This is my “instruction manual†to avoid death when whitewater rafting in 五指山 (Wuzhishan), a name which literally translates to “five finger mountain.†Wuzhishan is located in the center of Hainan island, China, and was a place G and I visited in December 2011.
How Not to Die When Whitewater Rafting in China
You will need: two first-time whitewater rafters, a strong sense of adventure and a long history of trust and cooperation between the two first-timers. Also a raft, a remote area in China in which to whitewater raft, two helmets, two oars and stick of bamboo.
Step One. Book a whitewater rafting trip through  … More
A $1,000 donation check will be presented to the Maui Canoe Club during its annual Friends and Family Day event this Sunday.
The donation, from Alexander & Baldwin Inc. is in support of the club’s recreational and cultural programs.
The intended purpose of the contribution is to assist with the Maui Canoe Club’s efforts to  … More
A new approach to outrigger canoe paddling is catching up to tradition on a grueling proving ground: the 100-mile, three-day, $50,000 Olamau canoe race.
For decades, paddlers racing six-man canoes in Hawaii have been limited to competing in 400-pound boats for bragging rights and nothing more. The longest race in Hawaii, the annual 42-mile men’s Molokai Hoe and women’s Na Wahine O Ke Kai, is contested by nine-person crews changing out three paddlers at regular intervals  … More
DULUTH, Minn. – A Minnesota couple has approached the end of a three-year, 11,700-mile kayak odyssey.
Dave and Amy Freeman started a journey in 2010 that has taken them up the Pacific Coast, across Canada and the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast, and down to Florida. They plan to reach Key West around April 6, the Duluth News Tribune reported Monday.
The Grand Marais couple is using the journey to  … More