Touring/Recreation Kayaks
Standup Paddleboards
Paddling Life Kayak (and SUP) Sampler Roundup
Yep, there are more boats out there than you can shake a paddle at. So we took the liberty of getting our mitts on...
Accessories
Review Mania: PL Random Gear Sampler!
You asked, we schwaged. Behold Paddling Life's unequivocal haphazard roundup of assorted gear we put through its paces this boating season, from portable blenders...
Paddling Industry News
Oru Continues Evolution of Origami Folding Kayaks
Origami and kayaking normally aren't used in the same sentence but Oru Kayaks blends the two to make translucent, skin-like recreational kayaks and now...
Kayak Fishing
Beginner Kayak Fishing Tips!
Heading out to try and land some lunkers? Heed the following advice from Oklahoma-based kayak fisher Wesley Littlefield, who finished 8th in 2021 HafaSpot/KBF...
Paddling Industry News
New Kayak Company Creates Recycled Sit-On-Tops
As much as kayaking requires the preservation of nature, the material used for our equipment doesn't help. The majority of kayaks are made out of...
Paddling Industry News
Swell Watercraft Hits Ground Running with WeFunder Campaign
Swell Watercraft is getting a boost from a WeFunder campaign for its sit-on-top kayak with footwells lowered below the waterline, a patent-pending scupper valve,...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Oru Launches Kickstarter for “Lake” Kayak (Its Lightest Breakdown Yet)
Oru Kayak is at it again, this time unveiling what it calls its most groundbreaking origami boat design to date with its new Lake...
Kayak Fishing
Longtime Industry Vet Kelley Woolsey Joins Hobie
Bringing over 30 years of water sports and lifestyle brand experience, Kelley Woolsey has joined Hobie as Vice President of Global Sales, Service and...
Canoeing
Watersports Up: Johnson Outdoors Reports Record Sales, Earnings for 2021
Racine, Wisc.’s Johnson Outdoors Inc., owner of Old Town Canoe, announced higher revenue and earnings for the fiscal year ending October 1, 2021. Continued...
Paddling Gear
Sneak Peak: Bent Shaft, 4-Piece Breakdown from Aqua-Bound; Bonus: Beyond the Paddle Vid!
Aqua-Bound (and sister company Bending Branches) consists of a tight knit group of more than three-dozen dedicated paddlers that walk through a factory door each day...
Paddling Industry News
PL Q&A: Solo Stove’s CEO John Merris Discusses Acquisition of Oru Kayak, ISLE SUPs
There’s a new paddlesports conglomerate in town, built by fire. Southlake, Texas’s Solo Stove has been lighting a fire under fire pit and campstove sales...
Kayak Fishing
Three SOTs from Pelican
While Pelican Sports might have recently acquired Confluence and its coveted watersports brands, including Dagger, Perception, Wilderness Systems, Mad River and more, that hasn’t...
Paddles
Hasta Luego, PADDLEexpo
It was great while it lasted. But, like a river, all great things have to come to an end. Europe’s PADDLEexpo tradeshow series, also...
Paddling Industry News
Big Adventures, Eddyline Chime in on State of the Sea Kayak Sector
After a slew of changes in the sea kayaking business world a few years ago, the sector is back to stroking along smoothly, especially...
Multi-Sport
It’s Official: Led By SUPs, Paddlesports Sales Swelling
Paddlesports sales are swelling like the waves their followers paddle on. As part of this year’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Online tradeshow Jan. 6, that’s what...
Inflatables
Paddlesport Sales Skyrocket 56 Percent in June
While paddlesports sales were treading water at best prior to COVID-19, the pandemic has put them back on the path to prosperity, with sales...
Inflatables
The Evolution of Inflatable Kayaks – A New Drop Stitch IK Comes to Market
While the world of Standup Paddleboards has long enjoyed the extreme rigidity provided by drop-stitch construction, there has never been an inflatable kayak utilizing...
Paddles
High Angle Versus Low Angle Paddling Styles and Why Angle Matters for Sea Kayaking
Kayak Paddles: High-Angle vs. Low-Angle
According to the experts at Aquabound, if you didn’t know better, you might think “a kayak paddle is a kayak...
Inflatables
Alpacka Raft and Randy Newberg Team Up to Unlock Public Lands
When private land ownership blocks access points, public land is not always made public. Unlocking inaccessible public land for recreational use takes some finesse...
Kayak Fishing
EJ Launches New Kayak Co.
Less than two months after his retirement as president of Jackson Kayak, Eric “EJ” Jackson announced he is launching a new kayak company called...
Accessories
Extra, Extra! Pelican International Acquires Confluence
Calling it “more strength, capabilities and opportunities for the world leader in paddlesports equipment,” Laval, Quebec’s Pelican International Inc. has acquired the assets of...
Paddling Industry News
Hemisphere Design Works Shuts Down Michigan Operations
One of the largest rec kayak makers in the country has reportedly shuttered its headquarters. As reported in Paddling magazine, on Oct. 30 local...
Inflatables
Advanced Elements Delivers High Performance Through Drop-Stitch Technology
Advanced Elements, Inc., makers of world-class inflatable kayaks by any standard, have brought updates to two of their classics, which has resulted in two...
Sea Kayaking
Hobie’s 2020 Passport 12 Fishing Kayak Aims to Grow the Sport
Building on the successful launch of the Hobie Mirage Passport 10.5 earlier this year, Hobie just introduced the new Mirage Passport 12 for 2020...
Latest news
The Case for 12-foot Kayaks: Dagger’s New Vanguard Notches 9 of Top 10 Spots in Little White Salmon Race
Starting a hot discussion on Facebook, Dagger's new 12-foot Vanguard kayak notched a whopping nine out of the top...
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Upstate New York Launches 3-Trip, Scenic Paddle Challenge
Chasing the gnar isn't the only way to be challenged on the water. For whitewater paddlers, the area in the...
SUP Maker BOTE Opens 5th Retail Store, in Ft. Lauderdale
SUP, IK-maker Continues Growth with Immersive, Community-Driven Retail Experience BOTE, longstanding leader of innovation in the paddle board, kayak, and...
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Paddling Life Kayak (and SUP) Sampler Roundup
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Review Mania: PL Random Gear Sampler!
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Who’s it going to be this time around? Yep, it’s freestyle kayaking’s biggest stage in two years again, with the 2013 Freestyle Kayaking World Championships coming to Bryson City, N.C.’s NOC Sept. 2-8, drawing paddlers from around the globe. The question is, will the Brits prevail again, with 2011 World Champs James Bebbington and Clair O’Hara able to retain their coveted kayaking crowns?