Not long ago, we were granted inside access to the mind and inner-workings of Lindsay Merchant, founder, owner, and principal designer of North Water Paddle Sports Equipment. We asked him a few questions and were given permission to publish the answers here on the North Water Blog. Our first question for Lindsay was about the history of North Water (i.e. how it all started). Our next question (see below) is about Lindsay's total commitment to manufacturing North Water gear in North America.... NW Blog: One of the stand out issues that you advocate and support is for the manufacturing of N.W....

Recently, we were granted inside access to the mind and inner-workings of Lindsay Merchant, founder, owner, and principal designer of North Water Paddle Sports Equipment. We asked him a few questions which we will be publishing the answers to here on the North Water Blog. Our first question for Lindsay was about the history of North Water (i.e. how it all started). NW Blog: Your company, North Water Paddle Sports Equipment has been in operation for many years. What started it all for you and what was the first piece of gear the N.W. officially produced and manufactured? Lindsay Merchant: When...

Canoeist, camper, teacher, author, and video personality Kevin Callan, also known as The Happy Camper, just took delivery of his Nova Craft Prospector canoe with some really special custom artwork – something Nova Craft is developing a reputation for. He also just installed his new custom made North Water Spray Deck - but, much like the man himself, Kevin's deck is anything but standard. Contact us for your custom outfitting needs. We added, at his request: -Portage Cargo Hatch, -3rd cockpit for solo paddling -Deck Top Anchoring strips -Map Case Anchors -Custom deck top contact points for attaching Solar Panels...