Sea Kayaking

Rivers Win Big in Banff

The prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival wrapped Sunday Nov. 6, with movies by and about paddlers taking three of the highest honors. C&K is proud to say that our contributors had a hand in all three winning films.

Hendri Coetzee and Ben Stookesberry, Lakuga River, Congo. Phot by Chris Korbulic

All Sea Kayaking

Unsalted

10.06.2011 // 0 Comments

It’s not too often that kayaker Keith Wikle is disappointed when gale force winds blow through the Great Lakes. Last weekend, when 40-knot northerlies lashed the southern shores of the Third Coast with two-story breakers, Wikle rejoiced in surfing 14-footers on Lake Michigan outside his home in Kalamazoo, Mich.

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Tunnel Vision

09.02.2011 // 0 Comments

Something bad happened to North American tent design shortly after the first freestanding dome tents became popular in the 1980s. With the exception of those who clung to tired yet trusty A-frames, the camping masses shunned non-freestanding tents as being old and dated.

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Ask Eddy

08.29.2011 // 1 Comment

Ed’s note: In the interest of, you know, facilitating dialogue, we’ve decided to start rolling out one of the magazine’s longtime recurring features, “Ask Eddy,” here on the website; below the latest, from the August 2011 issue. We invite readers to submit future questions for Eddy’s consideration here, at our Facebook page or by regular ol’ email: AskEddy@canoekayak.com.)

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Pukaskwa National Park. Photo: Conor Mihell

The Century Club

07.21.2011 // 0 Comments

Call it Canada’s best idea. One hundred years ago, in 1911, Canada established the Dominion Parks Branch—the world’s first national parks service. Back then, the Canadian government managed six parks—including iconic mountain retreats like Banff and Jasper…

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We’re Giving Away an AIRIS Kayak

04.29.2011 // 15 Comments

New kayak going to only the finest of ‘friends’—’like’ us on Facebook to enter

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12 Reasons To Start Paddling

06.22.2010 // 0 Comments

Nothing on the planet matches self-propelled boats and water for the spectrum of gratifications; from thrills to serenity, and from awe to that delicious touch of terror.

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Canoe or Kayak? Which one is right for you?

05.20.2008 // 0 Comments

Canoe & Kayak Web Exclusivestory by Cliff Jacobsonphotos by John Bolivar Editors note about the author: You will probably figure out in reading this article that the author is a canoe man through and through. He currently owns twelve canoes-eight tandem’s and four solo’s. In his words” Canoes are like dear friends; one can never [...]

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Mile High Sea Kayaking Paddling Yellowstone Lake

03.25.2008 // 0 Comments

The snow fell during the night, piling around the tents and covering the boats in a white shroud. I stuck my head out the door and recoiled from the cold. The thermometer read just 20 degrees. No wonder my feet were chilled.

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Kayak Fishing from a Mother Ship

03.07.2008 // 0 Comments

Southern California’s best kayak fishing destinations lie far beyond paddling reach. Those places are the thick kelp beds and rocky shallows of the windswept Channel Islands, spots the most audacious power boaters avoid.

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