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Q&A With Legendary Kayaker Paul Caffyn

After decades of exploring, where do the boldest sea kayakers, whitewater boaters and canoe trippers fantasize about paddling? That's...

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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...

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Close Encounters

Giant Whales Swim Within Touching Distance Of Paddleboarders (Video)

An incredible moment was captured on camera in late August in Puerto Madryn, Argentina. A pair of recreational paddleboarders...

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Editor's Choice

Kayaks

Touring Kayak Review: Delta Kayaks 14

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Kayaks

Over the past 10 years, I’ve had the pleasure of paddling (and reviewing for this magazine) nearly every kayak in the Delta line-up—from their...

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: 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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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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Paddling Buyer's Guide
Best Gear

Gear

How To Choose The Perfect Life Jacket For Your...

When it’s time for adventure, you know who wants to join. Whether or not your pup is a natural...

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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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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

Yoga For Paddlers With Benny Marr (Video)

Yoga Poses For Paddlers (Video) 40-Minute Follow-Along Routine Whether it's for rehab or prehab, these tailored-to-paddlers stretches will help prevent soreness...

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Safer Paddling BrandStream

Anatomy of an Accident | Rescue at Pictured Rocks

It was meant to be another boy’s trip, the latest in a tradition that stretched back more than two...

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Rescues

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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Paddling Film Festival
Best Films

2021 Paddling Film Festival World Tour Promotional Trailer