Wow, 2012 is flying by and we’re still working hard behind the scenes picking our writing team for the year. It’s taking a bit longer than we expected however we’re being picky and making sure that this year we’ll be delivering some of the best content out there! We are also going to restart our kayaking news segment, beginning with this post today!
As always we want to hear from you! If you can think of ways in which we can improve this news segment, let us know! It is our goal to keep you on top of all the latest and greatest kayaking news so that Kayaking.org is your go-to place for everything kayaking! Now, onto the news!
National Geographic: Bay kayaking a world-class adventure
Exploring Mayan ruins, scaling a Chinese peak, swimming with sharks off Australia’s Ningaloo Coast — and kayaking Narragansett Bay.
What do they all have in common? Selection to National Geographic’s (10) “Best Adventure Destinations for 2012.” (Read More)
Bobbing in the swells
A pair of African penguins glide over the water while a pod of dolphins approach in the background.
Such an encounter might make the bucket list of many a wildlife enthusiast, but the experience takes on a whole new dimension from the vantage point of a sea kayak bobbing in the swells off Cape Town. (Read More)
Something New in the World of Kayaking
One of the best things about owning a small kayak shop (besides scouting out new sections of the Maine coast as potential tour destinations) is having the opportunity to paddle new models of kayaks. (Read More)
Kayaking Among the Seals off Fishers Island
Were you one of the craven snowbirds who last fall, anticipating winter’s worst, booked a February flight to Bimini or some other hot spot to escape what you thought would be relentless blizzards, ice storms and teeth-chattering gelidity?
Half the fun of lounging on a beach this time of year is gloating about all the poor sods back home shivering and shoveling snow, but this ridiculously mild season has stripped southbound sojourners of any supercilious chortling. (Read More)
Oklahoma City to host Olympic kayak trials
The two-day event is set for April 20-21 on the Oklahoma River, and will feature two-time Olympian Carrie Johnson and 2011 Pan Am Games Bronze medalist Ryan Dolan.
Johnson can earn a berth to the Olympic Games in London with a victory in the women’s singles 500-meter kayak, and Dolan can vie for a spot in the men’s single 200-meter kayak event. (Read More)
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