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Spring Training Get pumped for less with this $40 homemade indoor kayaking trainer.









New No-Drill Camera Deck Mount Kayacam camera mount attaches to kayak decks without any mounting hardware or drilling.









Dry From Waist to Toes Immersion Research has completely redesigned its Splash Pants into a robust waterproof breathable pant for kayaking, right down to the neoprene booties.









The 10 Best Sea Kayaking Towns A completely arbitrary, shamelessly biased and utterly made-up list of the 10 best places to live for sea kayaking. We do hope you’ll disagree.        
Kayak Kaboose Towable Storage The new Kayak Kaboose is a serious towable kayak gear pod for extending the waterproof cargo capacity of a sea kayak by 138 litres.









Hurray, New Shoes! Hi-Tec introduces a new amphibious shoe in its spring/summer 2010 collection - the Multiterra Targa HPi.









Bienvenue, Speed Demons It’s the toughest kayak race you’ve never heard of. With a $25,000 purse, Quebec’s 37-year-old Festirame Marathon throws down the gauntlet to the Blackburn Challenge and New York Mayor’s Cup.      
Shelter 411 For sea kayaking, a dependable shelter to rest and regroup each night is essential to a successful trip. Here’s a thorough overview of all your options: bivies, tarps, tents, hammocks and more.






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Solo Adventurer Seeks Assistant

Life as a solo, unaided adventurer ain't easy, especially when you're trying to build a global adventure brand. Riaan Manser completed the first circumnav of Madagascar. Now he's looking for a "personal adventure assistant" to help him out with future solo expeditions.

If you hanker for adventure and possess a "hunger for success and a drive to find solutions in the most impossible situations," click here to apply. Meanwhile, get to know your future employer in this around-Madagascar vid:



 

The World's Top 7 Favourite Sea Kayaks

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In an effort to get some feedback about what our readers love in a sea kayak, a few weeks ago we invited you to tell us what's your favourite sea kayak. Click here to see the original question. Now it's time for the results.

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Epic Race Around Florida Launches Tomorrow

Eight intrepid mariners will compete in a month-long small boat adventure race called the Ultimate Florida Challenge. The race is scheduled to start at 7 a.m. on March 6 near the entrance to Tampa Bay.

The course is a 1,200-mile counter-clockwise circumnavigation of Florida in 30 days or less. It is open to boats propelled by human and/or wind power only. No tows, no rides. (one exception -- one of the boats includes an experimental solar-powered auxillary electric motor.)

 

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Paddlesports Sales Dip in 2009


Retail sales of outdoor recreation gear and garments dropped two percent in 2009 compared to the previous year, according to a report released by the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA). Sales totaled $5.075 billion. Best categories included camping items, climbing gear, and hiking boots. Paddlesports stores were down seven percent.
 

The National Sea Kayak Symposium - Register Online Now


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Adventure Kayak's 2nd Annual National Sea Kayak Symposium (NaSKS) online registration is open. Click here to register now.

NaSKS is an on-water instruction-based weekend of teaching and sharing skills, knowledge, experiences and good times on the water for beginner, intermediate and advanced kayakers. The dates are May 14 - 16, 2010.

Advance registration is required for this event and space is limited. We expect it to sell out six to eight weeks in advance. Register early to ensure your spot and to receive the early bird discount.

 

Rick Mercer Learns to Kayak

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Canadian TV star Rick Mercer filmed an upcoming episode at the Toronto Outdoor Adventure show, hopping into the paddling demo tank for a wet-exit lesson from instructor James Roberts of Learntokayak.ca.

“It’s like adventure water boarding,” said Mercer after coming up for air and blowing his nose.

 

Spring Tune Up: Drysuit Gasket Care

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Get a head start on spring sea kayaking by looking after your gear. Start with the gaskets on your drysuit or paddling top. Proper care improves their performance, prolongs their life and prevents annoying blowouts and time-consuming repairs.
 

South Georgia Kayak Update

Sea kayaker Hayley Shepard started her paddling circumnavigation of South Georgia Island on February 28.

"I am on my way, I have begun, the expedition has started," Shephard proudly announced. She was excited to arrive in South Georgia after her support boat was forced to make an emergency detour to the Falkland Islands during the crossing of the Drake Passage.

 

Brit TV Star Claims Kayaking World Record

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The sea kayaking Guiness World Record for "longest solo journey" has been broken by British TV personality Helen Skelton.

We don't know much about Skelton except that she's a presenter for a show called Blue Peter, the press calls her a wag (she's the girlfriend of soccer player David Graham), and googling her name autoloads the words "cleavage, oops, pics, amazon, blue peter, hot, legs, facebook, feet and tights" in that order.

Skelton set the record by kayaking 1,000 miles (and counting) down the Amazon River.

This particular record is infamous for having been awarded to Daniel Bloor in 2006, a 24-year-old student from Manchester who paddled and pub-hopped 526 kilometres of canals from Cumbria to London (as reported in Adventure Kayak Spring 2007).
 

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