Whitewater canoeing

Gord Caruk from Toronto, Canada has built this skin on frame Ulua which weighs in at 33 lbs (15kg). He normally operates with an elect...

I’m not a perfect canoe tripper. I’ve sat on my life jacket at the campsite, used my bailer bucket as a pee bottle, stuck the blade of my paddle in the sand, and pitched my tent under a gnarly dead tree. I’ve mocked someone else’s gear, giggled at skinny dippers, and—some might say this is worst of all—for many years, I paddled with the goon stroke rather than a proper J. Gasp. These weren’t immoral acts. They were errors in judgment and holes in knowledge, and I’ve learned from my bad…

Nothing like a drop off on the French Broad in a canoe to get your heart pumping. Join the adventure with NC Outward Bound.

The way your paddle interacts with the water dictates how your canoe moves and the kind of experience you have as a canoeist. Learning a range of useful strokes will make you a versatile paddler who can canoe in different conditions and situations with greater confidence. Over the years, Paddling Magazine has brought you many important skills, and of these we have handpicked the top seven most important canoe strokes to make you a better canoeist. Becky Mason demonstrates the forward stroke…

Attacking Devil's Elbow in a Swift Madawaska (courtesy of David MacDonald)

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White water canoeing with Glenmore Lodge

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