J ust before midnight on August 18, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued two paddlers whose kayak had overturned half a mile from ...

F ollowing a successful debut year, Paddling Magazine is thrilled to announce submissions are open for the 2026 Paddling Kids ...

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 ...

The Ivindo River winds through the Gabon Rainforest, with elephants and hippos, thick forest, and a maze of rapids untouched by whitewater paddlers—until recently. Four-man elite kayak team of Adrian ...

Whether you’re a canoeist, kayaker or paddleboarder, headed out for a multi-day trip or an afternoon jaunt, keeping your belongings dry matters. It’s not just about having dry socks to change into or ...

Sometimes, Paddling Magazine gets one of the very first production boats out of the molds. There are NASA-like logistics to get a still-warm hull onto a trailer headed to some river put-in somewhere.

On June 14, 1974, my grandma Glady dropped her two sons off at a marina in the Puget Sound. They loaded gear into homemade woodstrip canoes and pushed off into the cold, black water. Decades later, ...

Behind the scenes, a handful of pioneer paddling entrepreneurs were busy moving their humble operations from garages and living rooms into honest-to-God factories. Most didn’t have the first idea of ...

Following his successful transatlantic expedition, kayaker Peter Bray said, “If somebody says something can’t be done, I like to know why it can’t be done, and then prove it can be.” This sentiment ...

Razor Kayaks is the vision of founder Rob Fallon, a self-described “kayak tragic” with a dozen recreational boats lying around, who wanted to create something he actually enjoyed paddling. The ...

From the Himalayas to the Congo, these 21st-century expeditions have pushed the limits of endurance and skill on the world’s wildest rivers Sure, it’s only been 25 years. But that’s a lot of water ...

There are few who have seen more of Florida’s coastline than those who have completed the Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail, commonly referred to as the CT. Stretching 1,515 miles ...