West Coast Paddlers is a website and forum devoted to paddling in British Columbia that I've been reading for the past 8 or 9 months. One of its virtues is the inclusion of photographs - sometimes extraordinary photographs - of various paddle trips undertaken by its members. The two trips I'm linking to are not actually posted on WCP but, rather, were postings that contain links to two paddles in 2008 by Cyberhun2000 back and forth across Queen Charlotte Strait at the northern end of Vancouver Island. The reason I'm linking to cyberhun's solo expedition because his photographs and narration make a perfect primer for anyone who wants to paddle these waters. I don't necessarily recommend that just any paddler can repeat his trip (do a search on Youtube for "Tremble Island" to see that water in a different light) but it does show that a solo paddler in a 14-foot kayak can explore those waters if he's prepared and knowledgeable. Cyberhun has thoughts on weather layovers (if he can hear the wind blowing when he wakes up in the morning he figures he'll be in camp another day), currents, bears, sea lions, paddling in fog, paddling in wind, dressing for immersion, and more. See his original post with his links at http://www.westcoastpaddler.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=36224#36224 I also recommend reading the remarks other experienced paddlers (including Doug Lloyd) posted in response. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA PS: If you've ever wondered what I look like you can see a thumbnail photo of me next to my WCP name: oldsailor *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Sep 28 2008 - 10:56:03 PDT
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