Tactics for Long Distance Sea Kayaking is designed to provide mid to advanced level paddlers with proven techniques on how to plan and successfully execute a long distance sea kayaking trip. Topics covered include: How to research destinations and plan long distance trips Techniques for traveling solo and in groups Equipment and clothing checklist and evaluations Communications Weather Dangers and cautions Charts and navigation Camping and life on shore Food and water Wildlife encounters

Alone in the Passage: An Explorers Guide to Sea Kayaking the Inside Passage is part kayaking travelogue and part long-distance kayaking how-to guide. Readers will acquire a unique insight into the skills necessary to kayak solo for 1,300 miles along the Northwest Pacific Coast from Washington and through British Columbia to Southeast Alaska. The first half of the book details information that an Inside Passage paddler would need to know before setting off on this incredible journey. Topics such as preparation, nutrition, navigation, physical requirements, communication, weather, wildlife, equipment, camping, tides and currents, dangers, logistics, and paddling techniques are explored in depth. The second half of the book gives a running account of the daily challenges and triumphs experienced by a solo paddler as he kayaks up the Inside Passage completely alone. Daily journal entries are expanded upon giving the reader a feel for what it is like to travel through a remote wilderness for nearly three months.

Point to Point: Exploring The Inside Passage By Kayak is a traveler's guide for kayaking the waters of the Inside Passage from the San Juan Islands of Washington State to Skagway, Alaska. The story chronicles the three-month long adventure of a sea kayaker as he explores the 1,250-mile route completely alone. The reader experiences the day-to-day challenges faced by a long distance solo paddler heading north along the Pacific Ocean coastline of Canada and Alaska. Information on equipment and techniques necessary to complete the journey, as well as details of the route followed are covered. Sections on flora, fauna, geology, weather, safety, and the natural world provide the reader with unique background information.