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Magazine: ADVENTURE IN YOUR POCKET: Packrafts Rapid Rise in Paddlesports
Packrafting is claiming a place at the proverbial paddle sports table. Once considered niche, packrafting has continued to garner (grudging) respect and acceptance from almost
Magazine: ENDURANCE SPORTS HITS PADDLESPORTS – Finding Pleasure in Pursuit of Pain
For a growing number of paddle sports athletes, endurance paddling and long-distance/endurance racing are gaining popularity and appeal. Your duck your head, turning your cheek
Magazine: BELOW THE SURFACE – A Look at Price Increases in Paddle Sports
For years now, it has been widely agreed that prices need to increase for the industry (and our dealers!) to survive. Those prices are now
Press Release: ICF ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH CAROLINA CUP – The SUP Season Opener for 2022
The International Canoe Federation is excited to announce it has teamed up with one of the biggest stand up paddle events on the planet as
Video: Changing the Flow, Nepal’s 1st Ever Female Rafting Company
In 2018, four paddlers created Nepal’s first ever female rafting company. This is how they did is how their vision came to reality. A story
January 21-23, 2022 – Talloires – Lake Annecy GlaGla Race 2022: Towards a Participation Record?
The GlaGla Race, a unique winter competition in the world, will take place from January 21 to 23, 2022 from Talloires-Montmin – Lake Annecy for
INDUSTRY NEWS: HIKO JACKPOT & NEW IFC REGULATIONS
ICF has made the final call on PFDs for 2022! Both Jackpot Redwood and Jackpot Original are on the ICF register list for 2022. It
2021 Paddlers Awards Winners – Dane Jackson, Usa (Male Paddler of the Year)
Dane Jackson voted male paddler of the year 2021. Even when there are more “good” kayakers than ever before, Dane Jackson continues to stand out,
2021 Paddlers Awards Winners – Jessica Fox, Australia (Female Paddler of the Year)
Some call Jessica Fox the “greatest of all time in slalom racing”. Fox is a double olympic medalist in Tokyo, winning the first-ever Gold in
2021 Paddlers Awards Winners – Shane Benedict (Paddling Legend Award)
Shane is a true legend in the world of whitewater kayaking. Best known as one of the founding father and designer at Liquid Logic Kayaks,
2021 Paddlers Awards Winners – SEND (Crew Award)
And the winner is… SEND. Between Dane Jackson, Bren Orton, Adrian Mattern, and Kalob Grady, almost no aspect of kayaking is left untouched. From coaching
2021 Paddlers Awards Winners – Tied Robert Eggleston, Scotland & Kaelin Friedenson, Usa (U21 Men)
Congrats to both Kaelin Friedenson and Robert Eggleston tied for U21 men Paddler of the Year. At only 18 years old, what they both achieved
2021 Paddlers Awards Winners – Sage Donnelly, Usa (U21 Women)
Bows down, bitches. In 2021, Sage Donnelly won the North Fork Championship, the Green Race, and the Lord of the Fork, lapped Fantasy, styled the
2021 Paddlers Awards Winners – The Green Race – (Event Category)
For the fourth time, Kayak Session Magazine organizes the Paddlers Awards. 2021 was somewhat a back to normal kind of year and these awards are
2021 Paddle Sport Show, Video Recap
We want to thank everybody, from organizers to exhibitors to staff for making the 2021 Paddle Sports Show a success and we are looking forward
