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POWELL to POWELL
The fifth and final installment of the Powell to Powell film series follows the group of college friends finish its Colorado River journey from the source by crossing Lake Powell in a solar-powered raft. The series points to the need for water-use awareness and progressive solutions, as the population of the Southwest will continue to grow, “the river will not.”
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WW Park in Raleigh, N.C. Stirs Controversy
02.26.2010
By Josh Shaffer – Raleigh News and Observer Just below Falls Dam, the Neuse River rapids can churn up a bubbling playground of 3-foot waves, a brief shock of commotion on an otherwise sleepy waterway. To paddlers, it’s the perfect spot for a whitewater park. But as plans for the park unfold, so does opposition. [...]
New WW park Raises a Fuss in Raleigh, N.C.
02.26.2010
Just below Falls Dam, the Neuse River rapids can churn up a bubbling playground of 3-foot waves, a brief shock of commotion on an otherwise sleepy waterway. To paddlers, it’s the perfect spot for a whitewater park. With $350,000, [the city Raleigh, North Carolina] has taken the first steps toward making this stretch a more [...]
The New Big Guns
02.24.2010
The New Big Guns 2009 Rider of the Year Awards Not since the IR Big Gun Show dissolved over four years ago has the best in whitewater boating been celebrated in annual peer-juried awards. Canadian paddler Patrick Camblin is attempting to recapture the prestige of being acknowledged as the best in the sport with the [...]
The New Big Guns
02.24.2010
The New Big Guns 2010 Rider of the Year Awards Not since the IR Big Gun Show dissolved over four years ago has the best in whitewater boating been celebrated in annual peer-juried awards. Canadian paddler Patrick Camblin is attempting to recapture the prestige of being acknowledged as the best in the sport with the [...]
C&K’s Standup Quiver
02.23.2010
Tapping nearly six decades of board shaping know-how has led Hobie to develop an SUP called the ATR, one that does for standup paddlers what the downriver kayak does for rookie river-runners. The name stands for All Terrain Ride, and Hobie shaper Mark Johnson says the design places a premium on all-around “paddleability,” followed by [...]
Lapping the Island
02.23.2010
Lapping the Island The race for one of sea kayaking’s top prizes Canadian sea kayaker Joe O’Blenis pulls no punches when asked why he’s planning to endure over two weeks of 40- to 45-mile-long paddling days around British Columbia’s Vancouver Island this summer: It’s to reclaim a speed record he set in 2007 by lapping [...]
Lapping the Island – The race for one of sea kayaking’s top prizes
02.23.2010
Canadian sea kayaker Joe O’Blenis pulls no punches when asked why he’s planning to endure over two weeks of 40- to 45-mile-long paddling days around British Columbia’s Vancouver Island this summer: It’s to reclaim a speed record he set in 2007 by lapping the island’s 750-mile perimeter in 23 days. Barely a year later, British [...]
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Whitewater Sup
02.22.2010
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Whitewater SUPBy Dave Shively In the image-obsessed world of action sports, whitewater SUP has reached its most awkward teenage years, complete with pimples and unknown potential. Ocean SUPers seeking acceptance won’t find refuge on rivers. Kayakers have heckled river standup paddlers without mercy, mocking the sport in [...]
5 Minutes with Christie Glissmeyer
02.19.2010
5 Minutes with Christie Glissmeyer Her royal huckstress LAST MOTHER’S DAY, CHRISTIE GLISSMEYER DID SOMETHING that would send most moms into cardiac arrest: She hurled her Dagger Nomad off Oregon’s 82-foot Metlako Falls, setting a new women’s waterfall world record. The 30-year-old high school track star and Utah State grad did so without the fanfare [...]
This is Canoeing
02.18.2010
Justine Curgenven follows up her popular sea kayaking video series with This is Canoeing, an artistic look at one of Earth’s oldest paddling crafts. See more at cackletv.com
Let Us Never Forget About the French
02.17.2010
As paddlers in North America, with all our Eric Jackson’s and Tao Berman’s, it’s easy to forget about the European whitewater influence.
The British Invasion
02.16.2010
The British Invasion Scottish sea kayak film grabs two awards on the same day The DVD Sea Kayak with Gordon Brown was awarded ‘Best Instructional Film’ at two separate film festivals in Canada – on the same day. It was picked as winner at the 5th Annual Reel Paddling Film Festival in Toronto, and Paddle [...]
Scottish Sea Kayak Film Grabs Two Awards
02.16.2010
Scottish sea kayak film grabs two awards on the same day The DVD Sea Kayak with Gordon Brown was awarded ‘Best Instructional Film’ at two separate film festivals in Canada – on the same day. It was picked as winner at the 5th Annual Reel Paddling Film Festival in Toronto, and Paddle Canada’s Waterwalker Film [...]
Face Time
02.12.2010
Face Time Nick Troutman goes big behind the lens He’s one of the best freestyle paddlers on the planet. He can run steep creeks with the best of em’. And in case you didn’t know, Nick Troutman is one hell of a filmmaker too. Here’s a trailer of his upcoming flick, Face Time, due out [...]
Precipitation Invitation
02.12.2010
Precipitation Invitation When it pours, these 6 jackets reign By Dave Shively 1. Helly Hansen Ekolab Recycler: Helly Hansen’s Recycler sports a minimalist style with water-resistant pit and chest-pocket zips mounted high–so you can access them when wearing a PFD, while showing off HH’s responsible manufacturing: This weather warrior features 3-layer Helly Tech waterproof/breathable ripstop [...]
The Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium
02.11.2010
The Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium A British Invasion By: Conor Mihell Don’t be surprised if skegs outnumber rudders at the second annual Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium, held Feb. 26-28 in San Francisco Bay, Calif. Organizer Sean Morley says the British-style, rough water-focused event was designed as a counterpoint to the typical North American [...]
The Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium
02.10.2010
The Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium A British Invasion By: Conor Mihell Don’t be surprised if skegs outnumber rudders at the second annual Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium, held Feb. 26-28 in San Francisco Bay, Calif. Organizer Sean Morley says the British-style, rough water-focused event was designed as a counterpoint to the typical North American [...]
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