A curated collection of kayak polo and paddling resources — rules and coaching, clubs, local NYC paddling organizations, and equipment.
Kayak polo: the game
- ICF Canoe Polo Rules (see the Refereeing section for an online referee course)
- Referee hand signals
- Stern Turn Publishing — a short history of canoe polo
- NZ Canoe Polo coaching materials
US clubs
- Sebago Kayak Polo — Rockland County, NY
- New England Kayak Polo — Boston, MA
- Austin Kayak Polo — Austin, TX
- Bay Area Kayak Polo — San Francisco, CA
- Washington Kayak Club — Seattle, WA
- Seattle Kayak Polo — Seattle, WA
- Portland Kayak Polo — Portland, OR
- Hood River Kayak Polo — Hood River, OR
- San Diego Kayak Polo — San Diego, CA
New York City area paddling organizations
- Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse — free public paddling; training and trips for volunteers
- North Brooklyn Community Boathouse — kayaking, canoeing, and environmental education
- Kayak & Canoe Club of NY/NJ — whitewater paddling; winter rolling sessions & instruction
- LIC Community Boathouse — free public paddling; training and trips for volunteers
- Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club — canoeing, free public paddling
- Downtown Boathouse — free public paddling; training and trips for volunteers
- Manhattan Community Boathouse — free public paddling; training and trips for volunteers
- Sebago Canoe Club — kayaking and canoeing
- Inwood Canoe Club — kayaking and canoeing
- Yonkers Paddling & Rowing Club — kayaking, instruction, organizes a large annual circumnavigation
- Hoboken Cove Boathouse — free public paddling; training and trips for volunteers
- The Kayak Foundation — training and guided trips
- Manhattan Kayak Company — instruction, training, guided trips, boat storage
- New York Outrigger — outrigger canoeing & SUP
New York waterway information & resources
- Waterways of Hope — a documentary film series chronicling the work of local environmental and paddling groups and volunteers in NYC
- New York City Water Trail Association
- NYC Parks Kayak & Canoe Launch Sites
- Hudson River Park Boating
- NYC Waterbody Advisories
International clubs
Canada
- Pointe-Claire Canoe Polo — Montreal, QC
- Valleyfield Kayak Polo — Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC
- Greater Toronto Canoe Polo — Toronto, ON
- Edmonton Canoe Kayak Polo — Edmonton, AB
- Canoe Polo Canada
UK
- Warwick Canoe Polo — Warwick, UK
Oceania
- Sydney Canoe Polo — NSW, Australia
- Auckland Canoe Polo — New Zealand
- Wellington Canoe Polo — New Zealand
National teams
- US Women’s National Kayak Polo Team
- US Canoe Polo Committee
- Team USA
- Canoe Polo Canada
- British Canoe Polo Teams
Equipment
Brands
- Peak UK (UK) — spraydecks, PFDs, clothing, shoes
- LB9 (Italy) — clothing, spraydecks
- CPS (China) — boats, paddles, helmets, goals, spraydecks, clothing, and other accessories
- DPP Dynamic (Holland) — boats, helmets
- Lettmann Kayaks (Germany) — boats, paddles
- Revenge Polo Kayaks (UK) — boats
- Galasport — paddles, boats
- Braca-Sport Paddles (Lithuania)
Outfitters
- JC Polo (NZ) — full kit of polo gear: boats, paddles, spraydecks, helmets, clothing, repair supplies, and accessories from various brands
- FastPaddler (USA) — Braca-Sport paddles
- Canoe Polo Zone (UK)