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Paddling for Peace
03.29.2012 // 4 Comments
Three ultramarathon paddlers are planning to compete in the world’s longest paddlesports races to raise money and awareness of Middle East peace initiatives.
A Ride to Remember
03.23.2012 // 1 Comment
A paddle-out at Mavericks with the Tsunami Rangers in remembrance of the late sea kayaking pioneer Eric Soares.
Kayak Shelters
03.23.2012 // 2 Comments
Regardless of whether you’ve packed along a portable manse or a nylon tarp, when the rains hit the fan you’ll crawl inside or under whatever you’ve brought along and pray your long anticipated kayak trip doesn’t go from ecstasy to misery in short order.
Shredding it in Santa Cruz
03.19.2012 // 3 Comments
Steamer Lane is a jaw-dropping gorgeous point break in Santa Cruz, California. And like every such epic surf spot in Cali, it’s usually dominated by the local prone (lay-down) surfers. But for one weekend every year, for the past 26 years, a small miracle has happened here: it’s been taken over by kayak surfers-and this year, for the first time ever, SUPers too.
Best In Show: Canoecopia 2012
03.13.2012 // 1 Comment
Here are C&K’s picks for the top five new pieces of trend-setting paddling gear at this year’s Canoecopia trade show.
USA Canoe/Kayak Going to Olympics
03.12.2012 // 0 Comments
After taking home Gold at the Pan American Championships, Team USA will have Olympians in both the C-1 and C-2 categories at the London 2012 Summer Games.
How it’s Built:
03.05.2012 // 0 Comments
Sit-on-tops are the quintessential everyman kayak. The SOT is stable, comfortable, maneuverable, durable and cheap. It fits the bill for weekend paddlers, anglers and resort liveries alike.
Behind the Scenes
03.05.2012 // 2 Comments
Inside Kentucky’s National Paddling Film Fest, one of the world’s longest-running paddlesports film festivals. Watch clips from the 2012 festival winners here.
The How of Why
03.01.2012 // 1 Comment
After being asked by Nikon to make the movie “Why” using their new D4 DSLR camera (which is now at the top of the C&K wish-list, along with the remote control helicopter they used to film Dane Jackson hucking waterfalls in Veracruz, Mexico), adventure filmmaker Corey Rich also decided to capture what went on behind the scenes of the project.
La Push Pummel
02.29.2012 // 1 Comment
45-knot winds and a 23-foot swell kept most paddlers out of the surf at La Push this weekend.
Heli Footage from the Little White
02.29.2012 // 0 Comments
Remember those awesome helicopter shots of Rush Sturges and Steve Fisher on the Little White Salmon from Sturges’s 2011 Frontier DVD? Well, even if not, here’s some more that didn’t make the final cut (but probably could have).
The Craziest Idea Wins
02.29.2012 // 1 Comment
On October 26, 2011, a hole was blasted in the base of the 95-year-old, 125-foot Condit Dam, located on Washington’s White Salmon River. The explosion marked the beginning of a national river restoration effort that was documented by Portland, Ore., paddler/filmmaker Andy Maser in the short film The Craziest Idea, which was recently named Best Professional Documentary at the NPFF.
Nepalese Paddlers get the Nod
02.28.2012 // 0 Comments
Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and Sano Babu Sunuwar have been voted the 2012 National Geographic Adventurers of the Year.
In Their Own Words
02.28.2012 // 1 Comment
Here, Jon Turk and Erik Boomer talk candidly about their 1,495-mile, 104-day Ellesmere expedition and walk you through the amazing imagery they captured.
Remembering Eric Soares at the Golden Gate Symposium
02.15.2012 // 2 Comments
A key component of the Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium will be missing when the annual gathering of intermediate and advanced paddlers begins this Friday in San Francisco.
Sea Kayak Nomad
02.13.2012 // 1 Comment
When a perfect storm of career failure, a deteriorating relationship and a gnawing sense of angst left him adrift, Glenn Charles remembered a few glorious moments he spent in a sit-on-top kayak.
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