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How to Turn your C1
Most people that are serious about progressing in marathon canoe racing will eventually spend some significant amount of time in a C1...
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 11, 2022
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The General Clinton Prep Plan
It still amazes me the amount of people that train for canoe races like the General Clinton Canoe Regatta 70 miler with little to no...
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 1, 2022
1,640


Marathon Canoe Racing going Virtual!
If you have read some of our latest articles or paid attention to our facebook page, you would have noticed we have mentioned the app...
Bill Mahaffy
Jan 28, 2022
688


Off Season or Erg Season?
The winter months provide a set of challenges for many of us, especially those that live in Northern climates that have to deal with the...
Bill Mahaffy
Dec 7, 2021
475


GRB Newman Designs CK2020 - Initial Review
This boat may be the best combination of price, design, weight, and craftsmanship currently on the market.
Bill Mahaffy
Oct 16, 2020
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What is next in the Industry
Although this year has not seen much in the way of racing as the 3 biggest races in the sport had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19...
Bill Mahaffy
Sep 1, 2020
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Improving During the Pandemic - Stroke Rate and DPS
Although some racing has started to come back this year, almost every major canoe race has been cancelled this year. Some smaller races...
Bill Mahaffy
Aug 10, 2020
999


Improving During the Pandemic
Since the Coronavirus Pandemic came about in the past couple of months it has really changed what this years racing will look like. At...
Bill Mahaffy
Apr 29, 2020
859

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, 2020
214

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, 2020
270


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, 2020
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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, 2020
239

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, 2020
568

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, 2020
225


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, 2020
214

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, 2020
262

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, 2020
1,270


ZRE's NEW Pink Braided shaft
Are you looking for a way to distinguish yourself from the crowd? Have you ever considered getting a paddle with a colored shaft!?!?...
Bill Mahaffy
Jan 7, 2020
454


Some Off Season Reads!
I don't know about you, but if I am not out paddling or making updates to the site, there is a good chance that I am probably doing some...
Bill Mahaffy
Dec 23, 2019
114

Off Season Rowing Workouts
It was brought to my attention that a follow up article to my Row Row Row your Erg might be in order. I was asked for specific workouts...
Bill Mahaffy
Dec 18, 2019
930


The Paddler's Christmas Wishlist
The holiday season is upon us and with Black Friday only days away I thought it would be a good time to lay out some great gift ideas for...
Bill Mahaffy
Nov 21, 2019
777

Row Row Row your Erg, Gently in the basement
The off season is one of the most under appreciated and under utilized times of the year that can be one of your biggest tools to improve...
Bill Mahaffy
Nov 6, 2019
592


Stroke Rate, DPS and GPS
The biggest differentiator in canoe racing is going to be the speed at one can paddle. If you look at all of the other variables in...
Bill Mahaffy
Oct 24, 2019
4,647

My first Adirondack 90 Miler - Review
This past weekend I successfully completed my first Adirondack Canoe Classic, the race that sprawls roughly 90 miles through the...
Bill Mahaffy
Sep 19, 2019
770


The Podcast!
So this past week we decided here at CanoeRaceWorld that someone needed to start a podcast for the canoe world. Since no one has we...
Bill Mahaffy
Aug 10, 2019
117


Ausable River Canoe Marathon Memories
One of our contributors Bill Mahaffy asked the facebook community this week to share their memories of the first Ausable River Canoe...
Bill Mahaffy
Jul 20, 2019
280

My First 90 - pre race logistics
So you want to compete in the Adirondack 90 miler. The first decision in this journey is going to be what category or division of this...
Bill Mahaffy
Jul 16, 2019
264


GRB curved blade paddle review
This is a video I did last year on my then new GRB paddle. Since then I have added 2 more to my collection and these are now my main...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 5, 2019
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