Swift makes lightweight canoes Canadian canoe manufacturer Swift Canes & Kayaks released a version of their Keewaydin 16 model, featuring TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fabrics, in 2014.

Backcountry Custom Canoes, an upstart Ontario manufacturer pushes the limits of lightweight canoe and kayak construction.

“Cool,” one hiker said after hoisting a boat to test it. Featherlights, as they are sometimes called, are modern versions of the century-old Adirondack pack canoes which boat builders are marketing to ...

First of all ... yes, you're right, there are already folding canoes. Those boats don't necessarily pack up all that small, though, and typically weigh in the neighborhood of at least 18 kilograms ...

NORTH ELBA, N.Y. — Oncoming hikers stepped off the trail and made way for two canoes being hauled up to Avalanche Lake. It looked hard-core, or crazy, shouldering the boats 4.4 miles into the ...

Oncoming hikers stepped off the trail and made way for two canoes being hauled up to Avalanche Lake.

On any calm morning in downtown Kitchener, it's not unusual to spot man in a clear boat paddling across the still waters of Victoria Park Lake.It might look too fragile to carry weight — because it ...

Kayaks are generally lighter than canoes, but there are some really lightweight canoes on the market today. Heavy fishing kayaks can also be way heavier than a canoe.

My Job Is Constructing Lightweight Outrigger Canoes in Hawai‘i George Wilson oversees manufacturing at the Kailua-based Kamanu Composites, where canoes are produced for the global paddling community.

Weight Lightweight canoe paddles are easiest to use and can reduce your fatigue after a day spent on the water. But don’t focus on weight alone.

Weight Lightweight canoe paddles are easiest to use and can reduce your fatigue after a day spent on the water. But don’t focus on weight alone.