Prolific kayak, surfboard and sup designer Corran Addison has released two new designs, adding to his 2024 line with a new creek boat pairing, one with a pivotable stern and the other a floating stern, for different river conditions. The unique rocker profiles and volume distribution separate them from the current offerings, and they look […] The post New Designs : Soul Waterman Super Skipper and Super Skipper RR appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

ISLE SUP is ringing in its 20th anniversary with its Pioneer PRO model winning the Best of What’s New Award by Popular Science, highlighting its material innovation, InfinityFiber, which increases the rigidity and durability of inflatable paddle boards and boats by 200-300%.  ISLE Pioneer PRO Model Courtesy of ISLE The Best of What’s New Award, established in 1988, […] The post ISLE Sup Wins Best of What’s New Award by Popular Science appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

The newly formed Paddlesports Trade Coalition has announced a membership drive as well as line-up of informational seminars for the industry. The Paddlesports Trade Coalition is designed to bring together manufacturers, distributors, sales representatives, retailers, and media to grow paddlesports in North America as well as monitor and engage in relevant federal and state legislation, […] The post Paddlesports Trade Coalition Promotes Membership Drive, Info Seminars appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

Svalbard, Norway – In a historic feat, Catalan adventurer and elite kayaker Aniol Serrasolses has conquered the world’s highest glacier waterfall drop in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. Here’s all you need to know (Photos courtesy RedBull): –Aniol Serrasolses and his team embarked on a challenging expedition to the Svalbard archipelago, to one of the most remote places […] The post Holy Icy Eye-Candy: Aniol Serrasolses Drops 20-Meter Glacier Waterfall appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

An Important Milestone on the Klamath – Removal of the Copco 2 Dam Complete! By: Thomas O’Keefe Crews spent October putting the final touches on the removal of the Copco No. 2 Dam on California’s Klamath River, removing the remaining diversion infrastructure, grading the river channel, and performing erosion control. Deconstruction of the dam structure […] The post One Down, Three to Go: First Dam Down on Cali’s Klamath (A Report from American Whitewater) appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

Grassroots Connect Sets Record for Fall Show In a season of divergent retail trends, in paddlesports and other outdoor categories, Grassroots Connect – the twice annual buying show of Grassroots Outdoor Alliance – brought together leading independent retailers and industry leading brands for four days of consistent business and open conversations from Nov. 5-9, 2023. […] The post Grassroots Connect Sets Record for Fall Show; Paddlesports Retailers Report So-So Sales appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

With Werner’s recent release of its new Stealth and Covert paddles, designed and tested closely with Dane Jackson and some of the other best paddlers in the world, Werner continues to up its game in the world of whitewater paddles. PL checks in with Dane on the design and release of the two new blades, […] The post Blade Runner: Dane Jackson on Werner’s New Stealth and Covert Paddles appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

In 1973, Richard Bangs founded Sobek Expeditions, the original and now largest adventure travel company in the world, with over a million clients guided since its beginning. And one of its marquee activities was running rivers, especially lining up clients for first descent exploratories all over the world. Sobek pioneered first descents of some eighty […] The post Richard Bangs Releases New Book: “The Art of Living Dangerously” (with Special PL Q&A) appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

An Important Milestone on the Klamath – Removal of the Copco 2 Dam Complete! By: Thomas O’Keefe Crews spent October putting the final touches on the removal of the Copco No. 2 Dam on California’s Klamath River, removing the remaining diversion infrastructure, grading the river channel, and performing erosion control. Deconstruction of the dam structure […] The post One Down, Three to Go: First Dam Down on Cali’s Klamath (A Report from American Whitewater) appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more

The Adventure Rig Mike Nash is known throughout the greater Seattle area and Northwest as a fabricator, paddle machinery designer, creator, kayaker, honey badger, and overall good guy. When he and his wife Irene dreamed up a summer of fun, they needed the adventure rig to support their paddling missions. They weren’t interested in spending […] The post Paddling Rigs: Hard Core Paddles Owner’s Chevy Express Van Conversion into an Adventure Rig appeared first on Paddling Life ..read more