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Burton's to Stephan
The great debate amongst Michigan paddlers inevitably ends up being this...Which timing point is the most critical in the AuSable River...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 24, 20206 min read


Coronavirus and Paddling
We are in very turbulent times with the spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic and I am sure that most of you like myself are wondering how this...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 16, 20203 min read


Team CanoeRaceWorld
CanoeRaceWorld started out of an idea to create something that has never been done before in our sport. I wanted to create a single...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 12, 20207 min read


HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANOERACEWORLD!!!
I cannot believe it has already been a full year since I decided to make the leap with the site and try to do something that has never...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 11, 20203 min read


NY Spring Training Camp UPDATE!!!
We are only 11 days away from the Upstate NY Training camp and it is shaping up to be the biggest event to date. We are here to give you...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 10, 20203 min read


Town to Burton's
Every race has to start somewhere. The AuSable River Canoe Marathon starts on Peninsular Avenue in downtown Grayling. It’s a Le Mans...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 1, 20206 min read


Why do athletes suffer from cramp?
Cramping seems to be a pretty common occurrence in the marathon paddling scene, and even inflicts its pain on the best paddlers out there....
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 28, 202015 min read


If the Ice is gone, Paddle ON!!!
I don't know about you, but for me when the calendar gets into March it means its the start of paddling season. The reason for this is...
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 26, 20205 min read


Phoebe Jones - Canoeing Essay
In the Youth Essay contest there was a tie for 3rd place. We decided that we needed to share the other 3rd place winner's essay since...
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 19, 20204 min read


Train for the finish...
I originally wrote this in 2016 while sitting in Texas hotel room missing the river. Multiple Texans had offered to paddle with me while...
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 15, 20203 min read


Zac Childs - Paddling
Our final installment is from the overall winner of the contest, Zac Childs. He ended up winning a brand new ZRE paddle because of the...
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 12, 20203 min read


Katie Mahaffy - What Paddling Means to Me
For our second installment of the youth paddling essays series we have a gem from Katie Mahaffy. If that names seems familiar that is...
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 5, 20204 min read


NY Spring Training Camps and Weekends
Spring is fast approaching and that means it will soon be time to hoist that beautiful carbon fiber hull atop your vehicle, strap it up,...
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 5, 20203 min read


Off season on season!
Is there really such a thing as off season? Debatable. Wintertime can be filled with lots of fun activities, including running, lifting,...
Ben Schlimmer
Jan 31, 20203 min read


#girldads in #canoeraceworld
Okay, it’s going to get sappy. Lately I have seen an up rise in the canoeing community of #girldads A big thanks to Ally Doederlein for...
MirandaFae
Jan 31, 20205 min read


General Clinton News - C4 Unlimited Pro
We have some exciting news to share with you from the first leg of the Triple Crown. The General Clinton Canoe Regatta 70 miler has just...
Bill Mahaffy
Jan 30, 20202 min read


Ally Doederlein's - My Passion for Canoe Racing
Boardman Boatworks hosted an essay contest at the end of 2019 to get the youth of our sport to put on to paper why they love our sport. ...
Bill Mahaffy
Jan 29, 20203 min read


Andy Hall's First Ausable River Canoe Marathon
The below is from Canoeraceworlds' friend Andy Hall I guess it was Transworld Sport in 1994 that first showed me the AuSable River Canoe...
Bill Mahaffy
Jan 27, 202016 min read


Winter in coming. Well. I guess it's already here.
It's finally here in Northern Michigan. After ultra cold weather came to the river valley early on ...winter has teased us, dashing in...
Bill Mahaffy
Jan 26, 20202 min read


Changes to Stock Class Specifications
If you have been following the podcast, you already know that there was going to be changes to the stock class specifications for the...
Bill Mahaffy
Jan 12, 20202 min read
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