Ultimate Canoe & Kayak Adventures

Eugene Buchanan is the former Editor-in-Chief of Paddler magazine, and has written about the outdoors for more than 20 years, from working the Beijing Olympics for NBC to writing for ESPN.com. He is an avid adventurer with several first descents to his credit. His passion for travelling, writing and paddling has taken him around the world, to more than 30 countries on six continents. Jason Smith is Managing Editor of Canoe & Kayak UK. A river running whitewater paddler at heart, he's paddled all over the world and represented Great Britain at the Freestyle World Championships. He has tried his hand at nearly every kind of canoeing and kayaking, and even completed the famous Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race in the non-stop K2 class. His favourite pastimes are getting trashed in his playboat at the whitewater course in Nottingham, sea kayaking and open canoeing. James Weir is a canoeist, photographer and writer. James lives, explores and competes all over the world; introducing paddle sports to young people, coaching white water canoeing and guiding rafts down some of Europe's most challenging rivers. James represented Great Britain and Switzerland in white water canoeing. He has been seeded in the top 10 white water canoeists in the World since 1999.

• Canoeing with Caribou 6 Sea Kayaking Greenland 8 Hallowed Waters 10 Tackling the Talkeetna 12 Northern Masterpiece 14 Paddling the Land of Ice 16 Surfs Up at Skookumchuck 18 Canada's Special Waves 20 Catching a Ride on the Freestyle Bus 22 Classic Canoeing 24 Following the Call of the Loon 26 Multi Day Magic on the Mountain 28 Thar' She Blows 30 Wilderness the Way it's Supposed to Be 32 Paddling the Pine Tree State 34 The Gen of the Maine Island Trail 36 Communing with Spirits on the Little White 38 Superior Paddling 40 Whitewater and Wilderness 42 A Pinnacle of Paddling 44 Good Gauley 46 Going for Green 48 Look Before You Leap 50 No Room for Mistakes 52 A World of Waterfalls 54 The Most Famous River Trip in the World! 56 Canoeing in the Canyonlands 58 Boating the Buffalo River 60 Sea Kayaking the Big Bend 62 Boating the Bahamas 64 Mexican Heights 66 Sea Kayaking Baja's Sea of Cortez 68 Boating Belize 70 Touring Like a Tico 72 Ecuadorian Ecstasy 74 Jungle Paddling Paradise 76 Whitewater Bonanza 78 Of Sea Kayaking and Hot Springs 80 Patagonian Powerhouse 82 Paddling off the Map 84 A Scandinavian Wonderland 86 Circumnavigating Ireland by Sea Kayak 88 Make Mine a Double 90 The Jewel in Scotland's Crown 92 The Granite Slides of Scotland's Triple Crown 94 Surfing the Falls of Lora 96 Drifting on England's Deepest Lake 98 Soul Surfing 100 Away with the Fairies 102 Paddling on the Wild Side Around Puffin Island 104 The River Tweed 106 Getting Wet in Wales 108 London Calling 110 UK Utopia 112 Devonshire Cream 114 The Granite Siren 116 Getting the Most Just off the Coast 118 Crossing the English Channel 120 Alpine Dreaming 122 White Champagne 124 Cave Kayaking in the Grand Canyon of Europe 126 From Mild to Wild 128 Swiss Spectacular 130 Paddling Across Borders 132 Paddling Poland 134 Sea Kayaking the Caves of Spain 136 Surf Boating a Basque Country Beauty 138 A Swell Time in Spain 140 A Voyage Down the Grand Canal 142 Switzerland's Stunner 144 Italy's Emerald Gem 146 The Tear of Europe 148 Free Falling on the Isle de Corse 150 Amphitheatre of Whitewater Dreams 152 The Water in Mallorca 154 Viva Italia 156 Touring the Land of Ancient Greek Gods 158 Sea kayaking Siberia's 'Sacred Sea' 160 Surfing Under the Crescent Moon 162 Surfing the Source 164 Wham, Bam, Thank You Zam! 166 Wildlife Wonderland 168 Adventure on the Augrabies 170 Paddling in Eden 172 Mountain madness 174 Himalayan Heaven 176 Adventure Beyond Belief 178 Canoe Armada 180 Sea Kayaking in Sea Caves 182 Sea Kayaking the Land of the Dragon 184 Adventuring Australia-Style 186 Waltzing Matilda A Wilderness Eden 190 The Freedom of Freycinet 192 Barrier Boating 194 Sea kayaking in the land of the Southern Cross 196 Access All Areas 198 Floating in the tropical Paradise of Fiji 200 Timeless Adventure 202 Touring a Tropical Paradise 204

“The book cherry picks a hundred paddling venues from around the world. These involve all kinds of paddling and at all grades, the easier paddling with scenery to compensate but with a predominance of extreme white water.” (The Canoeist) “Stunningly illustrated book detailing the world's most breathtaking on-water adventures.” (Bookseller Buyer's Guide)