You’ve got your watercraft and your paddle, now it’s time to get in the water, right? No. Before you even go near the water, you need to sort out the most important item on any paddler’s shopping list: safety gear.
From the shop to the shoreline, this complete guide to finding the right paddle craft and gear has got you covered. It’s time to hit the water.
Diving and canoeing are the obvious attractions of the Pacific’s Cook Islands. But delve a little deeper and you’ll also find subterranean wonders, such as stalactites and skeletons.
Australian Jessica Fox has smashed a new paddling record at the white water World Championships in the US
Paddle light and strong with this carbon-fibre blade
Before you hit the water, there are a few things to know about paddling with a single blade
Explore rugged and beautiful canyons, raging rivers, towering cliffs and much more in the largest expanse of wilderness in NSW. Just 80km north-west of Sydney, Wollemi National Park covers more than 500,000sq.km and is home to 235 bird species, 46 mammals and 55 butterflies. Though much of it’s impenetrable to all but the most intrepid bushwalkers and climbers, there are plenty of opportunities for trekking, camping, canoeing and kayaking.
Paddlers let loose on the epic river after six decades of still waters on the Snowy River.
Pioneer adventurer John Dean was the first to paddle the Franklin River.