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Review: Nova Craft Canoe Prospector 14

New for 2024, the Prospector 14 (P14) from Nova Craft Canoe is the first solo offering in the brand’s...

Legendary Canoe Designer Jim Henry And Son Team Up...

“Jim was always forward thinking,” said John Gereau, director of the Adirondack Canoe Co. in Mineville, New York. “What...

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Safer Paddling BrandStream

What To Wear Kayaking: The Complete Guide

The world of kayaking is as wild as you choose to make it. My kayak adventures have taken me...

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Editor's Choice

Kayaks

Best Whitewater Kayaks For 2025

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Kayaks

Kayaks weren’t intended for rivers. They began as a mode of travel and hunting for the Inuit on the tidal waters of the North....

Boats

Esquif Relaunches The Ocoee

The legendary Ocoee, one of the most renowned solo whitewater canoes of all time, is making a return—this time,...

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Boats

Inflatable Kayak Review: AIRE’s Spud & Tater

We don’t typically review seven-year-old boats. These last few years have been extraordinary times, and the Tributary Spud by...

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Boats

Whitewater Kayak Review: Jackson Kayak Flow

In a world where nine-foot-long, high-volume creek boats and half-slice river runners have taken over, the Jackson Flow diverges....

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Buying Advice

P&H Unveils Composite Version Of Best-Selling Touring Kayak

Blending lightweight performance with the proven design of the Virgo

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Gear

PFDs

Fake Life Jackets For Kids Flood Amazon

Looking forward to another season of boating with her young family, Allie Wojciak went online and bought a new...

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Canoe Paddles

An Ingenious Method For Sizing Canoe Paddles (Video)

In theory, sizing a canoe paddle should be simple. Yet doing so is tricky, and the best method often...

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Aquabatics Calgary BrandStream

First Thoughts: Werner Stealth And Covert Paddles (Video)

Whitewater paddlers have caught on to the stroke power benefits of blade-forward offset, and with this we are seeing...

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Trips

Destinations

A Paddlers Guide To Whale Watching In Baja California...

Peter Grubb was kayaking between two islands in Loreto Bay National Marine Park—a protected area off the coast of...

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Adventures

6 Paddling Expeditions To Watch This Summer

Summer is expedition season for paddlers in the Northern Hemisphere, and many of this year’s biggest journeys take advantage...

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Adventures

What’s In The Arctic Cowboys’ Northwest Passage Sea Kayaking...

In November 2022, an unusual call found its way into Paddling Magazine’s Facebook newsfeed: “Teammates wanted for Northwest Passage...

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Adventures

Paddle To The Sea

For as long as he can remember, Robert Lester has been fascinated by water. As a child growing up...

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Paddling Trip Guide
Best Trips

Skills

Columns

Chasing Ice: Climbers Paddle To Winter Wonderland

A January cold snap in Squamish, British Columbia, meant ice formations were coming up all around the valley. Ice...

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Paddling Business

Kayak Fishing Instruction Takes Off

Kayak fishing has been the fastest-growing segment of paddlesports for years, and today there are somewhere between five and...

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Accessories

Best Nine Gear Boxes For Camping Canoeists

Settling on the right gear storage solution can make the difference between smooth paddling and a spoiled time on...

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Paddling Film Festival
Best Films

Canada Vertical - Winner of Best Adventure Travel Film 2024