FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The Beginner's Guide to Canoe and Kayak
Paddling is a great link with all you'd ever
need to know about paddling.  Highly
recommended reading before your float!

  • Which type of boat is right for me?

Canoes are great for long floats... a canoe provides more room for gear (cooler, fishing gear, snacks, etc.).  If you are floating with a youngster that is not ready to paddle alone, we recommend a canoe or tandem kayak.  If you want "togetherness" on a float, pick a canoe.  The stronger paddler goes in back to provide directional strokes, and the front paddler provides speed and navigation.  
Kayaks are fun and very maneuverable.  They are more stable than most people expect them to be, and are great for paddlers that like to control their own boat. They are more responsive to the paddler than a canoe.  Our kayaks are "recreational" kayaks, and are VERY user-friendly.
Tandem kayaks offer the benefits of a regular kayak, with room for a passenger.  Great for taking a child with you - they sit in front!

  • Why don't you offer shuttle service during the week?

Jan works as a school psychologist during the school year, and Jerry does property restoration.  During the summer months shuttle will be available on certain days. 

  • Who are those cute kids in the pictures on the website?

We have no idea... they keep following us around, eating our food, making a mess in our house, asking for money.

  • Why do you meet us at the take out and not at the launch?

So your vehicle will be there waiting for you when you're done with your float. That way, when you decide to jump in the water at the end of your float, and your clothes/dogs/shoes wet and muddy, you'll get in your car instead of our's! (kidding... kind of)

Most importantly, for your convenience so you don't have to wait for others in the group to finish, you can leave when you're ready!






Catawba River Expeditions, LLC
(803) 328-2541
LINKS and NEWS

Old Town Outfitters in Rock Hill, SC.... this is a great resource for all your paddling, camping, hiking, climbing and disc golf interests.  Great folks, a family-run business like ours, and if they don't happen to have what you need, they'll get it for you!

NC Flatwater Outfitters... located in Mt. Holly NC across the river from the Whitewater Center.  Klaus offers kayak rentals on the very flat section of the Catawba River north of Charlotte and north of our operating locations. 

American Canoe Association ... a great site with safety information, paddling instruction, etc.

Basic Paddling Information... a quick how-to guide to reading a river, paddling, etc.

Catawba Fish Camp.... the best place to end your float on the river.  Highly recommended!  Located at the Highway 9 bridge in Fort Lawn, SC.

http://www.magnoliainnchester.com





Catawba Cruisers Paddling Club
A newly formed, informal group of folks that love to paddle the waters of this area... no matter what body of water you paddle, join our web discussions, write trip reports if you try a cool float, join the monthly paddles, and meet others that love to paddle. 

Contact Randy at randyl_124@yahoo.com. 
Website is http://groups.google.com/group/catawba-cruisers
We are so excited about the quickly spreading interest in paddling in our area.  God gave us this river, let's get out there and enjoy it and help take care of it!