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There is a new movement taking over the kayaking scene – carbon boats. At the tip of the arrow are two friends whose passion, vision, and art are finally paying off. That arrow is coming straight out of Canada, and this will be the year on the Ottawa to prove it.  Wanna fly high and […]

We are stoked for May here at DBP MAGAZINE ONLINE! Spring is full on, and so is the boating scene. We are running a booth at Cheat Fest the first weekend of the month, followed by one a few weeks later at The Stonycreek Rendezvous, and later in the month up on the Clackamas. Festival […]

        photo credit Michael Sero  Ohiopyle is the quintessential whitewater town. Nestled in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania along the banks of the Youghiogheny River at the site of it’s biggest waterfall, there’s a small town charm here, a sense of history. Back in the hairboating heyday of our community, this tiny […]

So you finally feel like you have the skills necessary to get down the river safely.  Your friends aren’t constantly watching you to make sure you’re still in your boat at the bottom of drops and it takes you a moment or two to remember your last swim.  How do you now transition from being […]

Seriously Dude! {EDITOR’S NOTE: I’ve loved paddling for many years. I’ve been blessed to work as a River Manager at a raft outfitter in Northern Wisconsin that specializes in inflatable kayak trips, which has afforded me an easy way to introduce the people I love to my sport in a safe and fun way. I’ve […]

PART ONE I started out my week as usual, having work that has to get done prior to any paddling. As Thursday rolled around I knew I would make my deadline and the trips I was planning for on Friday and Saturday. Nothing crazy was planned, actually just the opposite. I have a few friends […]

I’m underwater… Don’t breathe…..I’m Okay……. I am alive…. I was in awe when my eyes met the sun again. I took a deep and much appreciated breathe. For you see I’d just had my first swim. Not even in the great state of Idaho for 12 hrs and I’d felt the effects of failure in […]

I have a story… Me and a bunch of raft guides got a gig as talent on a movie shoot. (In Hollywood terms, that’s a notch above extra.) The only talent we had was guiding rafts. We were gonna be Portuguese sailors.  We were directed to land three longboats on shore, with our actor passengers, […]

Our homie Mike Nosbaum is embarking on an epic mission to raise awareness in his canoe for Lymes Disease which has stricken his wife. We caught up with him last Friday to interview him before he put on. He is well under way now! “I would like to invite you all to participate in this […]

If you didn’t go to Muddy Rivers Fest (MuRF) than you missed one of the best events I have been to and may ever go to. In only its second year, MuRF has huge potential. With the feel of a big family party, and an open camping area that provides spaces close to the action, […]