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  • 1 week ago | paddlingmag.com | Joe Potoczak

    When it comes to a pair of kayaking shoes, there seems to be two extremes to choose from: pricey high-performance ones ready for anything, and cheap box-store pairs with thin mesh uppers and a clunky sole that are lucky to make it a week at summer camp let alone a season of a paddler’s use. Level Six’s new Tidal Shoe sets out to provide paddlers with another option—a pair of shoes that will protect your feet and hold up to use, yet be a relatively low-cost.

  • 2 weeks ago | paddlingmag.com | Joe Potoczak

    When late-spring days with clear skies and rising temps start to take over the weekly weather forecast, I peer out my office window, and the thought creeps in: I’d rather be paddleboarding. Just a few blocks from home I can drift miles on the Willamette River, and within a 60-mile drive, there are half a dozen lakes backdropped with forest climbing up mountainsides. All perfect places to spend an afternoon floating or cruising around.

  • 1 month ago | paddlingmag.com | Joe Potoczak

    Way back in 2012, kayak shoes were largely sandals or booties. And, regardless of the labeling as water shoe, few truly provided the confidence you were after in steep, slick river environments unless it had a felt sole or came from a climbing shoe brand. Then, the life jacket brand Astral showed up on the footwear scene with something new and refreshing.

  • 1 month ago | flipboard.com | Joe Potoczak

    6 hours agoLindsey Vonn shows off new ride with matching wheels as her iconic Land RoverLindsey Vonn shared a glimpse of the matching wheels of her car and bicycle in her latest update on social media. The skier is gearing up to compete …13 hours agoTop 10 Most Beautiful Places in the World You Should See At Least Once In Your LifeLooking for the top 10 most beautiful places in the world? We’ve curated a list that will have you booking flights in seconds.

  • 1 month ago | paddlingmag.com | Joe Potoczak

    What makes for a best-selling recreational kayak? To answer the question, consider the Santee 116 Sport from Hurricane Kayaks. This kayak is a perennial favorite among paddlers seeking a boat for day trips on their local waterways and road trip destinations. It is lightweight, comfortable, and has a stable shape, yet it glides through the water with ease.

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Joe Potoczak
Joe Potoczak @JoePotoczak
11 Aug 24

Filing under favorite interview quotes: “People have reached out to me about the boat to say, ‘That seems quite heavy and impractical.’ To which I say, using a wild mushroom collected off the streets of Los Angeles to build a 15-foot boat is a very impractical thing to do.”

Joe Potoczak
Joe Potoczak @JoePotoczak
27 Jul 23

RT @highcountrynews: “The vision of this project is grounded in Indigenous lifeways. It centers Indigenous voices, and it’s part of a recla…

Joe Potoczak
Joe Potoczak @JoePotoczak
27 May 23

A drone sails into a hurricane, and @PorterFox churns it into this cinematic tale. https://t.co/7uSy07ramC