Paddling New York City: Kayak, Canoe, and Stand-Up Paddle the Greatest Waters in the Five Boroughs and Long Island (Paddling Series)

Paddling New York City: Kayak, Canoe, and Stand-Up Paddle the Greatest Waters in the Five Boroughs and Long Island (Paddling Series)

The waters of New York City and Long Island provide extensive and unique paddling experiences. This guide describes paddles accommodating every ability level, and are suitable for an array of crafts including touring kayaks, recreational kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, and canoes. This guidebook is a compelling resource for outdoor enthusiasts living in or near the city seeking accessible paddles around the metro area. This guidebook provides vital information paddlers need to safely and fully experience the rush of paddling around one of the world’s busiest ports. Erik Baard has been leading kayak tours of New York City for nearly a quarter century and has founded several paddling organizations. He’s a native New Yorker from a lineage of working mariners. He was honored by the state as “The Greenest New Yorker” for his environmental education projects, won the Best Reporting “Deadline Club” prize from the New York chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in two categories. He’s written about kayaking and harbor life for the Hudson River Watertrail Guide, The The New Yorker, The Village Voice, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Out New York, and other media.