Although the differences in shaft diameters are small, they can affect your blade control. You’ll hear people say that thin paddle shafts are for small hands and fat paddle shafts are for big hands.

You see it all the time. Someone paddling solo in a tandem canoe with the bow high in the air like the boat's doing a big wheelie. There's a better way. Not only does a canoe wheelie look funny, it ...

Ryan Mechini teaches students how to hold their oars before going out on an outrigger canoe last week. Joshua Bessex jbessex@gateline.com I went kayaking with some friends last summer at Point ...

If you'd like to start kayaking, remember these two rules: 1. Get the right boat, and 2. Learn how to use it. It's that simple. We let a couple of experts provide the details. The boat. Kitt, who owns ...