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Race around Oz attracts field of one Since the beginning of January, Freya Hoff- meister has knocked off a fair chunk of her 15,000-kilometre Australia circumnavigation, well on her way to being the second person to complete the journey. Freya has named her expedition the “Race Around Australia” and is shooting to beat Paul Caffyn’s 1981–82 time of 360 days.—
qajaqunderground.com/australia-2008/
Aqua-Bound Midwest-bound U.S. paddle maker Bending Branches has purchased Aqua-Bound Technology (makers of Aqua-Bound paddles). All Aqua-Bound functions will move from the company’s for- mer home in British Columbia to Bending Branches’ base in Osceola, Wisconsin. Former co-owner and GM Joe Matuska will continue working with the brand, primarily on product development.—Alex Matthews
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relief zipper and socks Made of TROPOS T3, Kokatat’s new 3-layer waterproof/breathable fabric, the T3 Meridian also incorporates an overskirt to layer with your spray skirt and keep water out of your boat. Two of our most popular options (relief zipper and T3 socks) complete the suit. Women’s model also available. Made in USA.
Florida invents new word When Florida tourism officials reported that kayaker Matt Keene became the first paddler to officially complete their state’s so-called Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail (CT) on January 5, we had to break it to them that “circumnavigational” is not in the diction- ary. We gotta nip this one in the bud, people. It’s “circumnavigatory.”—
sunshineexpedition.com
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The name’s Hamish Longbottom, need I say more? Te Big Wild Challenge awarded the title of “Adventure Challenge of the Year” to Hamish Longbottom, an Australian who traversed a swath of Nova Scotia by various means in- cluding kayaking. Te Big Wild rewards ad- venturers who take self-propelled trips sup- porting the protection of one-half of Canada’s wilderness. “With a name like Hamish Long- bottom…he showed up on our Big Wild ‘spirit’ radar right away,” said organizers.—
thebigwild.org
h Seeker An ultra light, flexible
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Summer expedition roundup While Hayley Shephard postponed her planned February 2009 circumnavigation of South Georgia Island after losing a major sponsor (
hayleyshephard.blogspot.com), Ri- aan Manser closes in on the unclaimed prize of circumnavigating the world’s fourth-largest island, Madagascar (
africa365.co.za). A trio of Argentinians launched the first attempt to paddle the length of their country from the Amazon to Patagonia (argentinakayaking.
blogspot.com). In the northern hemisphere, Apryle Craig and Phil Magistro will embark on a four-month-long paddle from Washington to Alaska exploring a theme of salmon farming (
elevatedattitude.com) and Ryan Bonneau will paddle around Alaska’s Prince William Sound to mark the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill (
ryanbonneauphoto.com).
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