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Paddling Mag Wins People’s Choice Award for Best Print Publication

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Paddling Business

How This Family Paddling School Navigated An Existential Transition

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Boats

Best Beginner Paddleboards For 2025

Virginia Marshall

Ice Cold Innovation: How The World’s Leading Cold Water...

Mustang Survival had no intentions of reinventing the wheel last year when it took on the challenge of updating...

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News & Events

Student Team To Canoe 1,200 Miles To Inspire Girls...

The historic route from Minnesota to the Hudson Bay has long captured the attention of canoeists. In summer 2025,...

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Accessories

Level Six’s New Class 6 Sprayskirt Includes A Breakthrough...

The team at Level Six were sitting around the office, mulling over an infamous issue for an essential piece...

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Destinations

Why The Great Calusa Blueway Needs To Be Every Paddler’s Next Destination

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Destinations

Whether you're seeking solitude in Southwest Florida's wild landscapes or craving a lively day on the water, the Great Calusa Blueway paddling trail offers...

Boats

Best Beginner Paddleboards For 2025

The best paddleboard for beginners depends a lot on personal preferences and what you hope to do with your...

Virginia Marshall 0

Kayaks

Best Cheap Kayaks Under $500 For 2025

You don’t have to break the bank to get into kayaking. There are plenty of cheap kayaks on the...

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Kayaks

Best Places To Shop For A Kayak

If you’re looking to buy your first kayak but don’t know where to start, look no further! The best...

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Gear

Apparel

Ice Cold Innovation: How The World’s Leading Cold Water...

Mustang Survival had no intentions of reinventing the wheel last year when it took on the challenge of updating...

Conor Mihell 0

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Accessories

Level Six’s New Class 6 Sprayskirt Includes A Breakthrough...

The team at Level Six were sitting around the office, mulling over an infamous issue for an essential piece...

Joe Potoczak 0

Skills

How To Transport A Kayak Without A Roof Rack

A small obstacle like not having a roof rack is no reason to let the world get between you...

Joe Potoczak 0

Trips

Destinations

Why The Great Calusa Blueway Needs To Be Every...

Whether you're seeking solitude in Southwest Florida's wild landscapes or craving a lively day on the water, the Great...

Sarah Phinney 0

Destinations

The South Coast Of Oregon Holds More Wild Rivers...

If you were to drop a pin in the center of Curry County, Oregon, along the border of the...

Joe Potoczak 4

Destinations

Experience British Columbia’s Wildlife Wonders By Water

Along with its coastal temperate rainforests and rugged Rockies, British Columbia is known for iconic wildlife such as bears,...

Charlotte Jacklein 0

Destinations

The Best Places To Go Kayaking In Chicago

Chicago is famous for many things—astonishing skyscrapers, Art Deco architecture, the blues, Al Capone, Michael Jordan and the Bulls,...

Virginia Marshall 0

Skills

Boats

Best Beginner Paddleboards For 2025

The best paddleboard for beginners depends a lot on personal preferences and what you hope to do with your...

Virginia Marshall 0

Kayaks

Best Cheap Kayaks Under $500 For 2025

You don’t have to break the bank to get into kayaking. There are plenty of cheap kayaks on the...

Conor Mihell 0

Skills

Do Sharks Attack Kayaks? Here Are The Facts &...

A handful of well-publicized shark encounters in the waters off some of our favorite coasts have left sea kayakers...

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