Sea Kayaking Resources
Maps & Charts
NOAA Booklet Charts (free printable online charts of U.S. coastlines & the Great Lakes
Google Maps
Digital-Topo-Maps.com
NOAA Chart Downloader (Lists charts by region) and Chart Reprojector (converts files from Kap to Tiff format) for Creating Your Own Custom Digital Charts
SeaClear II (free downloadable PC Chart plotter and GPS Navigation software
Kayaking Safety & Gear
Downloadable / Printer-friendly
Checklists (PDF's):
Equipment Checklist
Equipment Checklist for
Guides & Trip Leaders
Equipment Checklist for Groups & Clubs
Float Plan
What to Look for when Buying a Sea Kayak & GearTodd Leigh's Sea Kayaking
FAQ
Choosing a Paddle -- What to Look
for
Choosing a Paddle: Length
Choosing a Paddle: Feather Angle
Choosing a Paddle: Blade Shape
Video: Why
bulkheads are important.
Where to Paddle
Waterlines Sea Kayak Journal
Meandering Machias Bay (video)
Muscle Ridge Archipelago, Maine (video)
Owls Head, Maine (video)
Dead River, Maine (video)
Union River, Maine (video)
Hurricane Island from Camden Harbor -- A
Slideshow
Sea Kayaking
Penobscot Bay
Day Trip out of Rockport,
Maine
Waterways Paddle Trip
Exchange: Lists canoe and kayak trips nationwide.
Sea Kayaking Technique Paddle Float Assisted Re-entry &
Roll
Video:
Eskimo Roll
Video:
Paddle Float Self-Rescue
Video: Re-entry and
Roll
Video: Hand of
God & T-Rescue
Books & Videos Available in our
Bookstore include:
Sea Kayaking Rough Waters
(book)
Rolling a
Kayak (book)
The
Ultimate Guide to Sea Kayaking (DVD)
Kayak MaintenanceBasic maintenance tips for sea kayaks
Customizing your sea kayak
Sea Kayaking Online Community
The Kayak Forum
Paddle Maine Forum
Weather & TidesWeather Underground: Local & Marine
Forecasts &Tides
Gulf of Maine Sea
Conditions
Buyers Guide & ReviewsPaddling.net
Midcoast Maine Local LinksBelfast, Maine Chamber of
Commerce
VisitMaine.com
Alden House Inn (Belfast)
Belfast Harbor
Inn
--See also Waterlines
Paddling Journal archives
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