Acouple’s leisurely sea kayak on British Columbia’s south coast took a dramatic turn when conditions changed in the afternoon ...

The paddlesports industry’s transition away from PFAS is underway, and for Stig Larsson of Level Six and Ted Keyes of Kokatat ...

This tough and versatile composite is whatever you want it to be. My stomach sinks whenever I see a canoe atop the roof of a car. I feel for the vessel, sympathizing with it passing by flowing rivers ...

As if by some universal formula ruling the length of a kayak must be directly proportional to the anticipated girth and skill of the paddler, the shorter the kayak, the wider and flatter-bottomed it ...

Blame my ingrained frugality on a lifetime of prioritizing freedom over paychecks. I’ve grown accustomed to compromise, a diehard acolyte of the one-canoe-to-do-it-all ethos. If you’re like me, you ...

The Paddling Magazine team caught up with Steve Procunier, sales director of Nova Craft Canoe, at Canoecopia 2024 to discuss this new model. “Prospectors have always been our best series of boats,” ...

When I was 22, my lower back often flared up to the point I struggled to stand up straight. Sometimes first thing in the morning, I crawled around my room to warm up enough just to stand. Then, I ...

If you’ve been browsing Netflix recently, you might have noticed an uncommon sight: a film featuring whitewater kayaking trending number one among English films, with 40 million views just two weeks ...

On Nov 22, 2024, a Lithuanian whitewater rafter with 50 years of experience was scouting rapids on the remote Franklin River in Tasmania when he slipped, falling into the rapids and wedging his leg ...

In 2016, I received my first assignment from Paddling Magazine, then known as Canoeroots. Dale “Greybeard” Sanders, had just finished paddling the 3,700-kilometer-long Mississippi River—a stretch of ...

The paddlers have spoken, and today we are excited to announce the winners of the fourth annual Paddling Magazine Industry Awards presented by the Safer Paddling Campaign. These awards recognize ...

The 2025 International Canoe Federation Canoe Freestyle World Championships concluded in Plattling, Germany in June 2025, and Sam Wilson of the United Kingdom took home the gold in the Men’s Kayak ...