Last Saturday, a group of canoeists, kayakers, boaters and tubers raised more than $1,500 to help a local cancer victim and Covenant Hospice, according to Canoe for Cancer event organizer Sheila Hayes.
She said 50-75 people participated in the leisurely three-mile Chipola River trip, and the day was filled with fun and sunshine  … More
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At 5 p.m. on a warm April evening, the sun sparkles off the water at the Daniels Area of Patapsco State Park. Bright green, blue, orange and red kayaks are scattered across the small sandy beach.
People mill around, some in shorts, some in wetsuits, chatting with people they already know or introducing themselves to newcomers. When cars arrive, the people on the beach walk over to help the drivers take the kayaks off the roofs and walk them down to the water’s edge. A few people are already  … More
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VAIL — The top-five men and women advanced to the Teva Mountain Games pro freestyle kayak final Saturday, but it was Stephen Wright and Claire O’Hara who took home the top honor of freestyle champions.
Pushed back due to adverse weather conditions, the women were the first to take to the water underneath the International Bridge in Vail Village. The competition is a three run, best-ride-wins format, and, despite  … Pictures and more
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Bam Margera is a daredevil on and offscreen.
The “Jackass” alum took a 100-foot tandem kayak jump off a waterfall in Oregon with pro kayaker Steve Fisher Wednesday and lived to tell the tale. However, he did have to undergo a hernia operation Thursday as a result.
Margera tweeted  … More
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