Paddling season is in full swing. We have had training events, practice sessions, and now it’s time to go out and paddle. Thanks to our trip leaders and piracy captains, the calendar is filling up with paddles for every ability level. Why and Where We Paddle Everyone has different motivations for paddling. Some paddle for exercise, others paddle for the …
A New Website of Previously Published Kayaking Articles
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 …