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...change. For the first time ever in its long and storied history, the 2009 Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships was moved from its usual east coast location to Sacramento, Calif., where the nation’s top crews duked it out from Thursday through Saturday. The 2000-meter Lake Natoma course played host to five men’s heavyweight events (a reduction from previous years) as well as a men’s and women’s lightweight competition. Also making its first appearance in this year’s iteration of the regatta was a new selection standard...
Adirondacks Retreat. The 94-room Whiteface Lodge Resort & Spa in Lake Placid, N.Y., has full-on sports facilities, offering everything from platform tennis and bowling to canoeing and golf. The resort's golf package gets you and your partner 18 holes, starting at $388 per night, including breakfast. If lounging is more your thing, there's a Spa Escape package with two maple butter massages starting at $472 per night, including breakfast. The hotel's Kamp Kanu will even entertain the kids for you - it's free for kids ages 3 to 10. 7 Whiteface Inn Lane, Lake Placid...
...Captain. Lake Powell, a 186-mile-long reservoir in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, spans the border of Utah and Arizona and offers fishing, beaches and dramatic views of the red rocks. The major activity here, of course, is boating. The Great Lake Powell Water Adventure gets you two nights' lodging for two (either at a hotel or an RV/campground), breakfast and full-day use of a 19-foot power boat to explore canyons and alcoves. Rates start at $515 for two nights, through October 31. If you'd prefer to leave the skippering to someone else, try the Rainbow...
...while SUP enthusiasts have became a daily dot on the horizon of many a coastal California city, it's the market for lakes and rivers that has everyone really excited, says Oahu native and former carpenter Blane Chambers, 45, whose company Paddle Surf Hawaii was one of the world's first major makers and distributors of paddleboards. "The flat-water market is just growing everyday," says Chambers in his Hawaiian drawl, explaining that his sales rep in Minnesota is "so excited" after doing the rounds at kayak shops in that lake-filled state. "It's crazy how fast this thing...
...cities with the highest proportion of likely spenders include San Francisco, Washington, Seattle, San Diego, Denver, Austin, Salt Lake City, Cincinnati, Norfolk and Jacksonville. The spots with the lowest proportion include Pittsburgh, Nashville, Tampa, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Little Rock, Knoxville, Tulsa, Fresno and Mobile...