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Category Archive: Paddler Lifestyle Articles

Reports on what the Pyranha World Team has been up to

15
Jul

Navigating Fear and Gaining Confidence as a Smaller Paddler

I had always been scared to push myself outside of my comfort zone, and often quit when I felt intimidated. When I took up kayaking, I was adamant that I would not let fear hold me back, but this promise to myself became more challenging than anticipated.

10
Jun

Nascar Racing with Plastic Kayaks: Finn Blackburn’s Road to Team USA.

[Finn] borrowed the boat and duct-taped it between each run. He borrowed the skirt, the paddle, the PFD, and the helmet. He began to learn how a man-made course felt, and how the gates worked. He didn’t win. He rolled and he swam. The new kid just kept showing up. He didn’t finish last, but he was nowhere near first in his 20-year-old sinking boat. 

10
Dec

‘Slightly’ White Water Kayaking Festive Paddle 2023

The ‘Slightly’ White Water Kayaking group go for their annual ‘Slightly Festive Paddle’ on the Dee!

17
Jul

California Dreaming 2

Coming to the Royal Gorge for the first time this year I felt like I was putting together all of the things that I had learned from Demshitz over the years…

26
Jun

Meet the Ambassadors, Part Two

This series of introductions begins with one of my favorite paddling days…

26
Apr

Gavin Jostad

This is really hard to write about at the moment, but I want to share my experience with one of the most motivated, talented, and incredibly nice humans that we lost 4 days ago.

28
Mar

Meet Our Ambassadors, Part 1

Taking the time to learn more about the paddlers who make up our community of ambassadors has been such a rewarding experience. To be able to reach out to someone, asking them to share a window into their life- how they got into paddling and what it means for them to be an ambassador, opens up your eyes to the amazing community of paddlers that surrounds us.

02
Mar

Pyranha’s Ambassador Program

Here at Pyranha, we have one of the largest families of paddlers around. Allow us to introduce you!

10
Oct

Getting Injured on a Kayaking Trip

What do you do when an injury prevents you from kayaking? Laura Hofberger picked up a new hobby…

28
Jul

Get to Know Your Demons

What I love about kayaking is that on the one side I have moments of deep reflection on the river and on the other side have moments of no thoughts at all and just being in the moment. Sometimes, those two sides are very close together in time.

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