There hasn’t been much hoopla about the 2013 Professor Paddle Ball this year, but it is happening – on June 8 and 9, NOT at the usual spot. The lack of hoopla is totally understandable seeing as it’s organized completely by volunteers who spend a lot of their own time getting sponsors and assembling what […]
Continue readingAll hands on board for the annual Professor Paddle Ball on the banks of the Wenatchee River near Leavenworth, WA, this coming weekend June 9 and 10! This is a two-day kayaking gathering/party with a playboat competition and downriver races. It’s also happening on the same weekend as the Wenatchee River Festival that happens on […]
Continue readingThe 2011 Professor Paddle Ball took place over Memorial Day weekend outside of Leavenworth, Washington, one of my favorite places. The Ball is a once-a-year gathering of the Northwest kayaking community organized by ProfessorPaddle.com founder James Amandus and a crew of volunteers, including Adam Ales, maker of the awesome Big Air Ramp over the past few years. […]
Continue readingI was fortunate enough to have the weekend off over Memorial Day weekend and headed out to the Professor Paddle Ball in Leavenworth, WA. Thanks to James Amandus, Adam Ales, and others for organizing this yearly event that allows a hundred or so of us kayakers, family, and friends to get together for a couple […]
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