oodles of canoes & kayaks

photograph by Nancy Battaglia for National Geographic.

the picture set the Guinness World Record for Largest raft of canoes & kayaks.  it was an event set up called “One Square Mile of Hope” to help raise money and awareness for breast cancer.  the official count was 1,902 canoes and kayaks.

walk on water [kayaking video]

this is amazing – the story of a man, Greg Mallory, who lost the use of his legs due to a skiing accident, and he found extreme whitewater kayaking as a sport that he could get involved in, and not be hampered (too much) by the loss of use from his legs.  it’s great to see how other kayakers help Greg get to some of the difficult put-ins to start their kayak runs.

as usual, load it up in HD and watch full screen.

Greg is now on a 1-year kayaking trip in Patagonia – read more about it at http://www.southerntiptrip.com/

HT: Canoe & Kayak

of souls + water: the shapeshifter [video]

another awesome extreme kayaking video.

load it up in HD and watch full screen – it’s wild.

HT: @CanoeKayakMag

australian wooden boat festival 2013

a fantastic video showing off some of the wooden boats that were on the water and on display for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2013.

Australian Wooden Boat Festival is a biennial event held in Hobart Tasmania celebrating wooden boats of all sizes including wooden canoes, kayaks and dinghies as well as yachts and tall ships.

let this video load up in HD and watch full screen – it’s a beautiful video and some gorgeous wooden boats.

HT: @PredictWind

Adam’s Rib: Gull Lake Boat Works [video]

this is an amazing look at the process used by Marc of Gull Lake Boat Works as he creates his custom wood and canvas canoes all by hand.

plus, he has a sweet set of tattoos on his forearm of the 4 symbols from Led Zeppelin’s 4th studio album (3:18 into the video).

HT: @SailvationMedia

On the Shores of the Great Lakes

this is a pretty sweet video showing off Michigan’s great natural resource – the Great Lakes – and the miles of coastline and beaches we have in our state.  it also highlights the Sleeping Bear Dunes, a 450-foot high sand dune in the northwest corner of Michigan’s lower peninsula.

HT: The Freshwater Fly