Big Water Theory: Inside The Best Whitewater Film Of 2026
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Extreme kayaker Nouria Newman says the Indus had been on her mind ever since she saw Aniol Serrasolses paddle it in the film...
Mystery Illness Strikes Grand Canyon Rafters
Three days after Matt Wappett finished a rafting trip in the Grand Canyon, he landed in the emergency room with a massive knee infection....
Kayaker’s Emotional Reunion With Rescuer After Near-Fatal Drowning (Video)
Washington State's Skykomish is a river of shifting moods, from furious whitewater to tranquil flatwater. But any section of any river can become volatile—a...
Follow the Water: Inside the Best Kayaking Film of 2026
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The Crooked River is a small, relatively unknown river in western Maine. Adventure photographer Andy Gagne had lived near the Crooked River for...
Best Prime Day Deals For Paddlers
Each year, Amazon Prime Day offers great deals on paddlesports accessories and outdoor gear, making it a good time to upgrade your kit or...
Celebrate Go Paddle Day
On June 20, 2026, join thousands of paddlers across the U.S. and Canada in celebrating Go Paddle Day. The nationwide event is spearheaded by...
A New Class Of PFD Has Arrived—Here’s What To Know
There’s a glaring statistic in recreational boating: According to the U.S. Coast Guard, in 87 percent of boating-related drownings in 2024, the victim wasn’t...
Stranded BWCA Canoeists Rescued In Nighttime Helicopter Mission (Video)
Dramatic video from the Minnesota Air Rescue Team shows a nighttime helicopter mission that extracted a pair of paddlers from the Boundary Waters Canoe...
Myth Of The Bombproof Roll
When I bought my first kayak, on the West Coast back in the early aughts, I was encouraged to get one of those inflatable...
Why Survival Stories Make Us Better Paddlers
I read the prediction on a calm night two weeks into a trip tracing the Canadian shoreline of Lake Superior. We were sitting on...
Inside America’s Largest Private Collection Of Kayaks: Charles Albright’s Boat House
Charles Albright has more boats than you ever will. At last count, the Reno, Nevada, kayaking legend had a whopping 150 in his house,...
Back To Nordkapp: Retracing The Expedition That Launched The Modern Sea Kayak
Fifty years after the original Nordkapp expedition helped define the modern sea kayak, U.K. kayak guide David Priddis and two friends traveled to Norway’s...
Close Call: How Canoeist Frank Bures Survived An Early-Season Capsize
The sky was still dark on a Sunday morning in late March when I set my new solo canoe on the surface of the...
Author Spotlight
A New Generation Is Shaping The Future Of The Nahanni River
I turned right onto the Liard Highway. I’d already been driving north for two days toward the British Columbia-Northwest Territories border. At the border,...
Whitewater Kayak Review: Dagger Indra
What do General Electric engineer James Wright, 3M Laboratories researcher Spencer Silver, and Dagger Kayaks designer Mark “Snowy” Robertson all have in common? Need...
An Ode To The Company We Keep On The Water
It’s an expression used mostly by grandparents and politicians. If you fly with the crows, you die with the crows. The intended meaning, of...
5 Expert Tips To Improve Your River Running
Too often, no matter whether on a big play wave in a spring creek, beginner and even quite seasoned paddlers run straight-ahead-Fred green runs...
Whitewater Canoe Review: Esquif Ocoee
Today is February 2nd. Actually. I’m basically Bill, a bitter weatherman forced to cover the same breaking news in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, again and again,...
Best Kayaks For 2025
The number of kayaks available today is astonishing. The kayak is at least 4,000 years old and was invented as a productive means to...
Best Inflatable Paddleboards For 2026
Inflatable standup paddleboards have revolutionized the sport of SUP. They store in oversized luggage bags to transport, often include a pump and breakdown paddle,...
Best Kayak Paddles For 2026
Only once in nearly 30 years of paddling have I found myself facing a familiar adage in real life. I couldn’t help but chuckle...
Best SUP Paddles For 2026
Just like paddleboards themselves, paddle technology continues to evolve to the point that it’s nearly impossible to only have one paddle in your arsenal....
Best Water Shoes For 2026
Among the checklist of what to wear paddling, solid footwear is not to be overlooked. The best pair of water shoes will keep you...
Trail Salads Are The Best Tripping Lunch You Don’t Know About
For many backcountry paddlers, lunch is little more than fast fuel. Midday meals provide vital calories between breakfast and dinner, but they’re rarely the...
In Defense Of The Goon Stroke
In recent years,a wave of YouTube videos and articles has declared the goon stroke—or river-J—to be a poor or even so-called “wrong” stroke. Critics...
How To Read A Tide Table
It was the sound of two boats bumping together that made me sit bolt upright in my tent. Kayaks, as a rule, are supposed...
How To Use Strength Training to Improve Your Kayaking Performance
Sport scientist and performance coach Matty Graham gives you six exercises to help you strength train for kayaking.
Inside The Daring Night Rescue Mission To Save Two Paddlers In New Mexico’s Taos...
John Fullbright got the call just as his family was walking in the door. He’d been in the kitchen all afternoon, preparing homemade chicken...
Join Our Upcoming Webinar: How To Find & Photograph Wildlife In Algonquin Park
Dreaming of capturing iconic Canadian wildlife through your lens? Join us for an inspiring and practical webinar focused on finding and photographing wildlife in...
Join Our Upcoming Webinar On Kayak Expeditions In Portugal
Join Paddling Magazine for a free, live webinar with Douro Kayak Expeditions, where we’ll explore what it’s really like to kayak through Portugal’s legendary...
America’s Most Unexpected Kayaking Mecca
Created In Partnership With Columbus, Georgia
Whitewater was the last thing on my mind when I first heard of Columbus, Georgia. The southeastern United States...
The Best Places To Paddleboard In Arizona
Arizona may conjure images of cacti and vast desert, but then I remember the Grand Canyon of the mighty Colorado River courses through it....
The Best Places To Go Paddleboarding On Lake Tahoe
No matter from which direction you approach it, when you catch your first glimpse of dáɁaw (dah-ow), the deep blue is always stunning. Lake...
