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Mission: Coax A Koala Into A Canoe (Video)

If you’re anything like us, animal rescue videos make you feel extra warm and fuzzy inside. This koala rescue...

Canoeists Airlifted From Lake As Forest Fire Approaches (Video)

Eight canoeists were airlifted from a campsite on the edge of Lake Rendezvous in Northwestern Saskatchewan, after finding themselves...

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Close Encounters

Surviving Sharks: Top 6 Close Calls (Video)

The depiction of the gigantic, man-eating great white that dominated movie theatre screens in the 70s might have been...

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Editor's Choice

5 Ws

World Explorer And Novice Kayaker Mario Rigby On Paddling Lake Ontario

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5 Ws

Last summer, Mario Rigby set out to kayak the length of one of the Great Lakes. A member of the prestigious Explorer’s Club and...

Boats

Canoes

The Salty Single Blade of Coastal Canoeing

I have always been a canoeist, but when I moved to the British Columbia coast 12 years ago, everyone...

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Kayaks

The Great Future Of Plastic Sea Kayaks

I watched the swell, trying to gauge when I’d have water to ride over the barnacle-covered rock. I got...

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Boats

Boat Review: WaveSport ACE Kayak

Unlike the XXX and EZs, WaveSport stepped out of the flat-bottomed, kicker rocker trend. Instead of a completely flat...

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Boats

Boat Review: Titan Genesis Kayak

When I was 12, my friends were divided into two camps—Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. Most of my friends...

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Paddling Buyer's Guide
Best Gear

Gear

Checkout

7 Simple, Space-Saving Ways To Store Your Kayak

without a doubt, our kayaks spend much more time in storage than they do on the water. Yet, for...

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What's In

9 Non-Essentials You Must Bring On Your Next Canoe...

When Elena Wood and Karam Nwilati set off on a three-week trip in a rental canoe nicknamed Truffle, it...

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Campcraft

Ultimate Guide To Choosing The Best Shoes For Canoeing

Much fuss is made by hikers about the demands placed on their feet, while canoeists tend to focus more...

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Trips

Destinations

Stefi Van Wijk: Carving Her Own Course On The...

It’s no exaggeration to say water is in the blood for whitewater paddler, instructor and paddle school manager, Stefi...

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Profile

Ellen Falterman’s Bold, New Plan To Row Around The...

In September, Ellen Falterman paddled, or rather rowed, her 18-foot Grumman canoe to her family home on the Trinity...

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Stories

The Vital Role Packrafts Played In The Boldest Polar...

As sea ice melts and weather patterns become drastically altered, adapting to the whims of climate change has become...

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Slide

Nepal’s Legendary Karnali River Is A Kayaker’s Dream

Due to the increasing frequency and pressure of development and dams, some expedition kayakers are shifting their sights to...

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Paddling Trip Guide
Best Trips

Kayaker Rescued From Dam’s Recirculating Current (Video)

Kentucky paddler Kevin O’Brien was sitting in an eddy above a low-head dam when, up ahead, he noticed another...

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Health & Fitness

Yoga For Paddlers With Benny Marr (Free Event)

We'd love you to join us online, Monday, June 28, 2021 for Yoga and Beers with Benny Marr. In this...

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Alchemy

2020 Was A Record Breaking Year For All The...

I’m excited for spring, and I’m sure you are too. With a year of COVID-19 behind us, we have...

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Paddling Film Festival
Best Films

2020 PROMOTIONAL FILM