This review first appeared in the July 2005 issue. Years ago, Marypat and I were on a monthlong canoe expedition in northern Quebec. For the first time, we used those newfangled bent-shaft paddles.

If it works for ski poles, why not canoe paddles? That’s the theory behind a new line of bamboo canoe paddles manufactured by Grass Sticks in Steamboat Springs, Colo. One grab of the shaft is all it ...

They look like they glide through the water so easily, but there is a lot of thought that goes into designing a capable kayak. Once you’ve spent some time navigating waterways by sea kayak, you’ll ...

Finding, curating, and selling quality goods, while educating guys on what it is they’re actually buying, is Bureau of Trade’s mission and one they do quite well. Each week the site is bringing GQ ...

In less than six months of working together, a UC Irvine doctoral candidate and the director of a charitable organization offering recreational therapy for the visually impaired have developed special ...

I’m of the opinion that all things paddling should be made of wood. Aluminum is durable, but it can be lethal when temperatures soar; plastics are lightweight, but no one wants to row placidly through ...