Kayak Hipster demonstrates and shares 3 things to try next time you're working on your low brace. The low brace is a great way to keep your kayak upright.

by Jeff Moag

Five lessons from a dramatic close call caught on video. Anyone who has helped a fellow paddler recover from a swim in deep water knows how difficult it can be, whether the craft you’re working from is a canoe, a sea kayak or whitewater boat. Now imagine handling such a rescue alone, with a victim who is hypothermic – and you’re on a surfski.

by Adrian Meissner

Every year we do a family and friends canoe trip. This year, we decided to venture further from home. We wanted deep wilderness, continuous flow and mountain scenery. In order to make it affordable for our party of 10, we needed a river that did not require fly-in access. We did some research and discovered the Lower Stikine fit the bill. We learned a lot along the way…

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Delta 16

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This is a combined review of both the Delta 16 and GearLab Akiak Greenland paddle. I have had this setup for about four months now and probably…
Bought two of these last year, as reviews and recommendations from Instructors were very positive. Overall, very happy- had to send one board back…

Seawall Drip Rings

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Works like a drip ring should and the glow in the dark green ring helps find my all black carbon fiber greenland paddle in the dark.

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Action cameras are everywhere in the outdoors community, and paddling adventures are an obvious match for these tiny tech marvels. However, nowadays there’s so many options on the market and they keep improving so quickly that it’s hard to tell if one is right for us. And if so, which one?

by Tom Watson

Attempting to re-enter your kayak after a capsize can be a very exhausting effort, even with the aid of a paddle float or stirrup and despite the support of a second paddler alongside as a rescuer. Rather than trying to jump up vertically, better to get horizontal with the water’s surface and kick/swim up onto your boat.

Dan of Headwaters Kayak shares the 5 most common mistakes new paddlers make, and how to fix them to make your time better on the water.

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Anthony Steinbock - Long Island Sound, NY

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by Adrian Meissner

Remember when you bought your first car? Or maybe it was a bike. You may have chosen it for its color, or other non-functional features and realized later that you bought it for all the wrong reasons. Don’t make the same mistake with your first canoe. Before you go shopping, there are a few things you need to figure out.

You may have seen the tagline of “Instagram vs. Reality” circulating on the internet. People post two photos simultaneously: a flawless photo and a blooper photo, to show the truth of what we perceive to be real. Here is the “Instagram vs. Reality” of paddling with dogs.

Unlikely hero credits kayak safety training for rescue of two non-swimmers from South Carolina Lake. Allen Hutto was having one of those days. The wind was whipping when he finally got to the boat launch at Lake Murray near Columbia, South Carolina, and most of the boat traffic had already called it a day....



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Any experienced SUP paddler will tell you the same thing: once you've inflated it even a time or two with the manual pump, you're over it. It's the most exhausting part of the day! So unless you're really in it for the cardio and shoulder workout, it would be a big step up to consider an Electric Paddle Board Pump.

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The key to tandem canoeing is to understand your role at whichever end of the boat you are paddling in. A canoe is essentially an elongated oval with a lever on each end. The cool thing is those levers can work at an infinite number of angles, their speed and strength can change on a dime and their reach can be adjusted for maximum efficiency.

Product Review Spotlights

Great glide and turning performance, on a well-made and very stable board. I appreciate the level of quality evident in each component, but the…
I needed a longer double paddle than my old kayak paddle to use with a new solo canoe. It's not a pack canoe so the seat is higher. The 260 cm model…
I have been kayak fishing for years and resisted trying out pedal drive kayaks until about a month ago. My husband and I hired a kayak fishing guide…

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Getting back on your sit-on-top kayak isn't that hard - if you know how. That's why it's a great idea to take a paddling safety class BEFORE you flip.

So, you’ve got your new kayak this season. You figured out how to transport it. Figured out how to pack it with gear. Most importantly, you figured out how to paddle it. Now, what about storing it? Hopefully some of these tips may help when putting your water companion away until the next adventure.

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After enjoying an epic day SUP boarding in your favorite spot, you eventually need to come to shore and…

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