Kayaking Links

Manufacturers

Boat Manufacturers

• Hobie
• Feathercraft
• Malibu
• Ocean Kayaks
• Mariner Sea Kayaks
• Native Watercraft
• Old Town
• Wilderness Systems
• Cobra
• Cear Blue Hawaii
• Current Designs
• Dagger
• Folbot
• Eddyline
• Perception
• Necky
• Klepper
• Boreal Designs
• Heritage
• Pelican Sport
• Bic Sport
• Mad River
• NuCanoe
• Emotion
• MacSkiUSA
• Riot
• SloMoBoats
• Freedom Hawk
• Azul
• RTM Kayaks
• Kaskazi
• Wavewalk
• Paluski
• FeelFree
• Clearwater Design
• Swift Canoe
• Pokeboat
• Advanced Elements
• Aire
• Sea Eagle
• KayakPro
• Lightspeed
• FeelFree Kayaks

Lighting & Safety

• Rescue Streamer
• BE SEEN Kayak Flags
• Princeton Tec Lighting
• Tek-Tite Lighting - Kayak Running Lights
• Nite Ize - Lighting & Accessories
• Panther Vision
• Coghlan's

Personal Flotation Devices (PFD's)

• Mustang Survival
• Stearns Recreation
• Stohlquist
• Extrasport

Navigation

• Garmin
• Silva Compass

Photography

• Olympus Cameras

Clothing

• Carhartt Clothing
• Ex Officio Clothing
• Montbell
• The North Face
• Clima-Shield

Tools

• Leatherman Multitools
• Victorinox Knives & Multitools
• Essential Gear - High-Tech Survival

Dry Sacks

• Watchful Eye Designs - Aloksak
• Sea To Summit

Hydration

• Mountain Safety Research
• Platypus Hydration
• UV Aquastar
• Nalgene Bottles

Miscellaneous

• Cascade Designs - MSR, Platypus, Therm-a-Rest, Seal-Line and Tracks brands
• Coleman
• Sawyer Products
• Repel - Spectrum Brands

DIY Guides

• Kayak Stand

Magazines, Forums and E-Zines

• Hobie Community Forums

Maps, Photos & Charts

• NOAA Online Chart Viewer
• Georgia USGS Topo Map Quads
• Maps at Google.com
• Maps at Yahoo.com
• USGS Topo Map Quads by State
• Earthtools.org
• MapQuest
• National Atlas Project
• TerraServer
• TopoZone

Personal Sites & Blogs

• Mississippi Kayak Blog
• Kayaking the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta
• Gregory Brown
• Ian G. Brosnan - Kayaking Adventures
• Rob's Kayaking Adventures

Clubs & Associations

• American Canoe Association
• Mobile Bay Canoe & Kayak Club
• Mobile Bay Canoe & Kayak Club - Paddle Reports
• West Florida Canoe Club
• Emerald Coast Paddlers
• Bayou Haystackers Paddling Club
• Mississippi Outdoor Club

Yahoo Groups

• Mangrove Navy - Kayak Camping
• Mobile Bay Canoe & Kayak Club Group

Gear Reviews

Trail Guides

• Mobile/Tensaw Delta Bartram Canoe Trail system
• Trails of Santa Rosa & Escambia County, Florida
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Greenways and Trails
• Paddle Bayou Lafourche

Retailers

• Fairhope Boat Company, Fairhope, AL
• Gulf Shores Kayaks, Gulf Shores, AL
• Key West Paddle Sports
• Southern Waters Outfitters
• Top Kayaker
• Cabelas
• REI
• Sierra Trading Post
• Eastern Mountain Sports
• Paddler's Resource
• Paddling.net
• Western Canoe & Kayak
• Splashdance - Niceville, FL
• Frontenac Outfitters

Knots & Splicing

• AIE Knot Page
• Animated Knots
• Cherokee Scouting Knots
• Splicing
• Net Knots

Calculators, Convertors & Information

• GPS Coords Converter
• Tide Predictions
• Studying Sharks with Kayaks
• Weather Underground
• Intellicast Weather
• Saltwater Tides Info
• Rod n' Reel Tides

Public Resources

• Florida State Parks
• National Park and Forest Regulations
• National Parks Service
• Florida's Blackwater River State Park
• Santa Rosa County Parks & Trails
• Mobile/Tensaw River Delta Access
• Outdoor Alabama
• 5 Rivers Resource Center
• Florida Circumnavigational Kayak Trail
• Environmental Monitoring - Mobile Bay Area
• Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge

Safety

• Alabama Boating Regulations
• Safe Kayaking Tips
• Sea Kayak Safety