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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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Trailer: The Canoe Movie 2—Uncharted Waters
03.30.2011
A new trailer from “The Canoe Movie 2: Uncharted Waters,” slated for release later this year: “In this second trailer Dooley Tombras elaborates on running difficult whitewater with his longtime friend and fellow canoeist, Matt DeVoe. As well we show off a little more of the footage we have in the hopper.”
Bolivia’s Rio Altamachi by Makeshift Raft
03.30.2011
In Autumn 2009, Natasza Szalajska and I descended Bolivia’s Rio Tuichi on a self-made raft. We had gathered lots of information about the river from the Internet, like how it makes its way right through the middle of the Madidi National Park; how the canyon is unusually beautiful…
Kayak Fishing Tales: Safely Landing and Releasing Pike
03.28.2011
Demonstrating proper techniques for landing and releasing pike from a kayak. Another webisode from the Kayak Fishing Tales crew: In this episode Jeff Goudreau explains the proper method for safely landing and releasing pike from a kayak.
The Santa Cruz Stoke
03.25.2011
The weather may have dropped a bomb on the 25th anniversary of the Santa Cruz Paddle Fest but longtime competitor Vincent Shay says it couldn’t spoil the festivities for the surf kayakers and standup paddlers who came to the infamous break at Steamer’s Lane last weekend to paddle and party.
Remembering a Canadian Canoehead
03.23.2011
Kirk Albert Walter Wipper: 1923-2011. For Kirk Wipper, a canoe was a piece of living history. It spoke of aboriginal and European builders, of designs inspired by geography and building materials, and of the movement of people across North American waterways, and, ultimately, the preservation of wild canoe country. A canoe was meant to be paddled—as a means of discovering history firsthand.
Video: Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium Highlights
03.23.2011
On the water with for a San Francisco paddling symposium. Video highlights from the Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium…
Ageless Wonder: Harry Cox
03.21.2011
Going as strong as he is puts Harry Cox, age 61, in pretty select company. But, in fact, his accomplishments and zeal for life elevates him—a sort of Dean of Atlantic Canadian Kayaking—to a class all his own.
Poking Around at Canoecopia 2011
03.17.2011
Inside the arena at Madison, Wisconsin’s “World’s Largest Paddle Sports Expo”
Battlegrounds: Case in N.Y.’s Adirondacks Pits Landowners vs. Paddlers
03.16.2011
Dispute to test rights of private property owners vs. the paddling public; trial set for May
Slippery When Wet, No. 3: Drew Duval
03.15.2011
The latest webisode trailer for Shasta Boyz Productions’ forthcoming film
Remembering Ellen DeBondt
03.11.2011
Washington resident remembered for brilliant smile and passion for paddling
Canoecopia: Best in Show
03.10.2011
Event organizer Darren Bush’s picks for this weekend’s best presentations at Canoecopia
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