I first got involved in the Boater Chick Festival several years ago, when Shannon Christy invited me to help her lead a group down the Cheoah River. Many of my friends had been leading Cheoah trips for the festival for years, and they encouraged me to attend as well. Ann Connolly had been putting on […]
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Confidence Series – Part II – Playboating the Dirty Bird
It is approaching that time where we will kick off our 2nd event in the Confidence Series. This time, instead of working on those creeking skills, we will help work on your playboating skills. No matter your level, beginner to advanced, there will be something for you. This will be a clinic to emphasis downriver […]
Confidence Series
Paddle in Pink is proud to announce an all new women only kayaking series: Confidence Series. This series is to motivate and encourage women to push their limits of kayaking, to learn, to laugh and be surrounded by an all women’s support network. The first event is going to take place on Saturday, May 16th […]
Old River, New Tricks
The high country seems to be a difficult place to get women kayaking. Maybe it’s the cold weather, or the transient student population, but either way, boating with other women doesn’t happen as much around here. In an effort to do some better networking, I set up a Facebook page for women in the high […]
Slowing Things Down
I just submitted this blog post to Jackson Kayak, so this is a repost but it is something I believe to be important and often as aspect overlooked in kayaking. How often do you truly stop to just slow down? So much of our daily lives are filled with chores, errands, school, demanding jobs, phone […]
Learning To Walk
We all have to learn to walk at some point in our lives and I don’t mean when we are babies. What I am referring to is a point and time in everyone’s kayak career where they learn how to accept what their mind is telling them and to walk with grace. Just the other […]
