Get Kids Paddling for a Lifetime with New Avid4 Adventure Camp Expansions

Paddling parents looking to pass on their passion for watersports, while maintaining their summer sanity, look no further. We all want to do our best to inspire, teach and motivate our children to follow in our footsteps, experience outdoor adventure, and become stewards of the natural resources that make these activities possible — and Boulder-based Avid4 […]

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Strokes for all Folks: Canoecopia Goes Big in Mad Town

Don’t be surprised if your local waterways were a little less crowded last weekend. On March 7-10, more than 20,000 paddlers of all strokes descended upon Madison, Wisc., for the annual Canoecopia show, hosted by retailer Rutabaga Paddlesports. Billed as the “World’s Largest Paddlesports Expo,” The event showcased more than 250,000 square feet of kayaks, canoes, […]

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Kayaks available for rent on Whalon Lake in Naperville from May to October under new deal

Kayaks will be available to rent between May and October at Whalon Lake in Naperville. The Will County Forest Preserve District Board Thursday approved a concessions license with Naperville Kayak. Paddling at Whalon Lake will be a bit easier this summer. Will County Forest Preserve District Board commissioners Thursday approved a concessions license with Naperville Kayak […]

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British Canoeing awarded 2023 ICF World Slalom Championships

British Canoeing has been awarded the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, following an announcement by the International Canoe Federation Board of Directors Meeting in Beijing. The World Championships, which were last held in the UK in 2015, will once again be held at Lee Valley White Water Centre, the venue that hosted the slalom […]

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Dublin Councillors See Plans For George’s Dock White-Water Course

#GeorgesDock – Dublin City councillors were yesterday presented with plans to transform George’s Dock into an “elite” white-water canoeing amenity for sports and rescue training, according to The Irish Times. Last April, it was reported that a design tender had been issued for the proposed white-water course and pool as part of the George’s Dock redevelopment. The rectangular fast-water course […]

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