by Mary Frances Hansford Girls at Play was thrilled to take part in Boaterchick Festival for the fourth year in a row this year. It was this past weekend (May 20-22) at Nelson’s Hideaway Campground just down from the Nantahala River in Western North Carolina. This year there were about 80 women — all ages,
Take Me To The River by Marijo Bosiljevac and Cara Stirts of The Omaha Nebraska Kayak Polo Club, taken from their blog “Real Chick Hiking” I am so proud of the Real Chicks who went on the whitewater kayaking trip to Asheville, NC! I get excited anytime I can get a woman to set foot
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Girls at Play is excited to announce that Eddie Bauer First Ascent will be sponsoring the Girls at Play Summer Tour 2011. First Ascent is Eddie Bauer’s new line of expedition gear designed and tested by world-class mountaineers and athletes. First Ascent is generously supplying hi-performance gear to the exceptional Girls at Play kayak instructors
Anna will be traveling to Knoxville and Chattanooga, TN to give talks for the CHOTA and TVCCP canoe clubs on Stretching for Paddling Longevity. In this fun and informative talk, Anna teaches you how to stretch and strengthen your body for optimum paddling longevity. Anna has been paddling, competing in and instructing whitewater kayaking for
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Anna will be traveling to Knoxville and Chattanooga, TN to give talks for the CHOTA and TVCCP canoe clubs on Stretching for Paddling Longevity. In this fun and informative talk, Anna teaches you how to stretch and strengthen your body for optimum paddling longevity. Anna has been paddling, competing in and instructing whitewater kayaking for
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By Emily Shanblatt Everyone has challenges at the beginning. Any aspiring paddler, male or female, has to find the right people, get the gear, get over the initial intimidation of trying something new, and learn the basics. These universal challenges don’t separate men from women in the boating world. It’s after the first few steps
Join a Girls at Play Summer Tour Event and you’ll be entered to win a Kokatat Knappster shortie, Smith sunglasses and an Eddy Bauer/First Ascent jacket! This year Kokatat, Smith Optics and First Ascent have generously donated product for Girls at Play to give away to a lucky Girls at Play Summer Tour participant! Not
We are proud to announce the official sponsors of the Girls at Play Summer Tour 2011! We are grateful for their generous support. We are super psyched about continuing our longtime partnerships with Dagger Kayaks, Kokatat, AT Paddles, Shred Ready, and Smith Optics. We are also very excited about our new relationships with Eddie Bauer
In 2003 Cindy was walking the Appalachian Trail and in the midst of it she decided that her next adventure undertaking would not be via feet but rather floating on a river in some form or fashion. She was able to take a NOLS course in 2005 where she canoed down a river in the
When Self Magazine did a survey at Self.com asking readers what new sport they wanted to learn about and try, the number one answer was kayaking! So, of course they contact Anna for advice on getting into the sport. It is on news stands now with plenty of tips, so pick up one if you
