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The Canadian Canoe Museum launches three-part video tour of...

The Canadian Canoe Museum, which recently reopened, has launched a new three-part video series, allowing the public to get...

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Paddling Business

Kokatat to celebrate 50th anniversary in 2021

As a way to help get people out on the trails and waterways of Humboldt County, Steve O’Meara started...

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Paddling Business

Kokatat releases 5 Decades limited edition collection

In 1971, Steve O’Meara founded Blue Puma as an outdoor gear company to help get people in Humboldt County...

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A Paddler’s Guide to Social Distancing

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Iced in with nowhere to go? As more states and provinces recommend people work from home, stay home from school, cancel paddling events and...

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Kayaks

Creek Boat Review: Pyranha 9R II

When Pyranha released the original 9R in 2014, they rewrote the rulebook on creek boats. At the time, creeks...

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Canoes

Solo Canoe Review: Adirondack Canoe Company’s 14-Foot Boreas

There’s a brief but particular full chassis shudder a 2003 Suburu Outback makes when its serpentine belt snaps. So,...

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Kayaks

Sea Kayak Review: P&H Virgo

My history with 14-foot sea kayaks was inauspicious. Typically, there would be some new iteration to test out for...

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Kayaks

Sea Kayak Or Surf Ski?: Review Of The Stellar...

Consider this question before you read further: Do you think the boat in this picture is a surf ski...

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The Best Paddling & Camping Gear For Your Next...

River guides know all the secrets to staying comfortable while camping, chilling and tending to chores in canyon country....

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Campcraft

A Dirtbag’s Guide To Building A Canoe & Kayak...

Pickup trucks are utilitarian, but the simple fact is canoes and kayaks don’t fit in them. Yes, you can...

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Rigging & Outfitting

Looking To Improve Your Kayak’s Stability? Here’s What You...

If you find yourself thinking, “This kayak just isn’t steady enough,” you just might be in the market for...

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Trips

Adventures

The Broken Skull: The Best New River In the...

This Broken Skull River northern adventure story begins below the marquee lights, outside an 80-year-old downtown theater on a...

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Adventures

The First Self-Supported Tandem Canoe Mission Down The Grand...

I grimace, hold my breath and force the barrel to close. “Shitter is full!” I call to the group. It’s...

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Adventures

Retracing Canoe Routes Of Old On The Eastmain River...

Eighteenth- and 19th-century fur traders knew the vast network of waterways cascading over polished granite through endless black spruce...

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Destinations

3 Canoe Route Options For Enjoying The Beauty Of...

The province of Alberta is blessed with some of the most diverse landscapes in North America. From the world-famous...

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Safer Paddling BrandStream

What Kayakers Can Learn From the New York Ferry...

New York City is an extraordinary place to paddle. The Hudson waterfront on the west side of Manhattan boasts...

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Buying Advice

Paddling As A Family: How To Choose The Right...

Starting a family brings a world of changes. Priorities shift. Time is at a premium. Most look forward to...

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Buying Advice

The Industry Has Been Sizing Kayak Paddles Wrong For...

Years ago, when I was working at a prominent paddlesports retailer in Madison, Wisconsin, I had a chance to...

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Water Sports Foundation Veteran Appointed Chairman, U.S. Coast Guard...

Jim Emmons, a 31-year career marine industry veteran and current non-profit outreach grants director for the Water Sports Foundation,...

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Videos

Video: River of Return

Join Jessica and Sammy Matsaw of the Shoshone-Bannock tribes as they reclaim their people's place on the middle Fork of the Salmon River.

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Canadian Canoe Museum Reopens

The Canadian Canoe Museum is excited to welcome visitors back into their galleries starting Saturday, July 25th. Work has...

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