Kayaking the Pacific Ocean Coast of California and Oregon
More Deep Trouble is another collection of death and disaster stories featuring sea kayakers, compiled by Sea Kayaker editor Chris Cunningham. More Deep Trouble is a follow up to Deep Trouble, and like the previous book includes the Lessons Learned … [Continue reading] about Sea Kayaker’s More Deep Trouble – Gotta Have It or Make It Stop!? – A Review
“What’s next for the Tsunami Rangers?” Eric always said. Right now, Tsunami Ranger Michael Powers is working on Wild in Spirit, a coffee table book of fabulous photographs from around the world highlighting inspirational quotes. One of my favorites … [Continue reading] about Wild in Spirit – The Latest Tsunami Ranger Project
by Tsunami Ranger John LullWhile paddling south one day from Point Arena on the northern California coast, I spotted an inner passage through the sandstone cliffs, cut deep into the uplifted marine terrace. After exploring the passage for a … [Continue reading] about The Combat Roll
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” -Lao Tzu, “Tao Te Ching” My experience on the Na Pali expedition was an exercise in how to roll when things don’t go as planned.I had misgivings as soon as I arrived on … [Continue reading] about Sea Kayaking Na Pali Redux – Rolling With the Tao
Editor's note: Thanks again so much to Barbara Kossy, our indefatigable model! You rock!!! Actually, these stretches are for the entire torso. As we know, torso rotation is super important for kayakers. Also, if you’re rolling or getting … [Continue reading] about Fitness for Kayakers – Back
Editor’s note: Last October Tsunami Ranger Capt. Jim Kakuk suggested I take a white water class. To hear is to obey. I think he meant river, but it seemed auspicious to take White Water of the Sea I & II with LiquidFusion. This post is about that … [Continue reading] about White Water Sea Kayaking With LiquidFusion
by Moulton Avery Editor's note: Moulton Avery is founder and director of the National Center for Cold Water Safety. He started out paddling canoes in the early 70’s and transitioned to sea kayaking in 1984. His pioneering article Cold Shock … [Continue reading] about Cold Water Safety – Golden Rule Number 5: Imagine the Worst That Can Happen and Plan for It
by Tsunami Ranger Steve KingAfter many months of planning and excited anticipation a group of 26 people from Norway, Australia, New Zealand, O’ahu, California and Serbia (by way of Australia) converged in Hanalei, Kauai to make final … [Continue reading] about Sea Kayaking Na Pali – Tsunami Rangers in Paradise
“Rashomon” is a 1950 movie directed by Akira Kurosawa. It involves a rape and a murder allegedly committed by the bandit Tajomaru, played by Toshiro Mifune. There are four witnesses: the bandit, the wife, the samurai, and the woodcutter. Each … [Continue reading] about The Rashomon Effect: Sea Kayaking Variables in Perception
by Ed Anderson(Editor’s note: Ed Anderson has been addicted to kayaking since being introduced by Tsunami Ranger Michael Powers in 2004. In addition to working in executive protection, he is an avid kayak surfer, professional guide and … [Continue reading] about The 8th Annual Reef Madness Extreme Sea Kayak Race July 2013
“If you smile at me I will understand ‘cause that is something everybody everywhere does in the same language.” - from “Wooden Ships” by Crosby, Stills, and Nash“Pilgrimage is necessary in some shape or other…We have to come to the end of a long … [Continue reading] about Sea Kayaking Sardinia
by Tony MooreEditor's note: Tony Moore lives in Jamestown, R.I. with his wife Aline. He has been diving and spearfishing for almost 50 years and has been kayaking since 1997. Tony is also a certified Water Safety Instructor (American Red Cross). … [Continue reading] about Rhode Island – The Ocean State: Personal Reflections of a Sea Kayaker
Editor’s note: This article is one Eric had sketched out for 2012. “Over the years, I have learned that the biggest hidden threat is mental confusion caused by a combination of the ocean’s cosmic chaos and the mind’s inability to process it all. … [Continue reading] about Freaking Out in a Sea Kayak
