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Paddlesports Retailer co-founders Sutton Bacon (left) and Darren Bush (right) stand with Scott MacGregor, publisher of Rapid Media, the official Paddlesports Retailer media sponsor.

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Paddlesports Retailer Update

Details: Created: April 04, 2018

Paddlesports Retailer, the new industry trade show designed “for paddlers, by paddlers” is just five months away. This year the trade show moves from its…

Paddling Magazine's Product and Industry Awards will be awarded at Paddlesports Retailer in Oklahoma City in September.

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Paddlesports Retailer Announces New Paddling Magazine Product and Industry Awards

Details: Created: April 04, 2018

Paddlesports Retailer has again partnered with Rapid Media as the official media partner of the 2018 show in Oklahoma City. New for 2018 will be…

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Werner Paddles Announces Sales Team Changes

Details: Created: March 29, 2018

The following is a press release from Werner Paddles. Werner Paddles is pleased to announce organizational changes within their sales team. Sasha Stone has joined…

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Canyon Coolers' New Spray Promises To De-funkify

Details: Created: March 07, 2018

The following is a press release from Canyon Coolers. Nothing tells the story of an epic adventure like a well-used cooler. And let’s be honest,…

New raft from Alpacka Raft new available.

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Alpacka Raft Launches the Caribou

Details: Created: March 05, 2018

The following is a press release from Alpacka Raft. Alpacka Raft, the industry leader in research and development of modern packrafting, today announced the launch…

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5 Most Popular Rapid Stories Of 2017

Details: Created: December 18, 2017

Did you miss out on the most popular Rapid stories of 2017? If you were too busy killing it on the whitewater this year, check…

Movember Whitewater Classic Race

Details: Created: November 09, 2017

The 6th Annual Movember Whitewater Classic race is scheduled for Nov. 18, 2017. The race begins at the OWL rafting put-in on the Ottawa River…

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22nd Annual Green Race Results

Details: Created: November 05, 2017

“The Green River Gorge is a savage and hostile place, we strongly recommend you not participate in this event in any manner.” Despite such dire…

Rapid Media Named Official Media Partner for 2018 Paddlesports Retailer Show

Details: Created: September 27, 2017

The inaugural Paddlesports Retailer Show has just wrapped up in Madison, Wisconsin and already plans for 2018 are underway. Rapid Media has again been named…

Paddling Magazine: An Open Letter From Our Founder and Publisher, Scott MacGregor

Details: Created: September 14, 2017

Dear Rapid fans, Twenty years ago in my very first Off the Tongue editorial, I wrote, “I’m not about to sit here in my duct-taped…

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Paddlesports Retailer Announces Location Change

Details: Created: September 01, 2017

Paddlesports Retailer has show in its first year that it truly is the official trade show for paddlers, by paddlers. In the inaugural year, the…

Rapid Issue Preview: Early Summer 2017

Details: Created: June 01, 2017

NOW ON NEWSSSTANDS The Early Summer issue of Rapid hits newsstands today, with images and stories guaranteed to get you stoked for the upcoming paddling season. …

Dagger 2017 Sponsorships

Details: Created: May 24, 2017

Dagger has announced that will continue its sponsorship of numerous whitewater competitions, multi-sport events and women’s and cause-specific initiatives in 2017. Evan Lyendecker, marketing dire...