Puckster wrote on Feb 7^th, 2014 at 12:22am:

Hey Arkansasman, sad to say, but in 5 years, the event might be called, "Kayakcopia," given the trends (and money follows the trends).  Aaargh... prouboy

Nick Offerman (AKA Ron Swanson on Parks and Rec) chalks one up for the humble canoe in his new book.   (You need to Login or Register

It's his biography and he champions people to "Go outside and get into nature" and also to build something with your hands such as a woodstrip canoe and paddles as he has done.  Really a good and funny book too.