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Updated: As of 11/30/2025 #1. Hemlock Eaglet in lite-tech replaced (Spring 2025) with a new Hemlock Eaglet "Solo" with a 2 layer epoxy...

On November 6th of this year I noticed a post on Paddling.com titled “An Open invitation to paddle sparkleberry swamp sc tues,wed...

I agree. I suspect that (unfortunately) this case got lots of extra attention because one of the victims was a female gold-medalist...

Glad they had presence of mind and called it in. That guy should just lose his license.

Reminds me of this one from my neighborhood a few years ago: Road rage against roller skiiers

Of course not. Those people are selfish and... low quality in general. People are never more their authentic selves than when they’re...

Ouch! I never had a full beer can thrown at me but I've had other debris tossed at me. I've had idiots driving diesel pickup trucks slow...

I wouldn't lose any sleep over something like that. "Old ways are the best ways" and disrespecting someone's wife or kids falls into...

That's why I gave up riding on roads with my bicycle, drivers have become so distracted and even outright negligent, that I don't trust...

Several have messaged me, from this and other forums, about better photos of the freestyle blade that was show in the group of four...

Lovely!

Below are some photos of the completed paddle that y'all have been following the build of. Tomorrow it will get crated and shipped.

I designed it, for conditions, such as you encounter. The idea came about during a Pine Barrens (NJ) trip, some years ago. Several folks...

I like that shallow water special. Much as I love my ottertail, there are numerous places I can’t use it here in the Big Bend (FL).

Glen, These are four paddles that are in various stages of completion. From left to right is a Freestyle Blade which is complete and...