Coordinator’s Column – Managing Fear I first started sea kayaking on the west coast in the San Francisco Bay area.  I took my first class, did my first wet exit, and bought my first boat… a Current Designs Andromeda, not exactly a beginner’s boat.  I was all in to the sport.  I joined Bay Area Sea Kayakers (BASK) and started …

Coordinator’s Column – Remembering Bill Smith

I heard the news that Bill Smith, a friend and former CPA Coordinator, passed away.  I first met Bill on a CPA paddle when I was still relatively new to Maryland.  He immediately became friends with my husband since they both had history in the Navy.  It turned out that we had also shared membership in an outdoors group in …