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SEASON 10 OF THE FACING WAVES TV SERIES PREMIERING JULY 14, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Heliconia, the award-winning video production company behind the exciting Facing Waves television series, is pleased to announce that the tenth season of its popular paddlesports show is set to premiere on Outside TV the week of July 14th, 2023 across the US.

Facing Waves is an inspiring adventure travel TV series that follows world-renowned paddler and author, Ken Whiting, as he discovers the cultures, landscapes and paddling adventures that surround the world’s most amazing adventure travel destinations. Ken’s mission is to get more people into the outdoors and become life long enthusiasts and does so with inspiring and informational content. The first two episodes are a two-part episode set on the Caribbean’s first and only sea kayaking trail, the Waitukubuli Sea Trail, in Dominica. The episode follows Ken as he explores the incredible coastline, experiences the local culture, and paddles alongside some new friends for an exciting kayak adventure in the islands.

Later in the tenth season, Facing Waves heads to the alligator-filled waters of the 438,000 acre Okefenokee swamp in Georgia, the creeks, rivers and lakes of the Tennessee River Line, and rounds the season off paddling the remote lakes and rivers of Ontario’s Highlands in Canada.

The show’s premiere airing will be delivered internationally on the Outside TV network but will also be delivered via the Bally Sports Network group across all their regional US sports networks starting later in July. All episodes are also being broadcast on Europe’s Nautical Channel, as well as Canada’s Water Network, starting at the beginning of August.  

ABOUT HELICONIA:
Heliconia’s goal is simple – to get more people outside and to help them become lifetime outdoor participants. The award-winning video production company does this by showcasing outdoor adventure and adventure travel through inspiring and educational content with industry-leading influencers. Heliconia currently produces seven unique media projects, providing authentic storytelling opportunities for every adventure and every destination. These series include: Epic Trails, Facing Waves, Adventure Cities, Great Family Adventure, Chad Hoover Fishing, Road Trip Angler, and Outdoor Eats. For more information, visit www.heliconia.ca.

For media and partnership inquiries, please contact:
James McBeath
Marketing Manager
613-256-0598
james@heliconia.ca 

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Season 9 of Facing Waves Set to Hit US Airwaves, July 2nd

Heliconia, the production team behind the award-winning television series Facing Waves, is excited to announce that the new season of the hit show is set to premiere on Bally Sports this July.

Facing Waves is an exciting and inspiring TV series that follows world champion whitewater paddler, and globally respected paddling instructor, Ken Whiting, as he discovers the cultures, landscapes, and adventures of the world’s most amazing adventure travel destinations. In Season 9, Ken hits the road and travels to the Southern US, exploring the waterways of St. Louis, Missouri, Guntersville, Alabama, and North Carolina.

Facing Waves, North America’s first and only paddlesport TV series, is broadcast through Outside TV, Bally Sports, and Nautical Channel to over 140 million households across 40+ countries. Between airings,fans may access inspiring content on Ken’s Facebook page (@GoPaddle) and Instagram account (@Paddle365). Subscribers to the show’s YouTube Channel, PaddleTV, will enjoy a steady release of new content including unbiased gear reviews through Ken’s “Buyer’s Guide” and “Best in Class” review videos, paddling instruction and tips, and episodes of Paddle Tales – an exciting digital series released in conjunction with Facing Waves.

Tourism destinations interested in being featured on Facing Waves are encouraged to reach out to Heliconia’s Tourism Partnership Manager, Stefanie Manton-Ward, at stefanie@helipress.com. For more information on the series, visit www.heliconia.ca.

ABOUT HELICONIA: Heliconia’s goal is simple – to get more people outside and to help them become lifetime outdoor participants. The award-wining video production company does this by showcasing outdoor adventure and adventure travel through inspiring and educational content with industry-leading influencers. Heliconia currently produces eight unique media projects, providing authentic storytelling opportunities for every adventure and every destination. These series include: Epic Trails, Epic Trails: Mountain Biking, Facing Waves, Adventure Cities, Great Family Adventure, Chad Hoover Fishing, and Road Trip Angler. Heliconia has a proven formula that marries inspiring video production with guaranteed television and digital distribution, ensuring that your message is heard in a unique and impactful way. For more information, visit www.heliconia.ca.

