Archive for the ‘Kayak, Canoe & Rafting’ Category
MISSOULA — What do “phonics monkeys” and “space godzillas” have in common?
Aside from mind-boggling visual connotations, both terms describe whitewater kayak maneuvers that graced Brennan’s Wave Thursday evening during the 14th annual Best in the West Freestyle Kayak Competition.
The event featured kayakers from around the region throwing down their best flips, spins and barrel-rolls at … More
BENICIA — Hui Kakou means “all together.”
It’s a Hawaiian phrase that members of the Benicia Outrigger Canoe Club try to embrace in every way. Togetherness is more important than the individual. The more together you are, the easier it is to canoe.
On a warm Monday evening, a dozen members took their canoes out on the water … More
British adventurer Sarah Outen is on a 20,000-mile-plus human-powered expedition from London to London; lots of paddling and capsizing
Somewhere in the North Pacific Ocean, Sarah Outen is rowing, by herself.
The British adventurer is in a one-person boat rowing from Japan to Canada as part of a longer journey called London2London, a 20,000-mile-plus route that makes a continuous loop around the Northern Hemisphere.
“I am an ocean girl at heart,” she told Explorers Web in an at-sea interview … More