If you are like most paddlers, your surfing probably has room for improvement. How often do you fall off a…

The Kayak lurches forward as the bow plunges towards the bottom of the wave trough. You feel the energy of…

Every spring in the Sierra Nevadas, snow begins its age-old search for sea level, raising the water levels of such…

After only a year or two of paddling, you start closely watching the snowpack, rainfall, and temperatures, and gradually become…

The most basic of playboating moves is the front surf. It’s essential to all playboating; the better you are at…

Whether you’re racing slalom or simply catching an eddy on a local river, there are three rules that govern how…

Inflatable kayaks are awesome and you know it. They are easy to carry around and they are extremely lightweight. But…

S-turns link the three river maneuvers that are the foundation of whitewater kayaking – ferries, peel outs, and eddy turns.…

Rapids and Paddles don’t always mix. A case in point is one rapid where, after a tremendous thrashing, a certain…

Kayaking through surf can be the easiest or hardest thing you ever do in a kayak. Here’s how to maneuver…