Kayaking media: Videos and forums to get you through the home stretch of winter
By: K.M. Collins
Has it been a long few winter months since you’ve sat in the cockpit of your kayak? Are you missing the feeling of gliding across water - free as a bird? We are too. Here’s a shortlist of where to go to get your screen time paddle fixes until spring is ready to sprout. Movies, blogs, articles and more. For now, while the flurries still fall and old man winter howls outside, take a dive deep into this media list. There’s something for everyone and you’ll be back on the water before you know it!
Best Videos
Africa by Kayak: 2000km around the southern tip of Africa
Junk Paddle: Reusing discarded wood to make a paddle
Kayaking - Birds Singing - Water Sounds
ACA Paddle Sports how-to videos
Kayaking Literature
Magazines
Paddling Mag: Youtube videos, social media and articles to read
Paddle World Mag: social media and articles to read
Paddling Guide: Videos and how-to’s
Books
Paddling North | By: Audrey Sutherland
Inside: One Woman’s Journey Through the Inside Passage | By: Susan Marie Conrad
Downriver: Into the Future of Water In the West | By: Heather Hansman
The Sun is A Compass | By: Caroline Van Hemert
Kayaking Community Building
Facebook pages
Church of the Double-Bladed Paddle
Facebook Meetups
Lower Columbia Canoe Club - lots of videos
Kayaking Singles of Southern Arizona
Louisiana Yakking and Kayaking
Facebook buy and sell options
Other