I encourage you to visit these sites and absorb all they have to offer! I’m always interested in discovering new blogs for local paddlers. Have one you’d like to suggest? Contact Me.
- Bonnie’s kayak blog
A fellow kayaker and blogger in the NYC area. - Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse is one of the newest boathouses in NYC. - Brooklyn Kayak
Dedicated to sea kayak expedition and backpacking related items. - Downtown Boathouse
The pioneer of free public paddling in contemporary NYC! No group in NYC puts more people in kayaks for 20 minute paddles and three-hour tours to the Statue of Liberty and USS Intrepid. - Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club
This welcoming group of paddlers is on the front lines of ecological recovery in one of NYC’s most challenged waterways. - Hoboken Cove Boathouse
On the far side of the Hudson River, in a place ridiculed as often as Queens, folks bootstrapped themselves up to a boating program with help from the Downtown Boathouse. - Hudson River Water Trail Association
The Hudson River Watertrail Association is a coalition of small boaters, primarily human and wind powered, who are actively interested in the Hudson River as a treasure of natural and human history. The HRWA was formed in 1992 as an all-volunteer, non-pro - Inwood Canoe Club
The Harlem River is the home of a charming and friendly paddling group, the Inwood Canoe Club. - Jamaica Kayak
Member of Sebago Canoe Club Operate out of Jamaica Bay, Part of Gateway National Park (Largest Urban National Park area) I am a Kayaker, certified Star I and II with 7 years kayaking experience. This will be my Official Sea Log. - Kayak Staten Island
Kayak Staten Island is an all-volunteer organization. We provide free kayaking for the public at the shoreline on South Beach in Staten Island. - LIC Boathouse
The LIC Boathouse offers free kayaking on the east river. - Manhattan Kayak Company
For tours, lessons, and other exciting paddling opportunities, please check out Manhattan Kayak Company. - Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance
One-stop shopping to know what’s up in NY-NJ Harbor. - New York City Water Trail
New York City is rich in water. If you’re looking for a few hours of tranquil paddling or a full-day expedition, you’ll find it here. The New York City Water Trail connects 160 square miles of rivers, bays, creeks, inlets and ocean in the five boroughs su - Newtown Creek Alliance
The newtown creek alliance has been fighting for the clean-up, access, and responsible re-development of the creek and it’s surrounding area. - Newtown Creek Photo Gallery
Following the declaration of the Newtown Creek as a Superfund site I decided to document it’s pre-cleanup state. - NY Kayak Company
Randy Henriksen, the owner of NY Kayak Company, sells kayaks, books, lessons, and any gear you could need. - NY Kayak Polo
This club is devoted to developing and promoting the sport of Kayak Polo. - Paddle and Knit
KAYAKING & KNITTING & BIKING, TOO - Red Hook Boaters
A boathouse located in Red Hook Brooklyn which offers free public paddling programs. - Sebago Canoe Club
Our members include kayakers, canoeists, sailors, rowers, and flatwater racers. - Summit to Shore
Theologically and philosophically informed ruminations on everything between summit to shore, especially kayaking, sailing, backpacking, climbing, religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology, politics, culture, travel, and the NYC borough of Queens. - The Newtown Pentacle
Lot’s of pics and information on Newtown Creek and the surrounding areas. - Tugster
The “sixth boro” is my invented term for the waters in and around the port. Part of my motivation is that mainstream media are “terracentric,” overlooking sixth boro news to a large degree. I strive to be the opposite: maricentric. - Village Community Boathouse
Free community rowing sessions, April to November.








