Paddling Education

The Sea of Cortez offers gorgeous waters, plenty of marine wildlife and a variety of conditions for kayakers of all skill levels…

The Baja Peninsula offers world-class sea kayaking with enough variety to entice paddlers of every level, from beginners to experts…

Aqua-Bound’s Sting Ray Carbon kayak paddle was recently awarded Best Overall Kayak Paddle by Outdoor Gear Lab…and our customers love it, too! Here’s why…

We follow up here with adventurer and conservationist, Ross Exler, about Ross’s kayak and bike journey through the African Great Lakes…

What difference does your kayak paddle make? More than you might think…

Paddle Tales and Ken Whiting take us to another amazing kayaking destination in Quebec: Saguenay - Lac Saint Jean…

Now the summer is here in the northern hemisphere and it's time to really take the opportunity to go out kayaking. It's been a cold and windy spring here in Sweden but in May the temperatures were decent for kayaking and rolling.

One of my favorite rivers to fish is the Llano River. I have paddled and fished several different sections, with my primary destination being the South Llano River near Junction, Texas. For this trip, I decided to try out a new location where the James River and Llano River become one.

Our friends at Paddle TV go over the basic essential skills you need for kayaking in this short video…

Becoming adept at a wet exit is a necessary kayaking safety skill. Our friends at Paddle TV give us the low-down…

A short look into a month long kayak tour in the Sea of Cortez.

You can’t get a tougher, lighter paddle than one made of carbon. Are they worth the extra money you’ll invest? It depends on these things…

Ken Whiting and the Paddle Tales crew take us to another kayaking destination in scenic Quebec: the Jacques-Cartier River…

If you want a high-performance, ultra-durable and extremely lightweight kayak paddle, you can’t get better than carbon. Here’s our entire lineup of full carbon kayak paddles…

Even the toughest paddles in the industry appreciate a little love. At Aqua Bound, we know our paddles perform best when they receive the proper care.

I got a new kayak a month ago. It's a Rebel Ilaga, a narrow and long kayak that I mainly is going to use for rolling and short day trips. It has been a long and cold winter and I have been out every week kayaking but not with the Whiskey paddle. It's a too nice a paddle to break the ice with!

One of the reasons kayaking is such a great water sport for so many is that finesse—good technique—is more important than power…

The type of kayaking you want to do will determine the kind of kayak and kayak paddle you’ll want to buy…

This episode of Paddle Tales takes us to a destination Ken Whiting has been wanting to kayak more than any other: Quebec’s “Iles de la Madeleine”…

ProStaffer William McCluskey recently experienced the thrill of having a Facebook video go viral, with tens of thousands of views. That short video takes us along with him on a paddle in Norway, showing the beauty of winter kayaking…

Are you looking for your first kayak? Or maybe you’ve owned a ‘yak’ for years and are now in the market for something new. Here are some basics to consider as you research your purchase…