Paddling After Summer: What to Wear to Stay Warm and Keep Progressing
Cool and cold water paddling in NYC is safe and surprisingly comfortable when you’re dressed right. Many of our paddlers discover that fall and winter trips are calmer, less crowded, and more beautiful than peak months. Navigation Life Jackets Wetsuits Drysuits Underlayers Handwear Footwear Headwear Simple extras Life Jackets: A Constant We provide Coast…
Going Solo In Cool & Cold Water
Cool and cold water paddling can be a glorious joy! There’s a lack of traffic, unique angle of the light, and a sense you’re a step closer to a primal reality. Fresh air and blue water creates a wonderful heart-nurturing exercise. Connecting to nature via water can ease our souls. Read about the Blue Mind….
How to Lead a Safe Kayak Trip
A Guide for Group Leaders, Guides, and Self-Guided Paddlers If you’re leading others (or simply taking responsibility for yourself) on a kayaking trip that goes beyond the protected shore, be thoroughly prepped. You’re navigating tides, wind, distance, emotions, and real risk. This guide outlines how to plan and execute on successful outings in open water….
What To Wear For Paddling in the Summer
Don’t let cotton underwear ruin your day. If you’re dressed right, you’ll stay dry, warm, and enjoy your time on the water. We often say “dress for immersion” because if you end up in the water, you’ll be safe and not soggy. Here’s how we dress in the summer…based on real-life experience from thousands of…
10 Best Reasons To Learn How To Paddle a Kayak or Paddleboard
Flow: Timeless Transcendence On The Water I have paddled my whole life in wonderful places throughout the world. This includes halfway around Australia, Alaska, Patagonia, The Galapagos Islands, British Virgin Islands, San Juan Islands, Scotland, Maine, SF Bay, Florida Keys, Bahamas, Kauai, Costa Rica, Brittany, Bavaria. Then, there are the thousands of miles in the…
In SUP Magazine: SUP Tours Provide A Different Look at New York City
Here’s a wonderful article on Manhattan Kayak and our SUP tours and history in SUP Magazine by Rebecca Parsons. Hope you enjoy it! -The Manhattan Kayak TeamÂ
Trilingual Paddling – The Soul of Manhattan Kayak Co
When I founded Manhattan Kayak Company, I was a kayak snob. I believed that the sleek, sit-in-style kayak that hugged the body like a ski boot, making the boat an extension of my nervous system, plus the natural rhythm and efficiency of a two-bladed paddle, were superior to its canoeing cousins. My belief seemed to…
Kayak or Stand Up Paddleboard?
Which One Should You Choose: Kayak or SUP? If you are brand new to paddling and are conflicted about which paddling discipline to learn, I am here to help. As founder of Manhattan Kayak Co, I have a lot to share on this topic. First, for fitness: In both kayaking and SUP, learn to use…
Stand-Up Paddleboarding is HIIT on Water
What’s SUP? Stand-Up Paddleboarding Will Taylor, editor of SUP The Mag, writes in his forward of Urban Reprieve: “Cities make me feel like a child when I do go -whether it is New York, Bangkok or Rome – I wander around in a daze, my senses indulging in the constant stimulation, my neck craned skyward…”….