April 2012
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Rock-Solid Kayaks
2012 Northwest Paddling Festival
Sea Kayaker Store
- Sea Kayaker June Issue
- New Wildlife Field Guides in the Spotlight
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Readers Choice Award Survey
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The Right Lights
2012 Northwest Paddling Festival
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- April 2012 issue
- New Book and DVDs in the Spotlight
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Readers Choice Award Survey
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Telling Your Story
Northwest Paddling Festival-Seattle, WA
Video-“Surfing the Shore Break with Touring Kayaks”
Sea Kayaker Store
- June 2011 issue
- Das Kayak
East Coast Canoe and Kayak Festival-A great success
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Japan Needs Our Help
A Survey of Sea Kayak Training and Assessment Organizations
In Memory of Super Woman: Ellen DeBondt
Another Day at the Office
Sea Kayaker Store
- April 2011 issue
- June 2011 issue
- Do-it-Yourself Kayak Book Sale
Sea Kayaker Magazine Readers Choice Awards – Take the Survey
Werner Paddler winner at Canoecopia 2011
Heel Hook Video
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Golden Gate Sea Kayaking Symposium
Getting Started – Still on the Road to Recovery
A New Suit
Sea Kayaker Store
- April 2011 issue
- WINNER - Do You like Print?
Sea Kayaker Magazine Readers Choice Awards – Take the Survey
Tip for Better Kayaking and Camping
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Getting Started – A Pain in the Neck
Sea Kayaker Store
- February 2011 issue
- Upcoming April 2011 issue
- Do You like Print? Enter to WIN!
- 2011 Sea Kayaking Calendar – Going, going…
Sea Kayaker Magazine Readers Choice Awards – Take the Survey
One of a Kind – 2.5 Kayak Retrofit
What’s Cooking?
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Sea Kayaker Magazine Readers Choice Awards
2011 Sea Kayaking Calendar ON SALE!
A Trans-Atlantic Paddler
Getting Started – Tide Races
Sea Kayaker Store
- February 2011 issue
- Books – Kayaking adventures from around the world!
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Semper Paratus
Getting Started – “Off” Season Paddling
Sea Kayaker Store
- December 2010 Issue
- Upcoming February 2011 issue
- Subscription Offer!
- Four Gift Ideas for the Holidays!
- 2011 Sea Kayaking Calendars
What’s Cooking?
New Promotional Partnerships for 2011
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The Anatomy of a Bad Decision
The Key to Surviving?
Getting Started – On a Roll
Sea Kayaker Store
- December 2010 Issue
- New Book
- 2011 Sea Kayaking Calendars
Sea Kayaker Magazine, Print and Digital
What’s Cooking?
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October 2010
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In Strange Company
Getting Started – Trapped
Sea Kayaker Store
- October 2010 Issue
- Upcoming December 2010 Issue
- 2011 Sea Kayaking Calendars
- Rolling DVDs
The Necky Eliza in Carbon Fiber
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Spray Skirt Release
Getting Started – Keeping it together.
Sea Kayaker Store
- October 2010 Issue
- 2011 Sea Kayaking Calendars
- NEW DVD – Essential Kayaking Strokes
- Digital issues now available!
One of a Kind – Baidarka by Daniel
Kick-off The Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival With US
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August 2010
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Paddle Smart Identification Sticker
Getting Started
DIY – Foot-Powered Bilge Pump
Sea Kayaker Store
- Aug 2010 Issue
- Digital issues now available! NEW!
One of a Kind – Guillemot by Gordon Fox
A Whale of a Magazine (fan mail)
The Northwest Paddling Festival coming in 2011
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July 2010
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Wildlife Refuge Water Trails – Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Getting Started – Already Rolling
Sea Kayaker Store
- Aug 2010 Issue
- Christmas in July!
Cetus Kayak Raffle Winner
Freya’s East Coast and Midwest Speaking Tour
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June 2010
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Wildlife Refuge Water Trails – Siletz Bay
Getting Started – Wet Exits
Sea Kayaker Store
- June 2010 Issue
- Kayak Fishing, The Ultimate Guide DVD
- Father’s Day
Cetus LV Kayak Raffle – Closing date is almost here!
One of a Kind – Shearwater 17 Hybrid By Jack Jacoby
Introducing the NW Adventure Sports Exposition
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May 2010
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Wildlife Refuge Water Trails
Getting Started
Sea Kayaker Store
- June 2010 Issue
- Note Cards – New Designs!
