New York City Water Trail Map Debuts
Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and Queens Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski celebrated the official launch of the NYC Water Trail Map & Guide
Hotel Charley Show Times Announced
Clear H2O Films announced the showing times for Hotel Charley volume 3: The Lost World.
New Film Festival Opens in Colorado
The inaugural 5Point Film Festival in Carbondale, Colorado will feature Rush Sturges in his new film, Source, as well as a panel discussion with his dad Peter about inspiring youth in the outdoors.
C & K Staff Blog -Kate 3/27
Tune in for regular staff reports from the field. We'' report where we've been, what we've seen and anything of interest to our readers as seen from the editor's eyes.
First Father-Daughter Olympic Teammates
World freestyle kayak champs Eric “EJ” Jackson and his daughter Emily both qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials as a result of their performance at the 2008 Bank of America Whitewater U.S. Open last weekend at Nantahala Outdoor Center in Tennessee. The event served as the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier.
"Babs" Circumnavigates South Island
2400 kilomteres and 94 days later Babs (Barbro Lindman) returned to Picton, New Zealand after circumnavigating the South Island of New Zealand.
Epicocity Crew Completes Mekong Stage
Last Descents and the Epicocity Crew completed the first stage of their Rivers in Demand Project in China by documenting the descent of a 200-mile stretch of the Mekong River within the burgeoning conflict region of Tibet.
Salween River Run by Weingarten and Kern
The last unexplored stretch of the Salween River, one of China’s "great rivers”, was successfully run by kayakers Jed Weingarten and Willie Kern over the course of six days this past week.
Freestyle Nationals Return to FIBArk
The US Freestyle Committee has announced that the FIBArk Boat Races will host the 2008 National Freestyle Kayaking Championships
Jay Kincaid Retires From Competition
Jay Kincaid, the 2003 World Kayak Champion and five-time US kayak team member, announced today he is retiring from competitive kayaking.
Canoecopia Just Keeps Getting Better
"Canoecopia is a mixture of a consumer event, paddling exhibition, outdoor school and family reunion.” said Darren Bush, co-owner of Rutabaga. "It’s the sort of event that brings people back every year to see what’s new in paddling, but also to see fellow paddlers and enjoy that community.”
Yukon River Quest Reaches Milestone
The Yukon River Quest has reached the 100 team milestone for the first time in its short 10-year history. Last year a record 85 teams registered, and the team limit was bumped up to 100 this year.
Epicocity Project Starts China Expedition
the first descent of the last unrun section of the Salween River. This descent completes 22 years of exploration of the main stems of the three Parallel Rivers pouring off the Tibetan Plateau. It is a 150 mile section flanked by 22,000 foot peaks and we expect to find lots of fun class V white water.
Grand Canyon Adventure Film Opens Friday
Starting March 14, movie-goers in select U.S. cities can don 3D glasses and get a small taste of what it’s like to float between the Grand Canyon’s towering red walls, row a dory through its silty waters, and punch the wave at Lava Falls.
