CAPTURING CAVES & CREATURES: Nature works on its own schedule, so those wanting to take photographs from the seat of their kayaks should always be ready for the shot, whether it’s cruising through sea ...

“I’ve come to peace with the fact that my addiction is designing new boats,” says the creative mastermind behind the sit-on-top kayak. In the late 1960s, Tim Niemier wanted a boat that didn’t exist.

Modern kayak fishing was born on the ocean. Malibu surfer Tim Niemier developed the first sit-on-top kayak to paddle past the breakers and target fish in open water. More recently, kayak fishing ...