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We had a great sunny class last Saturday. The afternoon forecast suggested very high temperatures, hence, we switched the morning pool session to the hot afternoon. Neil, Elsa, Corbett, and Tom followed me to beautiful Lake Martin to start the morning session with strokes, navigation, safety, signals, what-to-bring, and towing. This was Tom’s second Kayaking 102Read more

We met at Lake Martin just as a wonderful summer day was drawing to a close.  The lake was calm and peaceful as we reversed its perimeter, multiple bird sightings were made along with the occasional alligator. Due to recent rain the water level had risen and created some new areas for us to explore.Read more

Stephanie, Paul, Linda, and Anne brought their own sit inside sea kayaks for their 102 class. We started the sunny Sunday morning in the pool with practicing a wet exit with a spray skirt.  After we did the “classic” T-rescue, where the rescuee climbs on the back deck behind the cockpit, while the rescuer stabilizesRead more

Shop local this Mother’s Day! Our staff has put together this list of the best paddlesport gifts for Mom.  Don’t forget, we offer free gift wrapping! KAYAK – Two awesome kayaks for Mom that are under 40lbs and under $1,000! We have the Hurricane Santee 126 Sport, weighing in at 38lbs, and the Hurricane SkimmerRead more

Hobie offers a very unique line of kayaks that allow you to use the strong muscles of your lower body to propel the kayak with amazing ease. Their unique Mirage Drive is easy, stable and fun. All Hobie Kayaks can be used with Pedal, Paddle and Sail power. Come by to see these unique boatsRead more

We had a few folks meet us from Baton Rouge for this trip so we met them at the boat dock at 2 o’clock bayou, just off of hwy. 190. There are so many different types of paddlers, some like to see how fast they can paddle, some like to see everything they come across and someRead more

Learn about the advantage of upgrading your Slayer Propel rudder to make your kayak more maneuverable and easier to fish in tight areas. Here at Pack & Paddle, we’re always looking to improve and innovate. That’s why we created the Slayer Propel Rudder Booster! See for yourself the difference it makes while on the water:Read more

This paddle was a fundraiser for the Atchafalaya Basinkeeper organization.  This organization spends all of their time and efforts to preserve our greatest Louisiana treasure, which is the Atchafalaya Basin. This particular paddle is one of my favorite in the swamp, actually it’s hard to have a definite favorite because it is all so beautiful forRead more

Lake Martin is truly a wonderful place that never gets old, especially when you have perfect weather and a perfect sunset. We put in on time, but with the early sunset at 6:00 pm, we had to get in and get moving without delay. We got our sunset photo and started moving to the south end of theRead more

You know its gonna be a good day when you start it with an early morning paddle at Lake Martin. It started a little chilly but that didn’t keep us away.  With a mix of kayaks, canoes and one paddle board we made our way to the south end of the lake. We meandered throughRead more