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Ra-Ra Sisterhood Ann Oishi and Leona Wilkins have secured fund- ing to create The Girls Only Sports Program in the north central region of British Columbia. Through the combined support of Fluid Kayaks and the B.C. non-profit society Promotion Plus, the program will allow mothers and daughters to try six new sports under the guidance of profes- sional female instructors. Kim Ward-Robberts, Canadian distributor for Fluid Kayaks, will act as the program’s kayak instructor.
American Outlaw drowns Author of two New York State whitewater guide- books, Dennis Alan Squires, 48, drowned while on a two-month paddling trip in New Zealand. His body was found four days after he had disappeared with rescue efforts hampered by heavy rain and high water levels. Known in the Northeast as the Whitewater Outlaw, Squires had been kayaking through New Zealand since mid- November of 2006 and while on the class IV-V Waikaia River, about 70 kilometres north of the Town of Gore, police believe he became trapped with his kayak under a rapid.
Johnson Outdoors locks in Lendal Johnson Outdoors has announced that they have acquired U.K. paddle manufacturer Lendal Paddles of Scotland from founders, owners and Olympic champions Alistair and Marianne Wil- son. Lendal, founded in 1964, will be integrated within the Johnson Outdoors paddlesport opera- tions, which already include Old Town, Ocean Kayak, Necky, Carlisle and Extrasport. Alistair Wilson, inventor of Lendal’s patented Paddlok System, is still chained to his business and will continue with Johnson on future designs and promotions.
Huck Tao, what’s next? Get your very own mini-me Tao Berman and never paddle without a probe again. Huck Doll (
www.huckdoll.com) has just released a fully poseable Berman doll, complete with Red Bull helmet and Dagger kayak. It is one in a series of extreme professional athlete dolls you can use to work out the next great move and teach your children the importance of corporate branding. —NE
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