Benzie Shores District Library Canoe and Kayak (and some Rafting)
Links
Aire - Inflatable whitewater touring rafts,
kayaks, and catarafts.
American Canoe Association - Paddlesport
organization that provides a wealth of information about canoeing, kayaking, rafting,
waterway conservation, and also Paddler
Magazine.
Betsie Bay Kayak - Dedicated to designing
and producing high performance touring kayaks and paddles based on Greenland Inuit
designs longer than any company in North America.
Canoe and Kayak WebRing
- Dedicated to making it easier for people surfing the net to find webpages with
Canoe and/or Kayak tips, techniques, and equipment.
Crystal Lake Adventure Sports - Northern
Michigan's premier shop for kayaks, canoes, sailboats, windsurfers, mountain bikes,
snowboards, and more. Daily canoe and kayak trips, plus they rent everything they
sell.
Maravia -- "America's leading whitewater
raft manufacturer."
Michigan Recreational Canoeing Association
- Made up of more than 65 canoe liveries serving Michigan rivers, providing canoes,
rafts, kayaks, and tubes. NOTE: Michigan is blessed
with more than 1500 miles of quality canoeing streams, offering more paddling opportunities
than any other state.
MTI Adventurewear - Water gear
engineered specifically for kayaking, canoeing, and rafting.
Nantahala Outdoor Center - Kayaking, paddling,
and rafting center offers instruction, adventures in the Southeast U.S. and overseas,
and a complete outfitter store.
Paddler.com - Featuring photos of Hawaiian
outrigger canoe and kayak paddling on the Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.
Paddling.com - Paddlers guide to canoeing,
kayaking and rafting information for outfitters, shops, manufacturers, classifieds,
events, books & magazines, technique, clubs, personal pages and more."
Pygmy Boats - Ultra-Light Boat Kits
& Plans - the largest and oldest manufacturer of precision precut plywood kayak
kits in North America.
QCC Kayaks - Offers
John Winters designed kayaks and is the U.S. distributor for Ontario-made Swift Canoes.
They make "kayaks for grown-ups. These are smart, efficient and characterized
by their simple beauty and lack of pretense."
Red Rock Wilderness Store -"
Canoe-oriented site with lots of content regarding proper canoe handling, lifting,
loading and repair, plus extensive data regarding canoes and paddling equipment as
well as kayak gear, fishing equipment, camping gear. Souris River Canoes, BWCA canoe
trips, wilderness cabins, outdoor online catalog, BWCA maps, canoes, knives, kayaks.
Rutabaga Paddlesport Shop - Thousands
of boats in stock, accessories, paddles, clothing, and other paddling gear, Madison,
Wisconsin.
Sailsport Marine
- In Traverse City, MI. Sailboats, Kayaks, and Windsurfers.
Seattle Sports Company - Superior
Outdoor Gear, such as: paddling, camping, and travel accessories.
Shearwater Boats - Kits, plans,
supplies, support for the home builder. They specialize in custom building distinctive,
handcrafted wooden kayaks and accessories.
Swift Canoe & Kayak - Canada's Paddling
Store - Canada's leading manufacturer of fiberglass, kevlar, carbon-kevlar, carbon,
Royalex, Royalite canoes and kayaks.
The Boat People - New and used inflatable
kayaks, whitewater rafts, and all the other gear necessary to make your paddling
adventure a safe and fun experience.
Tiger Paws - Kayak hand paddles. "Fun
and improved sensitivity doing retendo moves, practicing your hand roll, and running
the river. Play boaters will be impressed with the moves they can make by reaching
for the next stroke before the previous stroke is completed and being able to have
two blades in the water at the same time."
Trade Association of Paddle Sports (TAPS)
- "Provides the fastest access to paddlesports businesses, products, services,
and events in your area, as well as recent developments in the sport of paddling."
Uncommon Adventures - Unique Outdoor
Experiences -- Kayaking, Flyfishing, Outdoors. They specialize in kayak tours, expert
kayak instruction, backcountry flyfishing in fresh and saltwater environments, wilderness
skills workshops including survival skills, map and compass work, kayak building,
fly tying, birding and fly rod building.
Walden Sports - Bluewater Canoes,
Nigel Foster Kayaks, Walden Kayaks, accessories, and more.
Wildwasser Sport USA, Inc. - North America's
distributor for Prijon
and Eskimo kayaks. They
also offer a comprehensive line of exceptional paddling products.
Windrider Sailing Trimarans - Like a sea-kayak
with amas and a sail, but better! One model even uses hydrofoils!
Wooden Canoe Heritage Association,
Ltd. (WCHA) - A non-profit membership association devoted to preserving, studying,
building, restoring, and using wood, wood-canvas, cedar strip and birchbark canoes,
and to disseminating information about canoeing heritage in North America.
Wyoming River Raiders - World's Friendliest
Boating Supply Company – Everything you need for a great outdoor adventure! White
water supplier in Wyoming with canoes, kayaks, rafts and supplies."
