Recent Kayaking News

The latest from around the world

Kayaking: Meeting the whitewater challenge
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:10:38 -0800
Luuka Jones doesn't like to dwell on her Olympic Games debut in Beijing four years ago.Then 19, having qualified as New Zealand's first woman canoe slalom athlete for sport's biggest stage, she finished 21st."It all seemed a bit...

Family Adventure: Moonlight kayaking, meal ideal for Valentine date
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:02:18 -0800
When: Today and March 7. Where: Launch site is MacWilliams Park on Indian River Drive East in Vero Beach. Cost: $50 each; includes dinner, kayak rental and a guide.

Kayaking: Swiss wins New Zealand Open
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:18:43 -0800
Swiss kayaker Michael Kurt has won the New Zealand Open canoe slalom K1 title for the second consecutive year, beating a star-studded field of international paddlers on the Mangahao River near Palmerston North today.Kurt, ranked...

Milford kayaking
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:11:02 -0800
A new kayaking trip in one of the world's most majestic places has been running well for New Zealand tourism company Southern Discoveries.

Kayaking class teaches basics
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:03:02 -0800
The Chilliwack Centre of Excellence offers a full range of kayaking classes at the Cheam Leisure Centre.

Kayaking Southern Tampa Bay - Jan 24th
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:09:16 -0800
Capt Todd foucher talks with Glen on the water about what's biting along the southern coast of Tampa Bay.

Getting Their Feet Wet
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:12:08 -0800
MICHIGAN CITY — When two dozen or so teens participate in a week-long camping expedition through the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Parkids program, they take a Saturday afternoon class at the Elston Middle School pool to serve as their base knowledge for the kayaking portion of the journey.

Two rescued after kayaking accident in Willamette River near Corvallis
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:04:23 -0800
The Albany Fire Department received a call just before 6 p.m. about kayakers adrfit in the river near Hyak Park in Benton County.

Kayaking accident ends in death of FSU student
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:45:17 -0800
A Frostburg State University lost his life in a kayaking accident Sunday in Blackwater River in Tucker County, W.Va., becoming the sixth FSU student who has died within the last 20 months.

Kayaker finds swimming dog that fled fatal crash
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:57:07 -0800
A man kayaking in the Gulf of Mexico rescued an injured dog that was swimming offshore after fleeing when his owner was struck and killed by a car.