With enough dedication, anyone can row a boat…and apparently, anything can be a boat – even 500-pound gourds! Every October, thousands of onlookers gather around the lake at Elk Grove Park to watch a scene straight out of a storybook: full-grown adults carve supersized squash into boats, drop them into the water, and line up [&hellip

Once renowned for its famous world-class freestyle wave, the Mis River in Italy now hosts an annual gathering every first week of September. On September 6th-7th, the Jurassic Kayak Festival celebrated its seventh edition, reuniting hundreds of paddlers from Italy and beyond on the Mis, Cordevole, and Piave Rivers in northeastern Italy. Springing from the [&hellip

Melker of Sweden announced a strategic partnership with Flow Kayaks, a leading paddlesports retailer and distributor located in Nottingham, Great Britain. The collaboration marks a pivotal moment in Melker’s international expansion and solidifies its commitment to the European market. The partnership will bring Melker’s premium product lineup to both the UK and Ireland markets, leveraging Flow Kayaks [&hellip

What a week it was. The Paddle Sports Show 2025 brought together brands, retailers, athletes, and paddlers from across the globe for three days in Strasbourg. From new product launches and industry conferences to film screenings and informal gatherings, the show once again proved that this community is as strong, creative, and forward-looking as ever. [&hellip

From the Moselle Valley to the North Sea, the Clean River Project has become one of Germany’s leading environmental education initiatives. Founded in 2012 by Stephan Horch, the project combines art, activism, and education to raise awareness about plastic pollution in waterways. What began as a personal photo project has grown into a national movement, [&hellip