Packing for Northwest Canada
What to bring with you… A Carolina Paddler Article By Jim and Ruth Mead You have a trip scheduled. What do you need to bring? Do you have all the gear you need, or will you need to rent/buy/borrow? This …
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Planning for Northwest Canada
Planning for Northwest Canada A Carolina Paddler Article By Jim and Ruth Mead Deciding Where to Go and Preparing for the Trip After posting a series of videos/photos/descriptions of our July 2022 trip on the Mountain River in the Northwest …
Surf Kayaks, Waveskis and Surfskis.
Surf Kayaks, Waveskis and Surfskis A Carolina Paddler Article By Paul Scrutton -Let’s start with some basic descriptions of dedicated surf boats: Surf Kayaks – kayaks that are designed to ride waves in the ocean. Not related to sea kayaks. …
Larry’s Tips: Know IT When You See It
Know When You See It A Carolina Paddler Article By Larry Ausley •CCC Easter Meeting/Trip- April, 2007. Gatlinburg, Tennessee. We awoke Friday morning in camp in Gatlinburg to an inch of snow covering kayaks in the parking lot. Nancy and …
The Duffek Maneuver
The Duffek Maneuver A Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning The Duffek Stroke is one of the most enigmatic techniques in the history of kayaking. The stroke itself is hard to pin down. It has many names: bow draw, hanging …
More Lost Rapids
More Lost Rapids of the Triangle A Carolina Paddler Article By Zach Schiada My last writing brought up memories from those that used to run the now Lost Rapids of the Haw. It felt necessary to hear from those that …
Larry’s Tips: Forward stroke this.
Forward stroke this. Forward stroke that. Yada Yada. A Carolina Paddler Article By Larry Ausley I’ve seen so many people spend much of their paddling training effort on their forward stroke. OK, we have to move forward. Sometimes we need …
FIBArk, Foldboats and Fifty-Three
As an editor sometimes a delightful occurrence falls into the lap and a connection is made between different people, places and things. An alignment of planets occurred in the this issue of Carolina Paddler, with no planning on our part. …
TriSarahtops and the Gorilla
A Carolina Paddler story TRISARAHTOPS AND THE GORILLA Photography and text by Alton Chewning For many people -racers and fans- Sarah Ruhlen was the spirit of the Green Race. The sprite that raced from place to place, emerging one moment …
Larry’s Tips: Up the Creek….
Up the Creek… Without a Paddle a Carolina Paddler article by Larry Ausley Much of the mental game that goes along with paddling is the planning (both in advance of the trip and as in-the-moment of the water right in …