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Jacques Marais images from the 2011 Unlimited Dusi Canoe Marathon in South Africa

Photo Book: 2011 Unlimited Dusi Canoe Marathon

02.23.2011 // 0 Comments

Images from South Africa’s legendary three-day kayak marathon

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Santa Cruz Paddlefest Celebrates 25 Years!

02.23.2011 // 0 Comments

The Santa Cruz Paddle Festival has long been the kickoff to the paddle event season. Twenty-five years later, the vibe is pretty much the same but the party has gotten a whole lot bigger. One thing that has certainly changed, says organizer Dennis Judson, is boat design. In the quarter century that kayak and waveski [...]

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Slippery When Wet, No. 2: Chris Korbulic

02.23.2011 // 0 Comments

Published: February 22, 2011 A new trailer from Shasta Boyz Productions‘ forthcoming film, featuring Chris Korbulic. Details: “This is the second of seven trailers from Shasta Boyz Productions NEW film, Slippery When Wet. Each trailer will feature an athlete from the movie and give some insight into each characters lifestyle. The sequel to Wet Dreams, [...]

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The latest from Norquist: Dipper Creek, British Columbia

02.22.2011 // 0 Comments

Published: February 21 2011 The latest video from paddling filmmaker Fred Norquist, with the Norquist lowdown: “Dipper Creek, British Columbia is one of the most beautiful and committing places I have ever been. The gorge is incredible, the rapids and waterfalls are incredibly fun, but it’s a lot of work. There are a few involved [...]

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Trailer: Frontier, a film by Rush Sturges

02.18.2011 // 0 Comments

Frontier follows up where Dream Result left off, following a group of kayakers on another adventure around the globe, featuring footage from Mexico, China, Iceland, Norway, Northwest U.S.A., British Columbia and Quebec.

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Trailer: Halo Effect, by the Brothers Fisher

02.18.2011 // 1 Comment

An adventure kayaking film from the Brothers Fisher

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The Ageless: Rob McKibbin

02.17.2011 // 0 Comments

Photo: Rebecca Bolte THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA can herald the aging Brett Favre all it wants. The world of whitewater kayaking has Rob McKibbin. The 45-year-old from Index, Wash. is one of the most hard-charging whitewater boaters in the country, minus the drama. Consider his first kayak descent of 275-foot Sunset Falls on the Skykomish in [...]

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The Big Banana

02.08.2011 // 0 Comments

Photo: Lucas Gilman “It automatically boofs you,” Rafa Ortiz says of the second-highest waterfall ever run. “You have three seconds of freefall to get your bow down so you can walk again in your life.” The 23-year-old from Mexico City had been eyeing the 128.6-foot Big Banana (pictured) since 2006, when he took part in [...]

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Win a Big Dog Kayak

02.02.2011 // 1 Comment

Published: February 2, 2011 | Updated: February 22, 2011 Big Dog Kayaks is teaming up with Canoe & Kayak to give North Americans a chance to win Big Dog’s “Full On” river runner boat, the Force. This boat will speak for itself on the river: fast, safe and responsive. With a semi-displacement hull, great volume [...]

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Historic Boats on the Grand Canyon

02.02.2011 // 0 Comments

By Alan Kesselheim Published: February 2, 2011 A group of adventurers launched from Lee’s Ferry yesterday, Feb. 1, in three home-built replicas of riverboats that haven’t been seen in the Grand Canyon since 1959. Their mission is two-fold. First, to reintroduce historic craft to the river—the brightly-colored, wood and fiberglass boats last plied the waters [...]

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Slippery When Wet, No. 1: Evan Garcia

01.26.2011 // 0 Comments

Published: January 25, 2011 Just out from filmmaker Shon Bollock: “The first of 7 trailers from Shasta Boyz Productions’ new film, Slippery When Wet. Each trailer will feature an athlete from the movie and give some insight into each character’s lifestyle. The sequel to Wet Dreams, this film will take viewers throughout the United States [...]

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First Descents: Norway and Costa Rica

01.20.2011 // 0 Comments

By C&K Staff Published: January 19, 2011 Video just in from Pascal Schaffner… The backstory, from Schaffner: “During summer 2009 and 2010 in Norway, I had the privilege to film and learn from Matze Brustmann. His virtuous paddling style is unique among the best of our trade. In 2010, I was able to film his [...]

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Running a Sea Kayak through the Grand

01.19.2011 // 0 Comments

By Tim Mutrie Published: January 18, 2011 It doesn’t happen often, and especially when it’s flowing 20,000-plus cfs. But Ted Keyes of Twin Falls, Idaho, just did—the Grand Canyon in a sea kayak (Native Watercraft Inuit). An annual trip of self-supporting kayakers, Keyes’ crew brought the sea kayak this time, for the first time. The [...]

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Anton Immler’s World Record Drop (in a Dinghy)

01.12.2011 // 0 Comments

By Tim Mutrie Published: January 12, 2011 Swedish paddler Anton Immler is claiming a world record waterfall drop… in a Kmart-style dingy. See for yourself. Meanwhile, since word of world record waterfall drops travels fast—even if things get lost in translation coming all the way from Chile—we decided to look back at the real historic [...]

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