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From the Publisher
Local Notice to Mariners
By Michael Collins
Publisher
On a summer weekend last year, I received a cell phone call from the leader of a group of kayakers who had suddenly found themselves in the middle of what appeared to be an organized cigarette boat race (cigarette boats are designed as high power offshore race boats). After a couple of near misses the leader was able to get his group back on shore and had called to see if I had any way of finding out what was going on and whether it was now safe to resume their paddle.
My first impulse was to check the Local Notice to Mariners for our waters, in this case the 13th Coast Guard District.
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Feature
Who Writes for Sea Kayaker?
By Christopher Cunningham
Editor
Who writes for Sea Kayaker? In a word, and as a rule, kayakers. The only real qualification we have for our contributors is that they have an experience, an idea or an expertise that our readers would find interesting or useful. We do occasionally hear from folks who write for a living, but if they don’t have some personal connection with sea kayaking there isn’t a place for them in our pages. More often we hear from kayakers who have an idea for an article, but little or no experience with writing. Those are the folks we like to hear from. We can coach a kayaker with a good story to tell or a technique to share through the writing much easier than we can coach a writer through the ins and outs of kayaking.
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Sea Kayaker Store
Sea Kayaker Magazine –
April 2009 is just hitting the newsstands, pick up your copy and continue your education
- The Atrato: River in the Heart of Columbia
- The Highwayman’s Hitch, making a quick release towline (Video)
- Spyderco Caspian Salt rescue knife reviewed
- Kayak Reviews:
Wind 505 by Tahe Kayaks
Chinook by Seaward Kayaks
- Update on Freya in Australia
- And more
March Madness!
The 1st week of March kicked off the NCAA basketball championships. Kick off your own version of March Madness by checking out kayaking events happening throughout the U.S.
Races & Competitions
March 7-15, WaterTribe Everglades Challenge, Fort Desoto to Key Largo, FL
March 17, River Quest 2009, Beaufort, SC
March 20-22, 23rd Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival, Santa Cruz, CA
Symposiums & Expos
March 13-15, Canoecopia, Madison, WI (Come by and visit us)
March 27-29, PaddleSport 2009, Somerset, NJ (We’ll be here too)
March 28, Outdoor Expo & Gear Swap, Chattanooga, TN
Visit Sea Kayaker’s Calendar for details on these and other events!
Check out Sea Kayaker Magazine’s Online Store for books, DVDs, sport jewelry, t-shirts and more.
More Info
2009 Reader Survey
Don’t forget, participate for a
chance to
WIN A SEA KAYAK
Following is a link to our bi-annual Reader Survey. We appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete this survey, it helps us know our readers better.
To thank you for your time, you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a Necky Chatham. (Winner chooses the length of Chatham, color is determined by Necky Kayaks.)
Click here to take 2009 Reader Survey.
Tips for Better Kayaking and Camping
Warm up your back before paddling. Many paddle strokes, such as a reverse sweep, stern rudder, and most rolling techniques require you to twist and lean back. A cold, stiff back will rebel against such treatment with muscle spasms or the painful, sometimes debilitating effects of an injured sciatic nerve. Warm up your back by gently flexing your torso left, right, front and back. Include some gentle torso twists with smooth, continuous motions.
-From Sea Kayaker's Savvy Paddler by Doug Alderson,
Ragged Mountain Press, 2001. Used with permission.
Sea Kayaker magazine, independently owned and operated since 1984
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