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In every paddle, a story

Posted by havekayakswilltravel on Nov 30, 2014 in Blog | 2 comments

In every paddle, a story

Over the years, we’ve developed a new barometer for measuring the quality of movies: how long we think about them after we’ve left the theater. The more they resonate, the better.…

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Paddling on Halloween would have been no treat

Posted by havekayakswilltravel on Nov 2, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

The storm that struck Chicago on Halloween played quite a trick on this already freaky holiday. Waves on Lake Michigan reached 20 feet at buoy 45007 off Milwaukee–which means they were probably two feet higher off Chicago–and winds at the Harrison crib in Chicago topped 60 knots (that’s almost 70 miles per hour).…

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Photo Friday: Farewell to Fall

Posted by havekayakswilltravel on Oct 31, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

Photo Friday: Farewell to Fall

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It’s all about having fun in boats

Posted by havekayakswilltravel on Oct 28, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

It’s all about having fun in boats

After a long season of coaching and training, we spent the past two weekends just paddling. All sorts of boats; all kinds of water.

Greg and Sharon take the Prospector down the Marge Kline Whitewater Course.…

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Photo Friday: Fall colors

Posted by havekayakswilltravel on Oct 24, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

Photo Friday: Fall colors

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Paddlesports North America is official!

Posted by havekayakswilltravel on Sep 23, 2014 in Blog | 2 comments

Paddlesports North America is official!

Good news for North American paddlers and coaches: Paddlesports North America (PNA) is now the official Delivery Center for British Canoeing (formerly known as BCU) programming in North America and will be responsible for administering British Canoeing programs in Canada, Mexico and the United States.…

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Photo Friday: Scrambling into the weekend

Posted by havekayakswilltravel on Sep 5, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

Photo Friday: Scrambling into the weekend

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The pleasures of paddling a variety of boats

Posted by havekayakswilltravel on Sep 1, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

The pleasures of paddling a variety of boats

Paddling a variety of craft makes us better paddlers, but we doubt we’d do as much of it if it wasn’t also fun. On Saturday, we took our new Wenonah Argosy solo canoes (purchased from The Power of Water) to play in some current below the Batavia dam with our friend Greg Anderson.…

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Photo Friday: Home Waters

Posted by havekayakswilltravel on Aug 28, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

Photo Friday: Home Waters

Enjoying a warm later summer evening at home.…

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Photo Friday: Fire on the Rocks

Posted by havekayakswilltravel on Aug 22, 2014 in camping, kayaking, photo Friday | 0 comments

Photo Friday: Fire on the Rocks

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