Techniques & Safety
There are many different ways to communicate. One of the more reliable ways of doing so is with paddle…
By C. L. Cowan Experienced paddlers, surfers and beach divers use rip tides as readily as river runners…
Technically speaking, Webster's defines "Body English" as: the bodily motions made in a usually…
By Wayne Spivak, National Press Corps, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary You ever hear that old…
There are times when a textbook paddling style doesn’t always seem to work. The rhythmic side-to-side…
Part of the planning of a paddling trip entails knowing what to expect on your trip. This is not so…
Picture yourself approaching a set of rapids, with only a faint out-of-the-way animal trail heading up a…
I absolutely love the scene in Bill Mason's Waterwalker film where he lines his canoe down a nasty bit…
By Tom Watson Since paddling season is still with us for a while, here is an assortment of…
Read this article to get tips on the process of guiding your canoe on a rapid from the shoreline with a…
"I never dreamed that any mere physical experience could be so stimulating." - Katherine Hepburn's view…
Often the river currents will push your canoe towards obstacles such as strainers, undercut walls,…
Few moments in canoeing are more blessed than when, after a long and wearing day, the wind suddenly…
Sailing a canoe, the act of being propelled across a large lake or wide river, can be absolutely…
"How's My Trim Look?" Asking another canoeist this question can get some blank stares from novice…
Even the best paddlers goof up occasionally, which is why they take small stuff so seriously. When…
You're canoeing a big lake and come to a large bay. It's one mile if you head straight across, or 10…
Experienced wilderness canoe trippers know that small errors can cause big problems. In my previous…
In the mid-seventies, I shared an afternoon with the famous woodsman, Calvin Rutstrum, whose flagship…
River Bends Whenever possible, stay on the inside of bends. Rivers run fastest and deepest at the…
To become a fine canoeist in moving water, you must first learn how to use the river's energy to help…
Boat Bump The boat bump is primarily a river rescue technique. It is used to push canoes into eddies so…
One thing you can count on when you take up canoeing is that at some point you'll end up in the drink,…
If you caught the Olympic coverage of flatwater canoe racing last fall you saw the mechanics of well…