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Paddling Life was created by a group of seasoned professionals who bring over 50 years of experience in paddlesports publishing. With a recent redesign and improved search engine optimization, we are more in tune with the sport than ever. We provide up-to-date news, event announcements, athlete profiles, equipment reviews, video links, photo galleries, and more. Our mission is to promote and enhance paddlesports while keeping the excitement for the sport alive.

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Lights, Camera, Scotland! NRS Releases “Tide Life” Film, Featuring Scotland's West Coast - Paddling Life

1 week ago | paddlinglife.com | Eugene Buchanan

Get your tide-pooling and paddling passion on with this new 4-minute short film from NRS showcasing the beauty of Scotland’s West Coast through the eyes of longtime sea kayak guide Matt Waterston and his wife Hannah. Tide Life offers an intimate look at Scotland’s West Coast and explores how landscapes can shape our lives. Matt first fell in love with the outdoors on childhood holidays to the West Coast, and this passion for adventure eventually led back to where it all began.
CFI’s Native Teen Guide in Training Program Doubles Down for 2025

1 week ago | paddlinglife.com | Aaron Bible

We all know that a river trip can shape someone’s life. And when it’s a week spent paddling and training to be a guide through sacred red rock canyons under the mentorship of Native leaders, shifts are even more likely to take place. This year, that opportunity for Indigenous youth across the country will be even greater, thanks to efforts by the Canyonlands Field Institute based in Moab, Utah.
Wild and Scenic River Paddling Sampler!

2 weeks ago | paddlinglife.com | Eugene Buchanan

There are 208 national wild and scenic rivers in 40 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, totaling more than 12,700 miles (0.25 percent of the nation’s rivers). And a lot of them are paddleable.
Pelican International, Owner of Confluence Brands, Files Bankruptcy, Insolvency Notice

3 weeks ago | paddlinglife.com | Eugene Buchanan

Pelican International, which owns Confluence Watersports brands Wilderness Systems, Dagger, Perception, Advanced Elements, Boardworks, Mad River Canoe, and GSI Outdoors, is filing—and fighting—to keep its head above water financially. On February 28, 2025, Pelican International Inc. filed a notice of intention to make a proposal pursuant to Section 50.4 (1) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (“BIA“) in Canada and KPMG Inc. has consented to act as Trustee.
OARS Releases New Film "About Damn Time" for International Women’s Day March 8

1 month ago | paddlinglife.com | Eugene Buchanan

Showcasing the trailblazing dory women of Grand Canyon, outfitter OARS and conservation organization American Rivers have released a new film, “About Damn Time,” highlighting the badass women dory rowers of the Grand Canyon. “Don’t let anybody tell you that you’re too little or that you’re a girl, or you can’t do what you set your life to do,” says veteran OARS Grand Canyon dory guide, Cindell Dale, in the new short film, About Damn Time.
SUP As Art: Beau Lake, the World's Most Beautiful Paddleboards

1 month ago | paddlinglife.com | Aaron Bible |in Nederland

Beau Lake is a boutique, design-led outdoor company focused on crafting beautiful works of art for on-water recreation. The luxury lifestyle brand is launching into the paddleboard market with a wide range of boards guaranteed to turn heads — and we predict even the heads of non-paddlers will be doing a double take.
Paddle Logger App Now Available in French and German

1 month ago | paddlinglife.com | Aaron Bible |in Nederland

We know paddling has always been an international language of camaraderie, and now one technology company is putting its money behind an app to expand that concept. Paddle Logger, a popular iOS app designed for paddlers of all levels, has just launched French and German language support, expanding its accessibility alongside English and Spanish.
Red Equipment Launches Future Series Paddleboard Range

2 months ago | paddlinglife.com | Aaron Bible |in Nederland

UK-based Red Equipment announced a progression in its paddleboard product line for the year ahead with ten newly designed high-performance inflatable SUPs, encompassing Red’s 2025 Future Series board range. Each board is constructed from the brand’s groundbreaking new MSL800 double-drop-stitch material, offering increased stiffness and reduced weight in a board designed for every kind of adventurer. The brand says the new shapes and innovations are set to deliver a next-level paddling experience.
Paddling Life's Top Stories from 2024!

Jan 8, 2025 | paddlinglife.com | Eugene Buchanan

Hoo-boy, what a year. From the tragic death of a paddling legend to environmental milestones, there was plenty to write about this year in the world of paddlesports, and we wouldn’t have been able to were it not for you, our beloved readers (and advertiser product buyers, smiley face emoji). Didn’t get to click through as much you wanted to (boss or spouse monitoring your web time?) Don’t worry. Below we bring you our Top Stories List of 2024, putting our most popular news in a nutshell.
6 Days/6 Rivers: A Costa Rican Kayaking Odyssey with Amazing Vacations

Jan 3, 2025 | paddlinglife.com | Eugene Buchanan

We’re scouting a Class IV rapid called Robin Hood on Costa Rica’s Rio Naranjo and Arnaldo pin-points our next safety spot as we leapfrog our way down. Sure enough, we catch an eddy just below a creature straight out of Jurassic Park to boat scout the next drop. Eyeing our line, we then peel out again one by one, but not before one more word of encouragement. “Buenas lineas,” he says.