The links will include categories such as manufacturers and distributors of human-powered watercraft, places to take your craft, river stage information, weather information, and trip reports and photo sites. Links to paddling publications and magazines will be included as I run across them.

Jerry Lentz, LT, U S Coast Guard (Retired)

Manufacturers/Major Distributors

Gravitydex - List of Manufacturers

Ace Kayak
Advanced Elements - Inflatable kayaks
Aire Inflatables - includes Tributary Inflatables
Airis Inflatable Kayaks - by Walker Bay
Alaska Series - rafts
Ally Folding Canoes
American Daysailers
American Traders Wooden Canoes
Aquafusion Kayaks
BIC Sport Kayaks
Big Dog Kayaks
Blue Water Canoes
Boreal Design - Quebec
Buffalo Canoes
CastleCraft - any kind of small craft imaginable
Catayak - catamaran style kayaks
Clearwater Canoes and Kayaks
Clipper Canoes
Cobra Kayaks
Current Designs
Dagger
Delta Kayaks
Diablo Paddle Sports
Easy Rider
Eddyline Kayaks and Equipment
Elie Kayaks - Quebec
Elite Series Kayaks
Emotion Kayaks
Epic Kayaks
Epsilon Kayaks
Esquif
Fatty Knees
Feathercraft - Canada
Feel Free Kayaks - Moken, Nomad, Gemini, Tri-yak and others
Fluid Kayaks
Flying Scot
Folbot
Freedom Hawk Kayaks
Great Canadian Canoe and Kayak
Hobie Kayaks
Hornbeck Boats
Hurricane Kayaks
Hyside Inflatables
Impex Kayak
Innova Kayak - inflatables
Jackson Kayak
Jammer Canoe and Kayak
Kayak Pro
Klepper America - kayaks and sail kits
Kokatat
Lakeshore Paddleboard Company
Langford Canoe - Canada's oldest canoe company
Liquid Logic Kayaks
Little River Marine - rowing craft
Long Haul Folding Kayaks
Mad River Canoe
Marathon Boat Group - Grumman canoes and DuraNautic boats
Massive Kayaks - freestyle kayaks
Meyers Boats - includes Michicraft & Sportspal Canoes & Walden Kayaks & SeaCycle Waterbikes
Mohawk Canoes
Native Watercraft
Necky Kayaks
North Shore Sea Kayaks
North Woods Canoe LTD - canoes up to 38'
Nova Craft Canoe
NRS inflatables
NuCanoe
Ocean Kayak
Old Town Canoes and Kayaks
Osagian Canoes and accessories
P&H Sea Kayaks - from Britain
Pakboats
Pau Hana Surf Supply - SUP boards
Perception Kayaks
Placid Boatworks - composite canoes
Point 65 Kayaks - Sweden - Tequila break-apart kayaks
Perception Kayaks
Prijon Kayaks
Pyranha
Rawson Boat
Riot Kayaks
RTM Kayaks
Scott Canoe
Sea Bird Designs - Kayaks of Norway
Sea Eagle - inflatable boats/kayaks/canoes
Seaward Kayaks
Seda Kayaks - Ikkuma kayaks
Sevylor Canoes and Kayaks
Soar Inflatables
Sotar Custom Inflatables
Sound Kayaks - distributors of Point 65n Kayaks
Souris River Canoes - (double click back button to exit)
Star Inflatables
Stellar Kayaks and Surf Skis
SUP Atx - Stand Up Paddle Boards
Surf Tech Paddlesports
Swift Canoe
Tangent Kayaks - by Rawson Boats
Tahe Kayaks
Tahoe Stand Up Paddleboards
Think Kayaks
Tide Race Sea Kayaks - United Kingdom
Torqeedo Fishing Kayak
Trak Kayaks
Valley Sea Kayaks - The original British sea kayak
Vanguard (Sunfish and other daysailers)
Venture Kayaks
Volt Boats
Walker Bay - rowing and sailing dinghies
Warren Light Craft - kayaks
Wave Sport
Wenonah Canoes
West Side Boat Shop - custom built kayaks - Lockport, NY
Whitehall Rowing and Sail
Wilderness Systems
Zegul Kayaks

Canoe and Kayak kits
Chesapeake Light Craft
Laughing Loon - Greenfield, MA
The Newfound Woodworks, Inc. - Bristol, NH
Pygmy Boats
Stillwater Boats - boat kits and plans
Waters Dancing Boat Kit Co. - Canada

