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Canadian Women Outrigger Paddlers “Down Under”
On June 10th, 2011 a group of local and island outrigger paddlers left our late spring chill out and headed south. “Down Under” that is, to compete in the annual Hamilton Island Cup Outrigger race. Hamilton Island is located on the east coast as part of the Whitsunday Chain. It is a somewhat remote resort locale but each year, outrigger paddlers from all over the world descend on this tiny island to complete over four days in different outrigger events including OC6 Iron and Change races, OC1/OC2 both distance and sprint events.
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Boats on the Colquitz River
I am writing you from the Colquitz River, which meanders down from Elk and Beaver lakes and flows into Portage Inlet, just under the new Admiral’s Street bridge.
This tiny tidal waterway has been traveled frequently by paddlers this past summer and fall, and although we want to share every bit of this beautiful area with you, we ask that you do not enter the river now.
BC Creeks Need Your Help!
Independent Power Projects, aka IPPs, are being planned here in our back yards - and most of us don't have a clue what has been going on. These creeks include: Big Silver, Shovel, Tretheway and Statlu.
There are over 800 applications for Run-of River projects on B.C's creeks and rivers. These are just four. They've been labelled as green energy, but that couldn't be further from the truth.
The Gray Zone Review
By John Herbert This review of the Gray Zone orginally appeared on kayakyak.blogspot.com. Please go visit them and check some of their other great posts! The Gray Zone. And no, we don’t mean some sort of X-Files spin-off where Mulder finally finds out what happened to his long-lost sister while he investigates a conspiracy involving [...]
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Paddle to the Premier: Stop the Site C Dam
From The Wilderness Committee From the coast to the Kootenays, from Bute Inlet to Glacier-Howser, hundreds of private power projects have been proposed on BC rivers and streams. These projects are environmentally damaging, expensive, and produce energy we don’t need.
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Paddling the Yukon River Quest
By Janice Mason If you really LOVE to paddle long distances (kayak, canoe, voyageur) and are looking for an amazing way to spend a few days, consider doing the Yukon River Quest – a 740 km race from Whitehorse to Dawson City (down river). Not only is the Yukon a fabulous place to spend some [...]
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Still Not A Done Deal!
Update on the proposed Victoria International Marina and its adverse affects on human powered harbour users from Tim Houlihan, harbour paddler
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Fishing from a Kayak
I had never been in (on?) a kayak in my life, although my son has been whitewater kayaking for years. My usual comment was along the lines of "I have no intention of being upside down in water with a boat on top." Early this summer I read that kayak fishing has become immensely popular in the US. I picked up an excellent book on the topic (Kayak Fishing - The Ultimate Guide: Heliconia Press, Beachburg, Ontario www.helipress.com) and became intrigued.
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