[Paddlewise] Sea Kayaking Literature?

Paddlewisers,

I'm relatively new to touring kayaking, and when I really get into
something, I like to delve into the literature of it (both the "literary"
and the instructional). I'm the same way about flyfishing (a GREAT body of
literature). So far, I've read (or am currently reading):

"Baja Journey" by Robin Carey (pretty good)

"Kayaking the Vermilion Sea" by Jonathan Waterman (a little self-absorbed
and not enough about paddling for me)

"The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific" by Paul Theroux (not so
much about paddling so far --- page 110 --- but he's so good it hardly
matters)



I've also been pointed to:

 A Boat in Our Baggage (can't remember the author's name at the moment)

Any other suggestions?  Any good sea kayaking fiction out there?




I didn't include how-to/instructional books in this list, but I've read:

"A Woman's Guide to Sea Kayaking" (I think that's the title) by Shelley
Johnson (great book for men, too)

"The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking" by Derek Hutchinson (good stuff, though
really pointed more at actual SEA kayaking as opposed to touring kayaking on
other sorts of water (and being in northwest Arkansas, I've got quick access
to some great large lakes and some rivers, but no oceans).


I want to read Ralph Diaz's "The Complete Folding Kayaker" as I'm already
looking forward to traveling with my next boat (I've had my own boat for
less than two months, though I've begged and borrowed and rented for the
last year or so).

I also would like a good book on navigation. David Burch's "Fundamentals of
Kayak Navigation" seems to be the only one available, though I thought I had
read mention of a new one as well.

Comments, recommendations, etc. much appreciated.

Cheers,

Steve


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Steven Jarvis
sjarvis_at_dicksonstreet.com
Fayetteville, Arkansas USA
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