Paddling

Lie on your belly and swim. That’s the totality of your control on a new invention, the Bellyak, from an Asheville, N.C., company. The thick-hull…

Got an underwater adventure on your calendar? A camera accessory from GoPro, new this week, was made for snorkel and scuba enthusiasts.

“Like spelunking in a boat.” That’s how a GearJunkie editor described a unique kayaking trip to a set of sea caves on Lake Superior this…

Custom-built to carry out research projects, break Arctic ice, hit high speed on open water, and negotiate the wildest seas, the Pangaea is a one-of-a-kind…

Gear Junkie took three days off to sail with world-famous explorer Mike Horn, stowing away for a ride on the Pangaea sailboat for a few…

“Beam me up, Scotty!” To the surf break, that is.

On calm water and through rapids, Gear Junkie tests the inflatable kayak/raft hybrid that is the ZOIK AlterEgo.

Ryan Stuart, the gear editor at Canada’s Explore magazine, tests the All Star whitewater kayak for Gear Junkie.

They may look like inflatable pool toys. But pack rafts can be serious tools for backcountry exploration.

Become one with the rapids on a riverboard, a whitewater craft on which participants swim half-submerged to navigate chutes and drops.