- T-shirt SALE
Cetus LV Kayak Raffle
One of a Kind – Strip-built Petrel by Steve Gordon
Sea Kayaker Subscription Winners
A Generous Soul
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April 2010
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Getting Started: Meet Melissa
Sea Kayaker Store
- April 2010 Issue
- June 2010 Issue
- New Book
Cetus LV Kayak Raffle
One of a Kind
Werner Paddle Winner/Sea Kayaker Subscription Winners at Canoecopia
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One of a Kind Online
Sea Kayaker Store
- April 2010 Issue
- New Cook Book
Cetus LV Kayak Raffle
Stop By and Enter to Win
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February 2010
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Freya Hoffmeister to Speak in Seattle
Rivers
Sea Kayaker Store
- February 2010 Issue
- Upcoming April 2010 Issue
- New Books
Sign up for the Cetus LV Kayak Raffle
Valentine’s Day – Take Your Sweetie Kayaking
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January 2010
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New Year’s Resolution
Sea Kayaker Store
-February 2010 Issue
- The Cetus LV Kayak Raffle has begun!
Last Chance to purchase the 2010 Calendar!
SK Newsletter Email List Oops!
A Note About Breath-Holding Drills
What’s Cooking?!
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December 2009
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In the Swim
All Things Subscribed
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November 2009
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Breath-Holding Drills for Kayakers
I Saw the Ad in Sea Kayaker Magazine
What’s Cooking? Gnocchi in Bathurst Inlet |
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An Island in Decline
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September 2009
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Straddle-X Rescue
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August 2009
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If the Sea Kayak Fits
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July 2009
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Sizing up Sea Kayaks
Cache Lake and its impact on Paddling Food
Andy Knapp - On June 22, Andy Knapp, a life-long adventurer, an icon of Midwest paddling, author of the book The Optimum Kayak and a contributor of several articles in Sea Kayaker, succumbed to a 6-year battle with renal-cell cancer. He was 62. Andy was an influential part of the sea-kayak community for decades and served on the board of directors of the Trade Association of Paddle Sports. He had an unflagging interest in outdoor recreation and logged well over 120,000 miles under his own power. Two years ago he retraced a 2655-mile bicycle trip he had done in 1967, and at the age of 60 was still able to pedal an average of 110 miles per day. Even during his long battle with ill health, he never lost his enthusiasm for adventure. You can find out a bit more about Andy’s remarkable life at www.andytknapp.blogspot.com
WAKE – A Club with Clout - The Whatcom Association of Kayak Enthusiasts (WAKE, www.wakekayak.org) in Bellingham, Washington, has always had a strong focus on sea kayaking safety. Recently they undertook a project to get the message out to the growing number of kayakers taking to the cold waters of Puget Sound without the benefit of proper instruction. Working in conjunction with the Port of Bellingham, WAKE created a sign (see below) that will be posted at local launch sites. The sign spells out the dangers of cold water and provides a list of essential safety gear. We applaud WAKE for taking action to make kayaking safer for kayakers in their area and encourage other sea kayaking clubs to take an equally active role in their communities.
Dog Paddling 101
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June 2009
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Seeking Stability
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SK Silver Anniversary
A Package Deal |
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April 2009
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Being Seen
Kayak Reviews
Kayak reviews are the most frequently requested reprint from our stock of back issues. Waiting for the arrival of a reprint or back issue can be a problem if you are shopping for a kayak.
Kayak reviews are now available as PDF files from issues published in 2006, 2007 and 2008. You can place an order for a kayak review through the Sea Kayaker magazine online store. The review will be emailed to you after your order has been processed, usually within 3-4 days. |
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December 2007
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November 2007
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October 2007
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September 2007
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August 2007
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Roll Call
by Christopher Cunningham
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July 2007
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Beached Seal Pups
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June 2007
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Sea Kayaker's Kayak Reviews by Chris Cunningham
Paddle Design - Part 2
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May 2007
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Speaking Up
by Chris Cunningham
Cold-Water Boating Brochure
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April 2007
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Stuck in the Meddle
by Christopher Cunningham
Planning a Trip to Alaska This Summer?
by Paul Riek
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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March 2007
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What’s in your PFD? by Chris Cunningham
Andrew McAuley
by Christopher Cunningham
Swiss Ball Exercises and the Kayak Roll
by John Amtmann
This video accompanies the article in the April 2007 magazine issue with the article of the same name. |
