Paddling Magazine Staff, Author at Paddling Magazine https://paddlingmag.com/author/paddling-magazine-staff/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:03:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 9 Pros On What Boaters Get Wrong About Gear https://paddlingmag.com/stories/columns/the-list/gear-mistakes/ https://paddlingmag.com/stories/columns/the-list/gear-mistakes/#respond Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:15:31 +0000 https://paddlingmag.com/?p=83565 When you’re on the water as much as the pro whitewater paddlers we polled below, you see a lot. The good, the bad and the ugly. We asked nine pros to weigh in on the most common mistakes they see on the river when it comes to gear and equipment. Are you guilty of any […]

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]]> https://paddlingmag.com/sweepstakes/niphean-paddleboard/feed/ 4 How To Carry Your SUP https://paddlingmag.com/skills/how-to-carry-paddle-board/ https://paddlingmag.com/skills/how-to-carry-paddle-board/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:15:40 +0000 https://paddlingmag.com/?p=82455 When folks think about transporting their paddleboard, they often picture a car and roof racks. But not everyone considers the next step: how to get the board from the vehicle to the lake. Sure, paddleboards are elegant on the water, but their length, and sometimes their weight, can make them a bulky burden to haul […]

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]]> https://paddlingmag.com/skills/how-to-carry-paddle-board/feed/ 0 Alarming Trend Shows Increase In Paddleboarding Deaths In Latest Coast Guard Report https://paddlingmag.com/stories/news-events/paddlesports-fatalities-2025/ https://paddlingmag.com/stories/news-events/paddlesports-fatalities-2025/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:47:00 +0000 https://paddlingmag.com/?p=82362 The U.S. Coast Guard recently released the 2024 Recreational Boating Statistics, and while overall boating deaths are at a 50-year all-time low, paddlesports are seeing an alarming trend. Paddlesports continued to account for approximately one in every three boating fatalities in the United States last year. In particular, standup paddleboarding saw a 164 percent increase […]

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]]> https://paddlingmag.com/stories/news-events/paddlesports-fatalities-2025/feed/ 7 Paddling Magazine Launches Paddling Kids Story Contest https://paddlingmag.com/stories/news-events/kids-story-contest/ https://paddlingmag.com/stories/news-events/kids-story-contest/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:00:47 +0000 https://paddlingmag.com/?p=82315 Paddling Magazine is inviting the next generation of adventurers to grab a paddle, hit the water and tell their stories. The newly launched Paddling Kids Story Contest is open to paddlers aged 3–17 and aims to celebrate getting outside and exploring from a canoe, kayak, raft or paddleboard. “Sharing your love of paddlesports is no […]

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]]> https://paddlingmag.com/stories/news-events/kids-story-contest/feed/ 0 Enter for a Chance to Win the Lekker Albatross Tandem Kayak https://paddlingmag.com/sweepstakes/lekker-kayak-giveaway/ https://paddlingmag.com/sweepstakes/lekker-kayak-giveaway/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:08:52 +0000 https://paddlingmag.com/?p=81433 Please note: To enter the contest, fill out the form above and click “Enter”. Commenting on this post does not provide the commenter with an entry into the contest. Please click here to vote if you don’t see the voting options above.

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]]> https://paddlingmag.com/sweepstakes/lekker-kayak-giveaway/feed/ 8 Paddlesports Trade Coalition Colab Moves to Charlotte, NC https://paddlingmag.com/stories/news-events/ptc-colab-moves-to-charlotte/ https://paddlingmag.com/stories/news-events/ptc-colab-moves-to-charlotte/#respond Wed, 28 May 2025 11:00:44 +0000 https://paddlingmag.com/?p=81131 The Paddlesports Trade Coalition annual industry gathering is heading to Charlotte, North Carolina. The 2025 Colab event will take place October 15-19, in partnership with ACA PaddleFest at the U.S. National Whitewater Center—a world-class venue that will also serve as the site of the American Canoe Association’s 145th anniversary celebration. The move marks a departure […]

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]]> https://paddlingmag.com/stories/news-events/ptc-colab-moves-to-charlotte/feed/ 0 Pelican Bought After Boom And Bust https://paddlingmag.com/stories/news-events/pelican-bought-after-boom-and-bust/ https://paddlingmag.com/stories/news-events/pelican-bought-after-boom-and-bust/#respond Fri, 23 May 2025 12:00:03 +0000 https://paddlingmag.com/?p=80591 Pelican Intl Inc, now a newly formed entity has acquired assets excluding GSI Outdoors, of Pelican International Inc and Confluence Outdoor Inc according to a press release. Pelican Intl Inc. has acquired the assets of Pelican International Inc. and Confluence Outdoor Inc. excluding GSI Outdoors according to a press release from Pelican Intl Inc., now […]

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