Kayak Florida – Pinellas County Blueways Paddle

Pinellas County, on Florida's west coast offers awesome paddle experiences for kayak and canoe. Miles and miles of water trail take paddlers along the coastline, in and around Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

Paddle Pain-Free: Customize Your Cockpit/1

Above: Balance ball drills: one of the more effective core strength exercises that lead to a stronger core, a stronger back, faster sea kayaking and more effective core rotation.  One of the unfortunate truths of modern fiberglass and rotomolded hull design is that so many boats are so amazingly uncomfortable. The symptoms are familiar: lower back pain, a stiff and sore butt, legs that fall


Helcopter Rescue Footage: Pacific Northwest Surf Skiers

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Paddling from the Core: Medicine Ball Twists for a Stronger Core

Talk to any sports instructor these days and inevitably the conversation turns to the core, the muscle group that connects the upper and lower torso to the arms and shoulders. An all-too-often underutilized source of power, the core -- which includes the abdominals, hip flexors, obliques, lower back and latissimus muscles (note that the arms aren't included) -- is the muscle group which


Stamina, Smoothness, Power: Use Your Core Part 1

Talk to any sports instructor these days and inevitably the conversation turns to the core, the muscle group that connects the upper and lower torso to the arms and shoulders. An all-too-often underutilized source of power, the core -- which includes the abdominals, hip flexors, obliques, lower back and latissimus muscles (note that the arms aren't included) -- is the muscle group which the


Kayaking Connecticut – Paddle the Norwalk Islands

The Third Annual Norwalk Islands Kayaker Jamboree sounds like a great event for kayakers and canoers from Connecticut, Long Island, New York and New Jersey - plus anyone who wants a fantastic East Coast paddling experience.

The Farallones Islands (US): Dreaming of Great White Sharks

Above: detail from Copley's 19th-century canvas Watson and The Shark. Copley made three copies of the large 6' by 7.5' painting. One copy in Boston's Musuem of Fine Arts, the larger original in the National Galllery, Washington, D.C. Great white sharks are a commonplace in the waters around the Farallones Islands of Northern California (about 27 miles offshore of San Francisco) (read more about


The Farallones Islands (US): Dreaming of Great White Sharks

Above: detail from Copley's 19th-century canvas Watson and The Shark. Copley made three copies of the large (6' by 7.5') painting. One hangs in Boston's Musuem of Fine Arts, the larger original in the National Galllery in Washington, D.C. Great white sharks are a commonplace in the waters around the Farallones Islands of Northern California (about 27 miles offshore of San Francisco) (read more


Kayak, Canoe Rhode Island Blueways this Summer

There are a few more organized paddles left for kayaker and canoers who want to explore the rivers, ponds, and bays in southern New England.

Dave Lamoureux: 157-pound Bluefin Tuna from a Kayak off Provincetown, Ma.

Above: Eye of a bluefin tuna caught off Stellwaggen Bank, Cape Cod.  Cape Cod Times beat reporter interviews Dave Lamoureux as Lamoureux weighs in the record-setting 157-pound bluefin tuna he caught from a kahyak at Peaked Hill Bar off Race Point in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Not every bluefin tuna is sushi grade. Price and quality depend upon fat content, how long the fish was fought and


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