The Effort Inc office has moved to a new, more spacious estate, located within the Asheville, NC city limits. We’re only minutes from the put-in and boaters are always strolling through the yard with a kayak on shoulder. My wife keeps getting upset about people driving on the lawn so please try to use the valet parking. Stop in and see us. Our butler will show you to my quarters.

As before, Effort Inc provides sales representation for Immersion Research and Shred Ready to kayak shops in the southeastern and mid-atlantic regions of the US as well as athletic representation for Astral Buoyancy. This video offers product knowledge on some special pieces of gear from IR and Astral. We stopped at one of our favorite [...]

We did not eat duck that night.
photo by Chris Gallaway – Horizonline Pictures – http://horizonlinepictures.com

Kayak shuttle poaching is a shameful act and I feel that its participants should be tar and feathered.  Since that’s not going to happen I decided to start a facebook group called Poacher’s Hotline.  One day during a shuttle ride Ray Cotton mentioned how it would be funny if there was a poacher’s hotline to [...]

Or, is the fact that this photo is so dang creepy just a christmas gift in disguise?  Either way I am very amused.  Amused… as well I am thinking that this photo reminds me of Dan Aykroyd in Trading Places.  Anyone see that movie?… Agent Orange, Quart-o-blood technique?… anybody?  No?

I have been a lame blogger [...]

I have a problem, maybe a disease, perhaps a severe condition, and the first step is admitting it, accepting it and knowing it deep inside yourself. The problem is called kayaking and I’m all eaten up with it, like a kid who has rolled in a patch of poison ivy (I’ve done that too) [...]

I think we all know that this had to be done. Is it embarrassing? Yes. Am I completely humiliated? Not really. Was I proud to have documented such an occasion? Yes. After all, it’s just nature doing what nature does. Please send thank you cards, snacks and [...]

Face Hair Fans,
Due to some unforeseen circumstances the Mustache King will be postponed until June 1st. The new contest dates are June 1 – July 31. There is still room for competitor entries so please feel free to enter between now and then. Visit TheMustacheKing.com for more info.
Besides, Mustaches are way more [...]

April fools? You be the judge of that. On Tuesday, April 1st a handful of the boldest paddlers from around the globe will show off their freshly shaven faces in hopes of becoming the next Mustache King. Competitors start off skin to wind in hopes of having the finest stache on the [...]

Recently Heehaw Jones left a voicemail for me regarding the Green Race Movie. He didn’t seem all that psyched about it. Here’s the link to the video. CLick HERE Also, heehaw emailed me regarding the launch of Rapid Transit last week, and i quote, “WTF….I had the idea for this years ago.”
I’d also like [...]