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Category: Carolina Paddler

Milo Duffek Leaves Us

By Alton Chewning Posted on March 1, 2023 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

Milo Duffek died on February 25th, at the age of 94.  Milo was a legendary figure in the international paddling community.  An innovator in technique, a superlative racer who didn’t need to win, a life-long teacher and athlete, Milo is …

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Canoeing Labrador’s Notakwanon River

By Alton Chewning Posted on February 25, 2023 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

  •Carolina Paddler brings you Paul Ferguson’s telling of a trip he and three companions made on one of Canada’s premier wilderness whitewater rivers.  Their expedition involved over three weeks of travel and nearly continuous whitewater while on the river.  …

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Looking for Adventure?

By Alton Chewning Posted on February 21, 2023 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

Carolina Paddler brings you Paul Ferguson’s invitation for Adventure from May 5, 1995. Note from the Editor:  This is a reprint of an invitation offered by Paul Ferguson and sent out to prospective companions for a trip on the Notakwanon …

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What is the ACA?

By Alton Chewning Posted on February 16, 2023 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

What is the American Canoe Association and what does it do for me, the Paddler? a Carolina Paddler Article by William Holman -Let us start with the first question and the beginning of the ACA.  Do you remember what you …

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The Common Adventurer: Explained

By Alton Chewning Posted on February 15, 2023 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

  The Carolina Canoe Club (CCC) provides public forums to post trips or see who is interested in paddling on short notice. From sea kayaking and lake/river touring trips to Class I/II trips to class V creek runs to multi-day …

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Water Words: “Living the Best Day Ever”

By Alton Chewning Posted on February 14, 2023 Posted in Book Reports, Carolina Paddler

a Carolina Paddler Book Report “Living the Best Day Ever” by Hendri Coetzee Published by Hendri Coetzee Trust  2013,   327 pages Report by Zach Schiada -I recently read “Living the Best Day Ever” by Hendri Coetzee. I came across this …

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Accident on the Haw River: A Near Death Experience

By Alton Chewning Posted on February 8, 2023 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

Carolina Paddler brings you Paul’s story, originally printed in the News and Observer in 2004. by Paul Ferguson I paddle my canoe into the bank just above the dam.  I have trouble getting the bow beached.  I make a couple …

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Larry’s Tips: “The Not-So-Benign Prerogative”

By Alton Chewning Posted on February 7, 2023 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

“The Not-So-Benign Prerogative” A Carolina Paddler Article By Larry Ausley Considering everything that can go wrong in “extreme sports” in general, and whitewater paddling in particular, I’m sometimes surprised by the relatively low rate of serious accidents and even deaths. …

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Carolina Paddler January 2023 Table of Contents

By Alton Chewning Posted on February 6, 2023 Posted in Carolina Paddler, Tables of Content

In the January issue of Carolina Paddler: Larry’s Tips: “Know IT When You See It” -Larry Ausley discusses the bizarre phenomenon of “paradoxical undressing” during advanced stages of hypothermia. “Surf Kayaks, Waveskis and Surfskis” by Paul Scrutton -Paul outlines the …

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Dreaming of Paddling, Stuck in PT

By Alton Chewning Posted on February 1, 2023 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

A Carolina Paddler Article By Angela Wiseman -It was a beautiful sunny day and I couldn’t wait to get on the river. I shuttled with a group of people and pulled my orange kayak out of the back of a …

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