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• Modern pioneers fight for river to join Texas Paddling Trail
• Paddling all the way to Beijing
• Sudbury couple embark on paddling adventure
• Featured Product:
EJ's Rolling & Bracing DVD
• Photo Runner-up
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Last Chance to Join 2008 Paddling Perks!
You have only 8 days left to join Paddling Perks 2008 and receive a Paddling.net t-shirt, $5 gift certificate, 10% discount in the Paddling.net store, plus many other great benefits. 95% of current members reported that the progam is worth the $25 they spent to join! Plus, join now and your membership will be good through October 31, 2009 - a 15 month membership for the price of 12 months. But make sure to join by July 31, or you'll miss the boat...
http://www.paddling.net/deals/
Guidelines - Group Rescues: The T-Rescue
The T-rescue is the most basic form of kayak rescue and will only really come into play when there is a special teacher/student relationship between the two paddlers. As Ken Whiting explains, the T-rescue involves a rescuer offering one end of his kayak to an upside-down paddler to use for support as she hip-snaps her boat upright. Read more about this valuable rescue technique and see some more photos of it in action.
http://www.paddling.net/guidelines/
CRG Industries added to Accessories Guide
CRG Industries, LLC is a high-tech materials supply company. What do they have to do with paddle sports? They make RecRepair, a simple shape memory composite repair system with adhesive backing, sold in kits with water-activated heaters for emergency use, and in stock sheets; designed for canoes and kayaks, recreational vehicle, outdoor equipment and household repairs. Read more about their unique product in the Paddling.net Accessories Guide:
http://www.paddling.net/buyersguide/accessories/
New Product Announcement
Powdered Egg Mix That Actually Tastes Like Fresh Eggs! by Cache Lake Camping Foods
Wow! Have you ever heard anyone brag about powdered eggs? After 10 years we have put our name on powdered eggs. We sampled the final mix to over 200 consumers, before we even labeled them. They passed with overwhelming success. No one gagged or spit them out. Everyone said they tasted like eggs. Not powdered eggs, but eggs. So we packaged them as Plain Eggs, Eggs with Bacon, Ham or Sausage flavored Bits, Western or Cheese Omelet, and Tex-Mex Egg Scramble. Try them, They are for real!
http://www.paddling.net/buyersguide/whatsnew/
4 Boat Sweepstakes Continues!
Enter to win a Marauder XF SOT angler from Cobra Kayaks, a Kevlar touring kayak from QCC Kayaks, a Cronje Canoe in rlite from Nova Craft Canoe, or a Dirigo 120 kayak from Old Town Canoe. The boats also come packaged with various items like Mukluks from Chota Outdoor Gear, paddles from Bending Branches, Kayak Locking Cables from Lasso Security Cables, a rack system from Yakima Racks, and sails from Wind Paddle. Congratulations to Jay Anderson from Gainesville, FL who won a $20 gift certificate just for entering this past week.
http://www.paddling.net/reg/sweepstakes.html
In The Same Boat
Water is vital to our sport, but it does more than float our boats. It captivates us. It can be tranquil or terrifying, healing or destructive. It soothes us and frightens us by turns. Whatever its mood, water is always fascinating—and mysterious. It carries us along with it, and the destination isn't always one of our own choosing. In this week's In the Same Boat, Tamia continues her exploration of the many moods of water, as she recounts her story of "The Swamp."
http://www.paddling.net/sameboat/
Trips Directory Spotlight
Pacific Orca Lodge (BC) by WeGo Kayaking
WeGo Kayaking owns and operates the only private floating lodge in the heart of the Johnstone Strait area. Our cozy lodge is strategically located to combine not only fantastic kayak based Orca viewing, but also access to Grizzly bear viewing in the famous Glendale River! The combination of Orcas, Grizzly Bears, our remote lodge, fabulous cuisine and fun guides, all on one fantastic 5-day expedition, ensures that you will have the adventure of a lifetime. Best of all we guarantee you will see whales. Book soon as spaces fill quickly on these tours.
http://www.paddling.net/trips/showCompany.html?show=435
Product Review Spotlight
Rush kayak by Old Town Canoe
Have owned my Rush for a few months and it has done all that I wanted it to do. With a spray skirt it handles up to class 3 white water so far. I have friends with playboats, they are surprised that I am going down the same chutes they are. One of my friends has even rolled this boat in a pool so it can be done. Good boat for the price. Rating: 9 of 10 by af4px
Read more reviews or get more information on the Rush.
What Do You Think?
Remember to check out the DVD combo pack sale running right now in the Paddling.net store -- reduced prices on the Nigel Foster 6 disc set, This Is The Sea 3-pack, and more -- on sale until the end of July! Paddling Perks member will also save an additional 10% on the combos and everything else in the store. As always, if you have any questions or comments, drop us a line at feedback@paddling.net.
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