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Alan Bergman - Taking your pooch paddling is the perfect opportunity to reciprocate the love and loyalty bestowed upon you by man's (and woman's) best friend! Look around our lakes, rivers and bays, and chances are good that you're going to see more than a few canines...

Alan Bergman - Choosing the right paddle for recreational and touring/sea kayaking is a combination of subjective and practical criteria.  What may be the perfect paddle for you could be the totally wrong paddle for your best kayaking buddy.  Let’s explore some of the...

Alan Bergman - We’re all aware of the vast physical benefits derived from kayaking, paddle boarding and canoeing - from a great cardio workout to burning calories to strengthening the torso and core. But, what about the mental health and psychological benefits of...

Alan Bergman - Not every graduation requires wearing a cap and gown. In fact, I wore a bathing suit to my last graduation. It was some 15 years ago, the monumental day that I graduated from a plastic kayak into a fiberglass one. Many kayaking gurus strongly recommend...

Alan Bergman - Peanut butter and jelly isn’t the only iconic couple out there.  Many kayakers think of a bilge pump and paddle float as another inseparable twosome.  In fact, if you watch paddlers loading up their kayaks with gear prior to launching, chances are...

Alan Bergman - Although decades older than I, my favorite paddling partner, Phil, is well into octogenarian territory at age 87. He has far more energy and enthusiasm for kayaking than many paddlers far younger than he. He's tech-savvy too. If you're elderly and...