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Best Family Trips

SUP Florida

It’s officially winter here in my home base of Beachburg, Ontario, Canada. Last week our temperatures dipped down to minus 34 Celsius (29 F), and yesterday we got over a foot of snow in one big dump! During these winter months, I often find myself daydreaming about warm water destinations where the paddling doesn’t involve ice and snow. Sea kayaking or stand-up paddling in warm water is such a treat during Canadian winters, and one of my favourite Facing Waves episodes that comes to mind for warm water paddling is Fort Myers and Sanibel Island.

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Facing Waves, Season 8 – Episode 8: Canoe Tripping Killarney Provincial Park

The eighth, and final, episode of Facing Waves Season 8 is set to hit airwaves Saturday, August 7th on Bally Sports Network.

In this episode, host Ken Whiting embarks on an epic, 5-day backcountry canoe adventure in Killarney Provincial Park.

Be sure to check your local listings for a full airing schedule.

About Facing Waves: A World Champion kayaker, the author of twelve best-selling instructional books and videos on paddling, and a YouTube influencer with approximately 14 million views to his videos, Ken Whiting is the host of Facing Waves. A multifaceted media project, Facing Waves celebrates the cultures, landscapes and adventures that surround the world’s top paddling destinations. Each 30-minute TV episode airs on Outside TV, Bally Sports Network, and internationally through Nautical Channel. Networks interested in carrying Facing Waves are encouraged to reach out to Heliconia’s Vice-President, Brendan Mark, at brendan@helipress.com.

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Facing Waves, Season 8 – Episode 7: Sea Kayaking Killarney Provincial Park

The seventh episode of Facing Waves, Season 8 is set to hit airwaves Saturday, July 31st on Bally Sports Network.

In this episode, Ken Whiting explores the freshwater fjords and alpine lakes of Killarney Provincial Park.

Be sure to check your local listings for a full airing schedule.

About Facing Waves: A World Champion kayaker, the author of twelve best-selling instructional books and videos on paddling, and a YouTube influencer with approximately 14 million views to his videos, Ken Whiting is the host of Facing Waves. A multifaceted media project, Facing Waves celebrates the cultures, landscapes and adventures that surround the world’s top paddling destinations. Each 30-minute TV episode airs on Outside TV, Bally Sports Network, and internationally through Nautical Channel. Networks interested in carrying Facing Waves are encouraged to reach out to Heliconia’s Vice-President, Brendan Mark, at brendan@helipress.com.

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Facing Waves, Season 8 – Episode 6: Paddling the Madawaska River

The sixth episode of Facing Waves, Season 8 is set to hit airwaves Saturday, July 24th on Bally Sports Network.

In this episode, for the first time ever, host Ken Whiting trades his whitewater kayak for a whitewater canoe on the Madawaska River. Be sure to tune in and follow this kayaker’s adventure with a single blade.

Be sure to check your local listings for a full airing schedule.

About Facing Waves: A World Champion kayaker, the author of twelve best-selling instructional books and videos on paddling, and a YouTube influencer with approximately 14 million views to his videos, Ken Whiting is the host of Facing Waves. A multifaceted media project, Facing Waves celebrates the cultures, landscapes and adventures that surround the world’s top paddling destinations. Each 30-minute TV episode airs on Outside TV, Bally Sports Network, and internationally through Nautical Channel. Networks interested in carrying Facing Waves are encouraged to reach out to Heliconia’s Vice-President, Brendan Mark, at brendan@helipress.com.

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Facing Waves, Season 8 – Episode 5: Paddling Norfolk County, Ontario

The fifth episode of Facing Waves, Season 8 is set to hit airwaves Saturday, July 10th on Bally Sports Network.

In this episode, host Ken Whiting explores the waterways of scenic Norfolk County in Southern Ontario. Tune in to catch Ken paddle a beautiful, winding river known as the ‘Canadian Amazon’, and try his hand at fishing from a peddle kayak for the first time in the marshlands of Lake Erie.

Be sure to check your local listings for a full airing schedule.

