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Canoe Skill: How To Read Whitewater

Choosing to run whitewater, and doing it successfully, can be a highlight on your next canoe trip. Jumping in...

Andrew Westwood 0

Strokes & Techniques

3 Steps To Stick The Balance Brace

The first sea kayakers devised the balance brace as a means of gaining stability in rough water and a...

Conor Mihell 0

Skills

How To Run Small Drops In Your Kayak

For the best way to kayak small drops, look no further than the boof. Boofing lifts you clean off...

Stuart Smith 0

Editor's Choice

Paddling Business

The Dirty Little Secret of Pro Deals

Jeff Moag0

Paddling Business

Don’t get Todd Frank started on pro deals. The veteran retailer owns The Trail Head and Trail Head River Sports in Missoula, Montana, where...

Boats

Kayaks

Whitewater Kayak Review: Dagger Rewind

The Dagger Rewind’s release back in the fall of 2019 was accompanied by much anticipation and fanfare. Dagger claimed the...

Adam Frey 0

Boats

Inflatable Kayak Review: Sea Eagle 370

When I think of canoes, I think of the traditional wood-canvas Prospectors straight out of a Tom Thomson painting....

Tim Shuff 3

Paddleboards

Inflatable Paddleboard Review: Red Paddle Co 11’3″ Sport

Red Paddle Co describes their updated 11’3” Sport as the perfect step-up from an all-rounder. Those are big shoes...

Neil Trouton 0

Kayaks

Touring Kayak Review: Delta Kayaks 14

Over the past 10 years, I’ve had the pleasure of paddling (and reviewing for this magazine) nearly every kayak...

Virginia Marshall 0

Paddling Buyer's Guide
Best Gear

Gear

Skills

Holiday Gift Guide: 9 Last-Minute Christmas Gifts For Paddlers

We can’t be the only ones with some holes in our Christmas gift pile. Thankfully, the days of running...

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Skills

Holiday Gift Guide: 11 Gift Ideas For Cold Weather...

We’re not all fair weather paddlers. In fact, there’s one particular breed of thick-skinned water lovers that view every...

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Skills

Holiday Gift Guide: 12 Paddling Stocking Stuffers For Under...

Recently fact-checked by our unbiased team of paddlers, we can confirm that there is no such thing as “too...

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Trips

Destinations

10 Reasons Kushiro Shitsugen National Park Is The Best...

There’s just something about a river canoe trip. Maybe it’s the promise of fewer portages, maybe the feeling of...

Marissa Evans 1

Destinations

10 Reasons You Need To Paddle In Japan’s Shiretoko...

Enter into a world of extremes where rugged cliffs meet untamed sea, endangered species depend on delicate life systems...

Marissa Evans 0

Bow Lines

The Most Compelling Reason To Plan Your Dream Trips...

According to research reported in Forbes, 95 percent of people claim to have a bucket list. Travel is on...

Kaydi Pyette 1

The List

Six Whitewater Missions You May Have Missed During The...

Even with competitions canceled and travel restrictions in place, boaters found new and innovative ways to redefine and challenge...

Kaydi Pyette 0

Paddling Trip Guide
Best Trips

How To Complete A Cross-Country Canoe Trip

You don’t have to be superhuman to cross a continent by canoe. With the right mindset and some preparation,...

Frank Wolf 0

Skills

7 Ways To Find More Adventure In Your Life

An adventurous life doesn’t have to be the domain of eccentric millionaires and dirtbag vagabonds. Even with a 9-to-5...

Kaydi Pyette 0

Navigation

The Ultimate Guide To Using A Compass For Paddlers

Many rely on satellite-assisted, turn-by-turn GPS navigation for everything from driving in the city to day hiking unfamiliar trail...

Virginia Marshall 0

Paddling Film Festival
Best Films

2021 Paddling Film Festival World Tour Promotional Trailer