How to visit Cathedral Cove, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. Best boat tours, kayak tours, walking trail, photos, is it open?
Making a Plywood Kayak: The Jupiter Point series of kayak designs are intended as easy-to-build, fun-to-paddle, versatile collection of kayaks. With a simple 3-panel hull and unique 3-panel deck, the boats are quick to assemble, have a lot of character and perform very wel…
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Katie Taylor won Ireland's first gold medal of the games, the ninth Olympic gold medal in Ireland’s history, and the first gold medal in women's boxing (60 kg), a new sport added to the Olympics. (via The New York Times.)
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I was adding some pictures to the Ozarks Walkabout Pinterest page today when I re-discovered this picture of a transparent kayak
This is one of the few places in the world that brought actual tears to my eyes with its beauty. The dramatic limestone cliffs lining the vibrant turquoise water is a sight that will be engraved in your memory forever.
This spinnaker gybe gives you more options at the leeward mark, especially if you’re under pressure. Successful owner Adam Gosling, reveals his five tips for a timely float drop
The idea of building a canoe in a short period of time seemed to open up the possibility of building the boat in a foreign country with local materials and leaving the boat when the vacation was over.
Kayak plans designed for amateur builders. Suitable for cedar strip or skin-on-frame construction. Downloadable files or free shipping available.
Two kayakers were trying to spot whales in the distance while on a day trip whale watching at Monterey Bay in California, when they got a lot more than they bargained for
If you find yourself on the wrong side of your canoe, here’s how to turn things around whether you’re with a friend or paddling alone.
Commercial and free kayak plans and free canoe plans for cedar strip, skin-on-frame and yost-style construction. Designed for do-it-yourself home builders.
Riga is the capital of Latvia, its most populous city, my hometown. If you are traveling to Riga, here are some of the top things to do in Riga. Save this!
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With Germany in tatters, his small business bankrupt, Oskar Speck got into his kayak in 1932 for what would become an epic, seven-and-a-half-year paddle—30,000 miles, packed with hero’s welcomes and near-death escapes.
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Building My Cedar Strip Canoe: Spring was just starting to arrive in northern Minnesota, and after a long winter, I was getting anxious to get back out into my little wood shop and start another project. Having more time than money on my hands, the project had only two crit…
Boat, generic term for small watercraft propelled by paddles, oars, sail, or motor, open or partially decked, and usually less than 45 feet (roughly 14 meters) in length. A vessel larger than this is customarily classed as a ship. Learn more about boats in this article.
Every canoe design is a combination of several different elements of design. Each element has advantages and disadvantages.
The Newton native training for the Olympics will row her 14th Head of the Charles.
Want to know the basics of building a cedar-strip kayak? Here's a practical account, with photos, of how I built one.
The world's most badass kayakers call it a "qajaq." And they use it to hunt walrus.
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A cruiser offers a guide to the enlightened art of fendering, along with useful tips to prevent wear-and-tear to your sailboat's topsides. Hands-On Sailor "Seamanship" from our September 2012 issue.
Boatbuilder Leo Goolden restored a clapped-out Folkboat, sailed her to Antigua and won everything. Veni, vidi, vivi, as they say! From our July issue (CB326). To subscribe to CB, click here. WORDS: LEO GOOLDEN. PHOTOS: LEO GOOLDEN AND TIM WRIGHT I hoist the mainsail with the mooring lines still tied. A few curious […]
While walking the beaches, smelling the salty air, some people dream of sailing to distant lands, swinging at anchor in idyllic coves, and escaping the trappings of society. Others just … Read More
South Street labels itself as a creative design studio, though its boats are rugged and functional crafts for rivers and lakes.
Skinny Hull covers sailing canoes and kayaks, proas and similar style boats, Chesapeake log canoes and a variety of purpose-built two- and three-hull boats that are essentially canoes (or kayaks) with outriggers. (We're even working on bringing you ice boat sailing!) So, essentially, if it mounts a sail and has a skinny hull we cover it!
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