I Love Paddling

The U.S. Canoe and Kayak Team is back on deck in London this week: kayaker Carrie Johnson races in the K1 500-meter sprint early Tuesday morning. If you’re an East Coast morning person, you can watch it live online HERE at 5:07 a.m. eastern time. A three-time Olympian, Johnson trained for the London games in […]

After two days of slalom racing at the 2012 Olympic Games, U.S. Canoe and Kayak athletes put in a good show but failed to advance to semi-finals in the slalom competition: U.S. Canoe and Kayak Slalom Results On Sunday, July 19, three-time Olympian Scott Parsons (Men’s K1) and two-time Olympian Casey Eichfield (Men’s C1) narrowly […]

With the Olympic Ceremonies mere hours away, pre-Olympic coverage has tweeted about everything from the silliest banned items for spectators (leave those wide-brimmed hats at home) and speculation about who will light the torch (the money’s on Roger Bannister, who broke the 4-minute mile). But we’ve got our eye on a few of the Olympic […]

They’re perhaps one of the more iconic paddles in the canoeing world: Bending Branches. Recently, Canoeing.com interviewed Branches president, Ed Vater. We got an inside look at what it takes to make a Bending Branches paddle, and some insider advice on how to pick the right paddle for your needs. Read the full interview, and […]

Aptly named explorer Wave Vidmar is making waves in the paddling world and the general media for his upcoming solo journey from California to Hawaii–by kayak.

  Did you know that Minnesota has the oldest and largest system of water trails in the country? Governor Mark Dayton has declared Saturday the first annual State Water Trails Day in Minnesota to celebrate the many ways Minnesotans can get out on the water. Want to join in the fun? The Department of Natural […]

On June 25, Sam Hunter of Weenusk First Nation reached Hudson Bay after paddling 1,500 miles (The Weenusk First Nation is a Cree First Nation in Ontario). He began his journey on May 23 near Pickle Lake. An article in the Wawatay News Online reported that Hunter loved reaching his homeland and the coastline because […]

A new exhibit at the Canada Science and Technology museum, in Ottawa, Ontario, celebrates a man we associate with the art of canoeing, rather than technology: canoeing legend, filmmaker and photographer Bill Mason.