The 2012 Summer Olympics Kayak, Canoe and Rowing Competition Venues
Millions of people around the world enjoy kayaks, canoes and rowboats. Rowing and paddling are low impact sports good for young and old. As a result of the widespread participation interest in Olympic paddling and rowing is high.
Dragon racing
The country’s first Ocean Championship for Dragon Boating and Surfski Kayaking began in Mumbai on January 27 and ends today. Organised by Rae Sports, a Mumbai-based adventure sports company, at Girgaum Chowpatty, the event sees participants being trained by Oscar Chalupsky, the renowned South African sprint canoer, 11-time world ocean racing champion, surfski and kayak coach.
Whitewater thrills at the Locust Fork Invitational
The event is part of the Alabama Cup Racing Series.
CRNZ Canoe Sprint National Championships
In just two weeks kayak paddlers from around New Zealand converge on Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake) in Rotorua for the 2012 CRNZ Canoe Sprint National Championships.
18th Annual Estero River Canoe & Kayak Regatta
There is a sense of freedom being outside and on the water in Southwest Florida. The 18th Annual Estero River Canoe and Kayak Regatta on Sunday afternoon will offer paddlers an opportunity to enjoy that feeling, while benefiting a paraplegic who longs for independence. Josh Stuller, 25, lost many freedoms when a motorcycle crash about seven years ago injured his spinal cord and paralyzed him.
‘Whatever she did, she wanted to do well’
Iris Schmidt was a woman of determination, someone who never shied away from challenges.
Local athletes head to Vail for mix of winter sports
The climbing wall at the first Winter Teva Mountain Games will be the site of a mixed climbing -- ascending rock and thin ice with ice tools -- competition this weekend. Climbers Sam Elias and Emily Harrington will be among the Boulder contingent at the games.
Lake Havasu's Quiet Side
LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ-- - Lake Havasu City may be associated with powerboat racing, off-roading, and other motorized pastimes, but it also has a quiet side. To help you find it, the Lake Havasu CVB has ...
On deck
The sixth Cultus Lake Dragon Boat Festival will be held at Main Beach on Aug. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The public is invited to cheer on the racing teams, paddle in a dragon boat for a toonie and join in the flower ceremony to honour Breast Cancer survivors and those that lost the battle, and more.
