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March/April 2000

Volume 20 • Issue No. 2

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor
Some people just like it big, plain and simple.
Features
Paddling with Pain
An inside look at 1999's $100,000 World Sea Kayak Championship - and the largest marathon purse ever
For South Africa's Chalupsky brothers, it was personal. For everyone else racing 33 miles across Canada's St. Lawrence River, it was a chance to lay claim to $100,000 - the largest cash purse in the sport's history.
Retracing Mackenzie
Slipping back 200 years in 2,000 miles
For 2,000 miles and 200 days, Norm Miller, fed up with the complexities of city life, followed the shadow of Alexander Mackenzie all the way to the Arctic Ocean.
River Runner Supplement
Some Like It Big
Some people's desire to paddle peaks only when the river does. A look at the rare breed of big-water boater - and some of their flooding feats.
The Skinny on Big Boats
A reminder from sweepers on the Snake that bigger is better
They're big, they're bad, they're beautiful: An ode to the monstrosities of the paddling world.
A Reminder
inuendos
A hair-raising account of paddling the North Fork at full flood
Waiting List Woes
New policy affects ability to pick up cancellations on the Grand
River-Trip Planning
Guide School 101
Earning your way in paradise as the river's ultimate wage slave.
Dinosaur Size Fees
Proposed for Green and Yampa
Blackadar's Missing Manuscript
A Few Words on Cold, Early-Season Boating
Site Zed Chalkboard M.I.A.
Historical River Running Document Can't Be Found
Eddylines
Eddylines
Hotline
Hotline Blurbs
New contenders cement concrete canoe championships; kayakers get stranded on Arkansas tributary; a canoecycle surfaces Down Under; Net Nannie blocks access to Paddler Web site; and more!
National Canoe Safety Patrol Going Strong
Outdoorplay/AW Announce Cash Rodeo Series
NOWR Adopts New Classification System
Kayakers Rescued After First Descent Attempt
Cardboard or Concrete
Creativity Rules in Canoe Building
Ah,the classic art of boat construction: wood, fiberglass, plastic, cardboard, concrete. Wait a minute. Run those last two by me again?
Ohiopyle Falls Race Raises Money, Lowers Ban
Letter from the ACA
Connecting with Paddlers on www.acanet.org
ACA Director of Conservation and Public Policy
Paddle Tales
A Shuttle to Remember - or Forget
Wrong Way Tours
First Descents
Sea Kayaking Venezuela's Rio Caroni
ECO
Gunnison River Receives New Protections
Lake Michigan Gets a Water Trail
Eco News Wire
Utility Agrees to Remove Dam on White Salmon
Destinations
Caving In
Sea Kayaking the 'Holes' of Santa Cruz Island
The Potomac, A Capital River
Gear
We-no-nah's Rogue
The Lowdown on Breakdowns
What's New in Inflatables
Skills
Paddle like a Pro
13 Tips to help learn the essential concepts of paddling an open canoe
Get a Grip-
But Not Just Any Grip
Habits for Boat Control
the EJ series
Tips from the field
Different Strokes
Playboating Rules Supreme
Rodeo, Schmodeo- Exploration is Where It's At
Flipside
From the Flip Side

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