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Paddling Among Sea Turtles in the Pulau Banyak Archipelago, Indonesia
Pulau Bangkaru is an amazing place-the entire island is a National Park and one of the most important nesting grounds for sea turtles in Southeast Asia. Join Georg Jackstadt on his paddle trip through this rainforest archipelago struggling to recover from the 2004 Tsunami.
Santa Catalina Island Crossing By Calamari Chris
Here are trip reports from two of the author's many 52 mile round-trip kayak crossing experiences from San Pedro, California's Cabrillo Beach to Santa Catalina Island.

Kayaking on the Danube River By Paul Tseng The first part is a 5 day trip from Vienna, Austria to Szentendre, Hungary. The second part is a 2-3 day trip from Tulcea to Sulina in the Danube delta, Romania.

TopKayaker.Net's GUIDE TO KAYAK TOURING & CAMPING
Includes: CAMPING 101, PACKING YOUR KAYAK, SIGNAL DEVICES, TRIP PLANNING & NAVIGATION
Kayaking California's Wilderness Flat-Water With Janice L. Green Janice is the author of two guidebooks for paddling California's often overlooked beautiful flat-water destinations. A hobby photographer, her detailed trip reports are graced with images that will surely pull our many sea kayaking friends inland.
Maine Coastal Kayaking: Knubble Bay, Robinhood Cove & the Sheepscott River - Trip report of early spring AMC kayak trip out of Knubble Bay.
California Coastal Kayaking: Goat Rock Arch By Moonlight By Mike Higgins
Come along on an adventure by moonlight with "The Intrepid Kayaker" of Kayaker.net.
We Steer By The Stars & Toward The Fire By Jo Hu
Join a two mile paddle in the dark for an evening of good food, friends, and night fishing on Kapapa Island of Oahu's windward coastline.

Fall Paddling Fun & Precautions

This article is a practical guide for the unique preparations required for kayakers to get the most out of Autumn kayaking. Includes links to important Fall foliage dates and Hunting season information.

Richardson Lakes of Maine's Northern Wilderness - Our Fall 2002 Expedition
Yak Attack! By John D. Clapp - A La Jolla fisherman hires a guide to help him find out if kayak fishing is for him.
What to look for in a Kayak Fishing Guide by Jim Sammons of La Jolla Kayak Fishing, California
“Navajo Days - Anasazi Nights” A Lake Powell Journal By Bill Timothy
Paddle through The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area with Bill and Ed as they navigate through The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: canyons, great expansive bays, picturesque coves, side canyons, slot canyons, and Red Navajo Sandstone Formations.

102 Days Alone Around Vancouver Island A Northwest Fly Fisherman finds: "...deserted, sun-drenched beaches at the edge of a thumping North Pacific Ocean and a mother-lode of wilderness fly fishing potential."

Lake Bag'in In The High Sierras  by Scott Shaw
Take a paddle with Scott & view the scenery off the bow of his kayak as he makes way through the June Lake Loop of the Eastern Sierras. Beautiful photos!
Bahamian Adventure By Darren Caffery. Darren takes us on an adventurous weekend of summer storms, great snorkeling & good kayak touring with three friends around Marsh Harbor and on the island of Great Abaco in the Bahamas.
A Yakfisherman On The Mosquito Lagoon Grass Flats
By M. Stubblefield "Stubb," A Florida fisherman learns persistence pays off in learning to kayak fish.

Umbagog: New England's Most Wilderness Lake by Athena Holtey Sit-on-topKayaking.com's annual Fall Expedition 2001 By Athena Holtey
Helping Sit-on-top Kayakers gain confidence in extending their kayaking season.
"The Best Kayaking Spots in Hawaii" by Tom Holtey
Hop from island to island with someone who's been there. Tom shares all sorts of resources for planning your kayaking adventures from Outfitters to books & maps.
"How I Became A Rougue"by Gioanni Possenti
Gioanni of Italy found our website in the Spring of 2000 and began a correspondence that inspired him to share this article he wrote for an Italian publication telling of his conversion from a traditional kayaker to a "sit-on-topper."
Twenty-nine miles on The Bog River Flow & Low's Lake by Athena Holtey.
A report on Sit-on-topKayaking.com's first annual Fall paddle. A wilderness paddling adventure that took us into parts of the only remaining wild forest in New York's Adirondack Park.
Thailand Sea Canoe Experience

"Thailand: The Sea Canoe Experience" by Andrew Sigal
Travel with Andrew on the popular Sea Canoe route day trip through the Islands of Thailand.

"The Great Oswegatchie Canoe Wilderness" Learn how ecology and business profit from this Sierra Club proposal...and how you can help.
"A Combo of Cabos" Tim Niemier invents a rig with two Ocean Kayak Cabo's to trace the drainage of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia for a TV Doucmentary. Beautiful photos.
"Paddling in Lightning and Rain"  by Kevin Ching & Joseph Hu
A club paddle goes electric and kayaker's group skills are put to the test. Included in our feature story are suggested readings and a summation of "Lessons Learned."

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