Pyranha Machno (photo by Nikki Malatin) In the interest of full disclosure, I am a proud member of Team Pyranha and tend to favor their offerings. On the other hand, I am guilty of loving the Pyranha 9R a little too much and this love has made it hard to consider another boat. When it […]
Author: Nikki Malatin
The Cheoah Double XX Paddle
The highlight of my spring used to be the annual all-girl paddle on the Cheoah River that was part of North Carolina’s now defunct BoaterChick Festival. I met most of my current female paddling network at the Cheoah paddle and so it was an event that I could not let go when the BoaterChick Festival had run […]
Private Investigation: The Flying Squirrel vs. The 9R
Amy and I are considering purchasing a new kayaks and were curious about two new boats: the Liquid Logic Flying Squirrel and the Pyranha 9R. Both boats are sub-nine foot boats designed to go fast. I was especially intrigued by the looks of the 9R, and Amy was excited by the buzz about the Flying Squirrel. […]
Green River Take Over
On Sunday, October 19th, Laura Farrell organized a Women in Charge – Green River Take Over event. Usually, I am all for all-girl paddling events, but I almost did not go to this one. I feared that organizing a massive group to paddle the Green River on a Sunday two weeks before the Green Race was not the […]
Product Review: Astral Brewers
I truly loved my 5-10 Savant boating shoes. The soles had such wonderful grip that you could leap from rock to rock with no fear. They were comfortable, you could run a several miles in them, and they stayed on. Unfortunately, they are no longer available. Today, I gave a potential replacement for the Savants, […]
Maps
I recently road-tripped with some friends to western Maryland for a wonderful weekend of boating. I did not drive and so all of my maps were left in my car. I was not worried because everyone had been to the area in the past and most of our group had smart phones. The smart phones were a […]
