> Scott wrote: > Two books which I consider essential that you do not have for > > sale would be "Waves and Beaches" by Willard Bascom, and > > "Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation" by David Burch. While > > the information in these books pertains mostly to ocean > > kayaking (particularly "Waves and Beaches") and may > > therefore be of somewhat limited use for an inland Minnesota > > club, they are definite must haves for those of us who paddle > > in the sea. > > > Please don't forget that Minnesota borders on Lake Superior, > which truly IS an inland ocean. The other Great Lakes here on > the 'Prairie Coast' are also significant bodies of water, with > many hundreds of miles of beaches - though maybe not with > as consistent on-shore winds as you see on the 'Left Coast' > (and minus the tides) *************************** You ain't a kidding regarding the Geat Lakes being a significant body of water... I live across the street from Lake Michigan on the far North Side ofthe city and have lived her for 10 years... I have seen storms that produced waves that must have been 30 feet high with gale force wnds that caused waves to hit seawalls where the splashes have gone on the roofs of 4 story buildings... I am sure any ocean kayaking book would be applicable to "da lake"... Tom Heineman, Rogers Park, Chicago *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Nov 20 1999 - 05:23:28 PST
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