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Un Paseo En Bote

2 weeks ago | watersportsfoundation.com | Jeff Moag

En este video titulado “Un paseo en bote”, el canal de YouTube WSF Boating & Paddling Safety presenta una historia educativa sobre la seguridad en actividades acuáticas. A través de una narrativa centrada en una familia que se embarca en un paseo en bote, se destacan prácticas esenciales para garantizar la seguridad de todos los ocupantes.
La Nieta Sabia - Water Sports Foundation

2 weeks ago | watersportsfoundation.com | Jeff Moag

Este video titulado “La Nieta Sabia” del canal de YouTube WSF Boating & Paddling Safety presenta una narrativa educativa centrada en la seguridad en actividades acuáticas. A través de la historia de una nieta y su abuelo, se destacan prácticas seguras al navegar y remar. El video enfatiza la importancia del uso de chalecos salvavidas, la atención a las condiciones climáticas y la preparación adecuada antes de emprender cualquier actividad en el agua.
Jackson Kayak Acquires Eddyline

2 months ago | paddlingmag.com | Jeff Moag

Jackson Kayak announced on February 12, the acquisition of Eddyline Kayaks, an industry leader in thermoformed lightweight recreational and touring kayaks. Eddyline will move production to Jackson’s headquarters in Sparta, Tennessee, and the two companies’ combined lineup will now span fishing, whitewater, touring and recreational paddling. “We’ve always built kayaks for the love of the water and the adventure it brings,” said Peter Hausin, CEO of Jackson Kayak.
Tariffs Come Roaring Back To The Paddling Industry. Probably. (Maybe?)

2 months ago | paddlingmag.com | Jeff Moag

Have you ever been pushed off your line in a big rapid and realized that no matter what you do, you’re about to end up in a terminal hole? The new Trump administration’s tariff threats are like that. From river level, we can’t tell yet exactly what is about to happen. All we know is it could be bad. Really bad. Then again, we’ve all been headed for a certain thrashing only to have the river push us out of harm’s way with the same uncaring ease it put us there in the first place.
The Great Succession: The Future Of Paddlesports Retail

2 months ago | paddlingmag.com | Jeff Moag

You can look to any number of statistics to gauge the health and future of the paddlesports industry, but the biggest factor may be one nobody is tracking: The average age of specialty shop owners in North America. The Great Succession: The future of paddlesports retail“You meet with a lot of retailers across the country and when you start to look at their ages, you have to ask what’s next,” says Katie Vinohradsky, a veteran outdoor sales rep based in Wisconsin.
Outside Magazine’s 2024 Outsiders of the Year

Dec 3, 2024 | outsideonline.com | Melissa Johnson |James Jung |Anna Callaghan |Jeff Moag

The 2024 Outsiders of the Year Thirteen adventurers, athletes, and renegades who pushed boundaries, toppled barriers, and shook up the outdoors
How Did These Indigenous Activists Dismantle Four Massive Dams? By Never Giving Up.

Dec 2, 2024 | outsideonline.com | Jeff Moag

Molli Myers was pregnant with her firstborn when the salmon began to die. It was 2002, during the depths of a yearslong drought, and farmers far upstream of her community on the Yurok reservation in Northern California had pressured the George W. Bush administration to divert water from the Klamath River in Oregon to irrigate their fields.
Bracing For The Coming PFAS Ban

Nov 25, 2024 | paddlingmag.com | Jeff Moag

Few feats of industrial wizardry have had a greater impact on paddlesports than waterproof-breathable dry wear. These revolutionary garments made year-round paddling a pleasure for the masses rather than a test for the masochistic few, thanks in large part to the extraordinary properties of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, a class of synthetic chemicals found in thousands of consumer products and linked to a long list of negative health effects.
Striper Hunt Nearly Turns Deadly For Kayak Angler

Oct 3, 2024 | watersportsfoundation.com | Jeff Moag

Ambrose Salmini was going through a rough patch in April 2022 and like many of us he took comfort in fishing. But that wasn’t going well either. “It was five days in a row and I did not even have a bite. I can’t really explain how strong that urge to catch a fish was,” he says.
Boater's High-Speed Ejection and Survival Swim

Oct 3, 2024 | watersportsfoundation.com | Jeff Moag

After a close call in the frigid waters of Minnesota’s Lake Minnetonka, Jack Doty is urging fellow boaters to avoid the mistakes that nearly cost him his life. This month the lifelong boater shared his cautionary tale on The Qualified Captain podcast. Doty was ejected from his boat into the 39-degree waters of Lake Minnetonka, just two weeks after ice-out in April 2022. Even before he hit the water, Doty realized he was in a race against time.