To find America’s best whitewater rafting spots, we sought advice from Joe Jacobi, who in 1992 won America’s first-ever Olympic team whitewater canoeing gold medal; Brett Heyl, three-time national kayaking champ, a 2004 Olympian and a 2012 Olympic hopeful; and Scott Shipley, a whitewater park designer, freestyle kayaking legend and three-time World Cup champion. These are their favorites, some in rural settings, others near the lights and sirens of city life… Details and Pictures
The Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule’a could arrive from Palmyra Atoll to the Big Island as early as today and reach Honolulu late tomorrow or Sunday.
Hokule’a has been sailing a 1,000-mile course north from Palmyra under the worst conditions it has experienced in the canoe’s 34-year-history, according to officials with the Polynesian Voyaging Society…. Details
As people start to shed their layers and prepare for spring, ski resorts refuse to let the mountain excitement fade. Just about every resort finishes the winter season strong with a wild celebration to keep people stoked about snow. One of the most unique events takes place at Monarch on April 4th.
The event successfully blends the winter and spring seasons into one crazy, daredevil kayak ride to amp up adventure junkies of every kind. Monarch’s Snow-BoaterX tests the versatility and talent of kayakers by exchanging water for snow… Details
Paddling atop a 60-foot waterfall — while inside nothing more than a glorified milk jug — Chris Korbulic’s mind calmly analyzes the speed, trajectory and technique that make kayaking over mega-waterfalls more about precision than insanity.
Korbulic envisions launching his kayak over the waterfall lip, then bear-hugging his 9-foot plastic boat as he plunges vertically at more than 45 mph.
Together they either will slip cleanly into the pool below like an Olympic diver, or they will fall flat and turn his pelvis into pick-up sticks… DetailsÂ