Places to Go (rivers, lakes, parks, events)
Chesapeake Bay
Coastal Communities, North and South Carolina
Southport, Oak Island and Bald Head Island, NC
NC Southern Coast - Lower Cape Fear and Wilmington
Florida's Lower Keys
Upper James River Water Trail
Visit Maine
Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival - SW Florida
Northern Forest Canoe Trail - Vermont
San Marcos, Texas
Louisiana Coast
Floatzilla - Mississippi River
Mothership Adventures - British Columbia
Charles City Whitewater - Iowa
Small World Adventures - Kayak Ecuador

Launch Sites/Marinas/Campgrounds (Commercial)

The Arcadian Outdoor Guide to Canoeing, Kayaking and Rafting Outfitters

Boat rentals at Texas State Parks
Adirondack Outfitters - Saranac Lake, NY
Arrowhead Resort - Tahlequah, OK
Black Creek Cabin - Hattiesburg, MS
Caddo Lake Canoeing - Texas
Caddo River Camping & Canoe Rental - Arkansas
Chesapeake Bay Marinas - Online Guide
Headwaters Outfitters - French Broad River, NC
Kings River Canoes and Kayaks - Eureka Springs, AR
Lake George Kayak Co. - Green Island, Bolton Landing, NY
Madawaska Kanu Centre - Algonquin Park, Ontario
Many Islands Camp and Canoe Rental - Mammoth Springs, AR
Marina Finder - Online search tool
Marine Quest - Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex marinas
Nantahala Outdoor Center - Bryson City, NC
Paddle Alberta RiverView Resort - Eureka Springs, AR
Salt Marsh Kayak Company - Wrightsville Beach, NC
Snake River Kayak and Canoe - Jackson Hole, WY
Soggy Bottom Canoe and Kayak Rental - Janice, MS
Temagami Outfitting - Ontario, Canada
White Oak River Campground - Maysville, NC

Trip Reports/Photo Galleries/Expeditions

The Paddler Within - by Nova Craft
Glenn Charles Expedition

Magazines
Wave Length Magazine
Paddler Magazine
Kayak Magazine
Canoe & Kayak Magazine
Sea Kayaker Magazine
Stand Up Paddle Surfing Magazine
SUP Magazine

Weather
East Texas Skywarn - personal weather page
National Weather Service - main site

Tides
Tidal Predictions - NOAA
Tides Currents and Water Levels- Canada
Tides Currents and Water Levels - from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

• WWW Tide and Current Predictions - main page
  • Tide and Current Predictions - Maine through Virginia
  • Tide and Current Predictions - North Carolina through Florida Keys
  • Tide and Current Predictions - Gulf Coast
  • Tide and Current Predictions - U.S. West Coast

River Stages/Lake Levels
Surface Water Data for the Nation - USGS Site
Texas Sites

Dealers/Boating Malls
Appomattox River Company - Farmville, Richmond and Kiln Creek, VA
Austin Canoe and Kayak
Boater's World Marine Centers - Austin, Webster, Dallas, Galveston
Boats Etc. Marine Centers - Laporte and Seabrook, Texas
Campmor Outdoor Adventure Gear
Cascade Creek Company - Clavey River Equipment - Petaluma, CA
Four Corners River Sports - Durango, CO
Gander Mountain - outdoor gear
Get Outdoors - Greensboro, NC
Hudson Valley Pack and Paddle Inc. - Hopewell Junction, NY
Kokatat Accessories
L. L. Bean - Outdoor Gear and Clothing
Lake George Kayak Co - Green Island, Bolton Landing, NY
The Jersey Paddler - Brick, NJ
Mountain Man Outdoor Supply Company - Inlet, NY
North Cove Outfitters - Old Saybrook, CT
NRS
Oak Orchard Canoe Kayak Experts - Rochester and Waterport, NY
Overton's Boating and Watersports Center - Greenville, NC
Pelican Sport
Placid Boatworks - Lake Placid, NY
REI - located in Dallas and Houston. Sells Mad River and Old Town canoes and several brands of kayaks. Also provides most gear needed for a variety of outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, boating, etc.
Rutabaga - Monona, WI
Scotty Paddle Sports
Sea to Summit USA
Seattle Sports
Ships Store - Lake Champlain, NY
Sound Kayaks - Langley, WA - distributors of Point 65 break-apart kayak
SouthWest Paddle Sports - Houston area
Travis Boating Centers - Austin, Abilene, Lewisville, Midland (Texas)
Waterski America - boating center, Dallas, TX