Reports have come in of a super successful Canoecopia consumer show hosted in early March by retailer Rutabaga in Madison, Wisconsin, with attendance and exhibitor numbers up, as well as sales. “Traffic was definitely up from last year, and our advanced ticket sales were up double digits, so that carried through,” says Rutabaga owner and […] The post Canoecopia Recap: Reports from Vendors, Organizers Report A Booming Success appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

Let’s just say that 50 years in paddlesports retail is a long, long time and one worth celebrating. Madison retailer Rutabaga is planning to do so and then some as it once again hosts its annual Canoecopia consumer show March 8-10, 2024, in the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. After a few years of COVID […] The post Canoecopia Coming to Madison, WI, March 8-10; Rutabaga Celebrates 50 Years appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

This article is inspired by the things I have seen after many years of canoeing, rafting, c-1ing and kayaking whitewater. Boats can fly off roofs or trailers when folks do not use proper cam straps, ropes or knots. Personally, I have had some boats fly off, too, and have been lucky enough that no one […] The post Hauling Hints: 9 Tips for Tying Your Boat Down appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

Longtime sea kayak manufacturer Current Designs has new owners. Wenonah Canoe of Winona, Minn., announced that it has completed the sale of its sister sea kayak company Current Designs in a two-part transaction to Sanborn Canoe Co. and Canada’s Kayak Distribution. “Just prior to the close of 2023, Wenonah completed the divesting of the Current […] The post Wenonah Sells Current Designs appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

Spouse give you a hard time about how many boats you have laying around the house? That’s nothing compared to the quiver amassed by Tahoe, Calif-area kayaking legend Charles Albright—he’s accumulated a whopping 130 boats in his house, curating them into a veritable kayak/canoe museum of sorts in his Reno, Nevada, home. Some come and […] The post This Man Has 130 Kayaks at His Home: Kayak Museum Curator Charlie Albright appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

Greg Morrissey, founder of Mountain Goat Movement, is on a mission. His organization is dedicated to providing transformative adventures for young people while connecting them to inspiring explorers, scientists, storytellers, and brands. Most recently, this took the form of leading eight highschool students on a human-powered expedition of the Hudson River 390 miles from the source […] The post Mtn Goat Movement Getting Kids Out on the Water (and Outside in General) appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

  A PL Peak Inside the Inflatable Grabner Outside Canoe (By Mike Nash) My wife Irene and I are both kayakers and we have two awesome rescue dogs that love adventures. Wanting to include them in our multiday river adventures in a way that would still allow Irene to kayak we first borrowed a friend’s […] The post Grabner Outside Inflatable Canoe Review appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

When paddling events come to the Olympics next year in Paris, viewers will get a look at a few events they’re not too accustomed to seeing. Three events that have only been at two Olympics between them and another that has been dominated by just two countries in its 10-year history will make for an […] The post Sprint Synopsis: Paris Olympics to Debut New Divisions for Only Second Time appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

Hemlock Canoe, maker of highly regarded composite solo canoes, is looking for a buyer. While the likes of Mike Galt, Phil Siggelkow and others have been instrumental in modern solo canoe designs and innovations from the 1970s onward, it’s Curtis/Hemlock Canoe founder Dave Curtis (and his wife, Carol) who have been at it the longest […] The post Wanna Build Canoes? Venerable Hemlock Canoes is Looking for a Buyer appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

Sorry, Huck Finn…there’s a new Mississippi speed record on the country’s longest waterway. Paddling a Wenonah Minnesota 4 canoe, canosists Scott Miller, Judson Steinback, Paul Cox, and Wally Werderich paddled all 2,300 miles of the Mississippi from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico in just 16 days, 20 hours, and 16 minutes, besting the previous […] The post Catching Up With the Record Breaker: Foursome Sets New Mississippi Speed Mark appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more