Whitewater Paddling

Learn all you can about whitewater kayaking so you can make the most out of this exciting and rewarding passion.

Here are the whitewater kayaking safety rescue maneuvers that every whitewater kayaker should learn.

Here is a list of the kayaking safety gear that whitewater kayakers must have and know how to use.

Here are some of the intermediate whitewater kayaking manuevers that are learned by whitewater kayakers.

Here are the basic whitewater playboating tricks for kayakers to learn once they have the prerequisites for playboating down.

Here is the whitewater kayak surfing skill progression to lay the foundation for more advanced playboating manuevers.

Scouting is a skill all whitewater paddlers need to learn. Check out this guide for whitewater kayakers, canoeists, and rafters alike on how to scout a whitewater river.

Get all the information you need to determine if you should paddle a river or not. Learn how to research whitewater rivers before you go out and paddle.

Whitewater kayak playboating is a genre of paddling all its own. Learn how to get start in all about playboating here.

Whitewater kayaking is one of those sports that absolutely necessitates that a person takes lessons and maybe even attend a whitewater kayaking school. Everything from getting into a whitewater kayak, to learning how to stay balanced in the boat, to actually paddling in a straight path requires lessons and much practice.

Considering the quality of the rivers, Maine has arguably the east coast’s most desirable whitewater rafting economies. Read this article to learn more about Maine's whitewater kayaking and rafting.

This article explains the Whitewater Classification System known as the International Scale of River Difficulty.

Are you looking forward to your next river rafting adventure? Would you like to go somewhere new? This river rafting guide will help you to research where the best trip will be to meet your budget and distance requirements.

At some point or other, everyone who spends any kind of time whitewater kayaking, canoeing, or rafting will end up out of their boat. It is a during these dangerous scenarios when one must be thoroughly prepared and know how to float, swim, and self-rescue while in whitewater rapids. This article will give you the basics on how to swim and self rescue in whitewater.

There are times when whitewater paddling when you should stay with your boat if you flip over and there are other times when you should not. This article will help you to decide when you should stay with your equipment should you flip over and have to swim out of your canoe or kayak.

Whitewater safety can be a tricky thing. While it is generally better to stay with your kayak, canoe, or raft while floating or swimming in whitewater, there are times when it can be dangerous. This article will help you discern when it is prudent to abandon your boat should you become separated from it in whitewater.

Here is a list of the most common river features and hazards that whitewater kayakers, canoeists, and rafters must know.

This is a list of those more advanced terms that are used to describe whitewater kayaking river features. A whitewater paddler’s knowledge of whitewater kayaking river features obviously should not stop at the basic terms. Within every features there are varying degrees and nuances that distinguish between even features of the same type.

Here is some guidance on how to catch a whitewater wave while kayaking.