A new website: https://chesapeakekayaking.heimlichfamily.net/ was just launched. On this site, long-time CHESAPEAKE PADDLER editor collects nearly 20 years worth of articles about sea kayaking in the Chesapeake Bay region and surrounding areas from Maine to Florida. The original articles were mainly published in magazines devoted to sea kayak touring (Sea Kayaker and Atlantic Coastal Kayaker), and the newsletter of the Chesapeake …
Trip Leading and Leadership
You don’t need to be the fastest paddler to lead a trip. You don’t need to roll to lead a trip. You don’t need to paddle in big conditions to lead a trip. You don’t need to be the best paddler to lead a trip. What you do need is the willingness to plan paddles, share places where you like …
New! Archive of “Launch of the Month” Articles
You’ve read the “Launch of the Month” items in The Chesapeake Paddler for a few years now, but we know it’s hard to find stuff when you are getting ready to go out paddling. We’ve arranged all the “Launch of the Month” features on a new page to make your planning a little easier. Of course, you can always go …
From the CPA Coordinator: Roll, Roll, Roll Your Boat
Almost everyone wants to learn to roll their kayak. It looks cool, it’s fun, and it’s a way to cool off in the summer. It’s the fastest self-rescue but it’s not the only self-rescue that you should be doing. Rolling is not an essential skill required to kayak safely. (Note that being able to wet exit and keeping control of …
