Getting Trashed

Battling the plastic pollution problem with Team Out of Sight Out of Mind

Texas Water Safari

The 'world's toughest canoe race' concluded with some emotional moments

CHIAPAS: Land of Rebels

Inside 'BEYOND THE DROP,' a short film from the Five Falls of Mexico's Rio Tulijá

Let’s GoPro Games

Big names battle downriver while new generation claims women's freestyle

C&K Spotlight

Featured Content

Paddling Film Flops

06.19.2013

Ask Eddy, the beloved boating guru in Canoe & Kayak’s print magazine, has come to life on the website. This story featured in the June 2007 issue and was written by Frederick Reimers and Sam Moulton.

Water Safety with the U.S. Coast Guard

06.12.2013

Everyone wants to have fun on the water. The important thing to remember is staying safe while having fun. Canoe & Kayak teamed up with the U.S. Coast Guard to develop a series of water safety skills and tips to times fun and danger free.

San Juan River Trip Gear Roundup

06.06.2013

C&K contributor Eugene Buchanan gives a run down of the top pieces of paddling equipment to get you and your herd of children safely and happily down a river during a multi-day trip.

The Kids are Alright

06.06.2013

In the 40th anniversary issue, long-time contributor Wick Walker recounts how the sport of hucking waterfalls has progressed over the years.

Unfiltered: Rocky Contos

06.04.2013

This story featured in the June 2011 issue. By Tyler Williams James John Achilles “Rocky” Contos is a conundrum. He counters his boxer’s name with an intellectual’s mind. His gentle high voice belies a gritty toughness. He runs cutting-edge Class V, but rarely seeks it out. A neuroscientist from Southern California, Contos began kayaking in [...]

Cross-Country by Water

06.04.2013

Touched by stories of people walking, biking and boating across entire countries, California-based 77-year-old Beth Smith thought she would travel around countries, too—by paddling. These adventures later inspired her to write a book, Water All Around.

Let’s Design Whitewater Parks

06.04.2013

Boulder, Col.-based design firm Recreation Engineering & Planning is recognized for its projects in water park design.

Mass Stinger

06.03.2013

After five+ years shaping, testing, of remaking the Stinger, Liquidlogic finally made a production aluminum mold. Now they have a means to produce enough boats for the demand. You all asked for it, and now you got it.

SET TO LAUNCH

05.31.2013

An update on the Monterey-to-Hawaii kayak expedition previewed in our May issue. Originally scheduled to launch this April, two retired military friends, John Craig and RW Hand, rescheduled the departure for next Saturday, June 8, seeking to recreate Ed Gillet’s historic 63-day crossing from 1987 in a pair of modified tandem Necky kayaks.

5 Tips for a Better Kayak Rescue

05.29.2013

Coming across a capsized panicked kayaker can be a stressful experience. But with the following skills under your belt, the rescue can go a lot easier.

Cattle Kayaking

05.21.2013

Play kayaks may be getting shorter and rounder, but they got nothing on what Mullen, Neb.’s Glidden Canoe Rental puts its customers in. Located on the Middle Loup River, it shoves customers off in … water tanks for cattle.

What’s the Hitch?

05.21.2013

You got questions, Eddy’s got answers

Where the Wild Things Are

05.17.2013

Canoe & Kayak’s top paddling destinations to shoot wildlife photography

Baja Sea Kayak Festival

05.16.2013

Around 50 sea kayakers ventured down to Baja, Mexico for the first annual Baja Sea Kayaking Festival hosted by Aqua Adventures and Baja Adventures on April 11-14. Curious to see how the first ever festival was going to be, C&K’s online editor ventured down the crew. Here’s what she experienced:

From the Vault: New Wave Paddling

05.15.2013

In light of the recent Santa Cruz Paddlefest, the Pacific Paddling Surf Series and the upcoming World Championships in July, C&K staff wanted to bring back a story from the March 1987 issue.

New Surf Spot in Southeast

05.14.2013

Georgia and Alabama’s Chattahoochee River is now on the must-visit paddling list alongside such other Southeast boating hotbeds as the Ocoee, Nantahala and Chattooga rivers.

11 Urban Waterways Get a Second Chance

05.13.2013

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Urban Waters Federal Partnership is adding 11 new locations. In addition, two more federal partner agencies will join the partnership in its collaborative efforts to restore waterways and their environments.

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