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SK
Newsletter - April 3, 2007
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Features
Stuck
in the Meddle
by
Christopher Cunningham
Spring has arrived here. Daffodils are blooming,
the cherry trees are filling out with pink blossoms, and the kayakers who
have not been paddling since last fall are heading to the beaches. While
I welcome the return of the red-breasted robin, I worry about the return
of the cotton-clad kayaker.
I
was at a launching ramp on Puget Sound last week and saw a woman paddling
ashore. She was wearing a tank top and cargo pants. There wasn’t
a PFD on her or on deck. She had no spray skirt. I watched as she
carried her kayak to her car and left. And I said nothing. Click
here to read more.
Reading
Nautical Charts
A key component to
trip planning and trip safety is knowledgeable use of nautical charts.
The information that you’d normally find on a map legend is contained
in a publication called Chart No. 1 Nautical Chart Symbols, Abbreviations
and Terms. Published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s Office of Coast Survey, Chart No.1 had
never really been a chart. For decades it was a book that served as a guide
to reading charts. No longer available in print, it is now available as
a free on-line publication. It contains a description of the symbols, abbreviations
and terms that appear on nautical charts produced by NOAA, NGIA, and IHO. Each
chapter and/or section within a chapter is offered for viewing and downloading
in PDF Adobe format. The files can be a bit slow to download, but none
of the individual files is over 10 MB.
The five chapters of Chart
No. 1 include: information about position, distances, directions,
and compass; topographical terms and topography of nautical and cultural
features, landmarks and ports; tides, currents, depths, and hydrographic
terms; lights, buoys, beacons, fog signals, radar, radio, and electronic
position-fixing systems.
Chart No. 1 has lots
of useful information for kayakers and should be required reading for anyone
with an interest in navigation.
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Shawna
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Each card, “Madrona,” “The Paddlers,” “After
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From
the Advertising Manager
Planning a Trip to Alaska This Summer?
by
Paul Riek
The
arrival of spring brings many things, the trees and flowers are beginning
to bloom and the days are getting longer. It’s good to see the
end of winter. Bottom line, it's good to feel the hint of a warm breeze
in the air.
If
you are anything like me, as the weather gets warmer my mind begins
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