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Part 2 I try to get an early start because I am always late and forgetting things so the earlier I get going the less chance there is for distractions. Well, this morning we are to meet in Ocoee, TN at 10 am. Less than 2 hours away and I still can’t seem to get […]

(Shawn Alexander running Zoom Flume on Tallulah Gorge, photo credit: Chris Gorman)  Vince Zappia, the master woodworker behind ZapPaddles, lives in Suwanee Georgia where he started building paddles six years ago. DBP caught up with him after a run on the Chattahoochee River (“I’m definitely not a WFO boater”) to learn more about him and […]

Bobby Miller launching a SIK boof off the bottom falls at Pocket Full of Shells. (Photo: Kyle Mandler) Nestled in a steep ravine deep in the Cheat River Canyon, lies a tiny creek that cascades down from the canyon rim to river level in the most intense fashion imaginable. With its 600 feet of drop […]

April 25, 2015 • Hiwassee River •  Reliance, TN April 26, 2015 • Lower Conasauga River • Northern GA So over the past nine months of getting my “boater chick” on it’s been fairly entertaining to sit back as a newbie and listen to all of the “knowledge” veteran boaters could dole out…especially from the […]

May 15-17, 2015 is the weekend that everyone near and far are looking forward to this year.  The Stonycreek Rendezvous is just around the corner and is bigger and better than ever.  I have rounded up some new vendors, new bands and some great gear to auction off!  If you have never attended the Stonycreek […]

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 […]