marlin from a kayak in this latest webisode from Kayak Fishing Tales.
Worlds Watch
06.23.2011
Stage set for finals at ICF Freestyle Kayak World Championships Dane Jackson advances to finals in four classes, Europeans make inroads on North America’s grip on podium Plattling, Germany – European paddlers made inroads on the whitewater powerhouse that has been North America for the past few years during semifinal rounds were held here today [...]
In the Same Boat
06.22.2011
It had been decades since the coastal waters of British Columbia saw canoes like the ones that plied the Inside Passage in the summer of 1997. Aboriginal artist Roy Henry Vickers and Royal Canadian Mounted Police staff sergeant Ed Hill brought native people and corrections officers together for the 31-day VisionQuest journey from the interior town of Hazelton, B.C. south to Victoria.
Haley Mills: worlds and weinerschnitzels
06.21.2011
As competition begins today in Plattling, Germany, at the International Canoe Federation Freestyle Kayak World Championships, 225 athletes from 30 nations will be vying for world titles. The competition, which has been held every two years since 1991, has grown as three new countries – Slovenia, India and Argentina –will be represented at this year’s [...]
Smoke on the Water: FIBArk in Photos
06.21.2011
The 63rd annual edition of the FIBArk Whitewater Festival went down over the weekend in Salida, Colo., with a multitude of events on and off the water. By Sunday afternoon, we learned from the New Belgium beer vendors that festival goers had ghosted some 100 kegs of beer and another vendor nearby at the downtown park, the festival’s HQ, had sold some 700 to 800 roasted turkey legs.
Expedition East
06.20.2011
Cody Howard and company recently returned from their tour of Japan, knocking off a few firsts in north-central Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, located on the main island of Honshu, an area hit hardest by the devastating March earthquake and Tsunami. This C&K exclusive preview takes you to the stunning drops tucked deep in the heart of [...]
Virtual Coach: How to Pack a Fishing Kayak
06.20.2011
Outfitting for overnighting on a fishing rig – a video primer
FIBArk: America’s Oldest and Boldest Whitewater Festival
06.17.2011
The 63rd annual FIBArk Whitewater Festival—billed as America’s oldest and boldest whitewater festival—is underway along the Arkansas River in Salida, Colo. With events on tap including a hooligan race, freestyle kayak competition, slalom, wildwater series, Pine Creek boatercross, raft rodeo and sprint, a SUP triple crown, five running races, a mountain biking race, hill climb, parade, chain drain,
Rock-Hoppers
06.17.2011
This review is featured in the June 2011 issue of Canoe & Kayak magazine, now on newsstands. Look at seals. They know how to enjoy themselves. Swimming in the northern Baja surf, they could have cared less about tracking, hull speed or covering miles. They were perfectly content to play in the rocks and eat [...]
Dagger Alchemy 14.0L – Rock-Hoppers
06.17.2011
Capable sea kayak bred from the river DAGGER ALCHEMY 14.0L ($1,299 in roto-molded polyethylene, dagger.com) L: 14′; W: 24″; 54 lbs., also in a smaller 14.0S model Dagger started out as just a couple of guys in 1988, building whitewater kayaks in a small shop with a dirt floor. Now, they have new floors, a [...]
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