About Facing Waves: A World Champion kayaker, the author of twelve best-selling instructional books and videos on paddling, and a YouTube influencer with approximately 14 million views to his videos, Ken Whiting is the host of Facing Waves. A multifaceted media project, Facing Waves celebrates the cultures, landscapes and adventures that surround the world’s top paddling destinations. Each 30-minute TV episode airs on Outside TV, Bally Sports Network, and internationally through Nautical Channel. Networks interested in carrying Facing Waves are encouraged to reach out to Heliconia’s Vice-President, Brendan Mark, at brendan@helipress.com.

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Best Adventure Trips

Over the last year, thanks to COVID lockdowns, I have been dreaming of the day when I could travel and enjoy new paddling destinations again. I have had the good fortune to visit many of the top paddling destinations around the world while filming the Facing Waves television series, and with COVID having put travel plans on hold, I definitely have the itch to get back out there and explore!

Facing Waves has brought me to so many incredible locations, and so picking my favorite is no easy task. Now in its 8th season, each destination that I’ve visited while filming Facing Waves has had something unique to offer – not just in terms of paddling, but also in the people who live there and the cultures and that I’ve been fortunate to experience. And while choosing a favorite isn’t easy, thanks to this past year of limited travel but unlimited daydreaming, I’ve put together a list of top locations that stand out for one reason or another.  

I will be publishing the list ‘Best of Facing Waves: Top Paddling Destinations’ throughout the years on this blog and across social media (GoPaddle on FB and Paddle365 on Instagram).  I thought this list of locations would be something worth sharing with my fellow adventure travellers and daydreamers. I hope you’ll be able to get out and start visiting these incredible paddling destinations again soon, if you haven’t already done so!

So, without further ado, I’d like to introduce you all to the world-class paddling destination that is Juneau, Alaska! I filmed an episode of Facing Waves in Juneau in Season 5, and as you’ll see below, it is first on my list for good reason.

Juneau, Alaska had glacial adventures, incredible up-close wildlife encounters and the most pristine wilderness I’ve ever seen. It tops my list because it far exceeded my expectations! I would look around in wonder while sea kayaking and I would see a bald eagle, then a sea lion, then salmon jumping, and then over in the distance a humpback whale would breach. And while I was paddling my kayak in awe, you quickly realize that this is just another normal day in Juneau, Alaska. After all – there is more wildlife than people there!

One moment from my trip to Juneau, Alaska that I will remember forever was when a humpback whale came up to surface nearby our kayaks, and then dove deep and swam by us. Being that close to a humpback whale is exhilarating – if not a bit terrifying. It felt like a bus was going by and all you could do was stay out of the way.

Another surreal experience in Juneau, Alaska was my visit to Mendenhall Glacier. The deep blue ice caves offer adventurers a once in a lifetime experience, and because the ice caves are constantly changing, each visit will be different.

I’ll be posting videos and photos of Juneau, Alaska for the next few weeks on social media, so be sure to follow along. I will also be sharing the next location for my 2021 list ‘Best of Facing Waves: Top Paddling Destinations’. Stay tuned!

For more info on travel in Juneau, check out the Travel Juneau web site!

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Facing Waves, Season 8 – Episode 4: Paddling Bon Echo Provincial Park and the Thousand Islands

The fourth episode of Facing Waves, Season 8 is set to hit airwaves Saturday, July 3rd on Bally Sports Network.

In this episode, host Ken Whiting sets out by sea kayak to explore Bon Echo Park and the Thousand Islands. Tune in to see why, according to Ken, Bon Echo and the 1000 Islands are each in their own ways a paddling paradise, and unlike anything else that he’s found around the world. 

Be sure to check your local listings for a full airing schedule.

 

About Facing Waves: A World Champion kayaker, the author of twelve best-selling instructional books and videos on paddling, and a YouTube influencer with approximately 14 million views to his videos, Ken Whiting is the host of Facing Waves. A multifaceted media project, Facing Waves celebrates the cultures, landscapes and adventures that surround the world’s top paddling destinations. Each 30-minute TV episode airs on Outside TV, Bally Sports Network, and internationally through Nautical Channel. Networks interested in carrying Facing Waves are encouraged to reach out to Heliconia’s Vice-President, Brendan Mark, at brendan@helipress.com.