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Last week, after 247 days (167 paddling) and 7676 kilometre (4768 miles) Freya Hoffmeister has arrived in Valparaiso, Chile. The first leg in her incredible journey around South-America has been completed. Read more on her blog. It’s suspected that she will return to South-America in September or October of this year..

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Dry Drowning

On April 18, 2012 By

Canoe and Kayak placed an interesting article on their Facebook. The article came from NRS and was about Dry Drowning. Dry Drowning you say? Yes, a spasm of the larynx (voice box). Something is very likely to happen after removing a tube after a narcose, however there are several other causes of this spasm. Getting [...]

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If you read news about great adventures involving crossing oceans you probably heard of people crossing in kayaks or row boats. But in a canoe? Hungarian Gabor Rakonczay did just this. He stated at Lagos (Portugal) on the 21th of December. Stopped at the Canary Islands for supplies only to get capsized days after killing [...]

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New adventure for the Fat Paddler

On February 14, 2012 By

If you have read his book (review of his book) won’t be really surprised when I tell you Sean Smith (Fat Paddler) has an idiotic (sorry Sean) new plan. He is racing in the Mauritius Ocean Classic Classic in about 6 months. This is a [...]

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Paddling for Smiles

On February 9, 2012 By

Getting attacked by a shark, get your surfski split in have by the surf and getting robbed on a journey that supposed to be 2600KM around the coast of the Southern part of Africa to raise money for children to get their cleft lips or palates operated on.  Richard Kohler started in December from [...]

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First things first: Happy 2012!

Freya Hoffmeister has reached Cape Horn after 128 days and 3925KM. That is an average of 31KM a day!

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The people at Klepper came up with something new called the backyak. A kayak for two (or three when you bring a child) kayak that you can carry on your back. Well two backs. For as little (grin) as 3790 euro (about 3300 pounds, $5200 or 5000 Aus$) it’s yours. Yes, you think it’s cheap [...]

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Something for the weekend

On November 4, 2011 By

When strolling on the internet I came along these movies for you to watch:

We’ve seen paddling with sharks, dolphins, whales, but what about alligators?:

Making a kayak tour commercial, how it should be:

this one is nice as well:

What if you combine windsurfing and kayaking?

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Freya Hoffmeister paddled almost 1500KM in 46 days and arrived in Punta Durazno Chico. Untill now there where some small set-backs like; a defect on the rudder, days that she could not paddle because of bad weatherand a sore lip. Her rudder fin broke when she got hit by a big wave that [...]

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One Man Epic finishes kayak stage

On October 14, 2011 By

After 1172KM of paddling the first stage of the One Man Epic journey is completed. He now will enter the dessert, somewhere a kayak has no use. If the stories from Tom Smitheringale will stay as amusing as they where during his kayak stage it will be worth the [...]

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