Test trials, comparisons and reviews of boats associated with the International Water Cycling Association and others are available. The sport of pedal boating has produced watercraft that are surprisingly easy to use, efficient and clearly environmentally friendly. For touring, racing, adventuring, nature trips or exercise, pedal boats are a fun and safe way to pedal to a healthier you, that you control to go lazily or speedy depending on your effort.
Some boats are even adaptable for the disabled.
They are used for quiet transportation on lakes, rivers, or open sea. Pedal powered boats vary in design from pedal boards, kayaks, catamarans, or inflatable boats to deep draft monohulls. With over 13 years experience in the sport and as an officer of the Human Powered Vehicle Association, I can help you with questions or referrals if you want to purchase a boat, or parts if you're building your own. With the first attempt to circle the globe by human power alone well underway, the Pedal for the Planet Expedition, which includes a program for kids, shows that there's more to pedal boating than you might think. People have crossed the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, traveled to Alaska from Washington, and gone from Alberta to Halifax via the Mississippi in pedal powered boats.