Sea Kayaking Northern California [Paperback]

Demece Garepis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 1998

A complete guide to touring Northern California by kayak, with suggested ocean, bay, and lake trips. Includes all you need to know: regional weather and waters, navigation and rules of the road, trip ratings for difficulty and time, campsites, and much more. Maps and an excellent bibliography are also included.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

The Best of Northern California's Kayaking Adventures

Sea Kayaking Northern California--The first and only guide focusing on paddle trips anywhere from Monterey to the Oregon border.

If you dream of making ocean, bay, river, or lake trips in Northern California's spectacular settings, here is all you'll need to make that dream a reality. Author Demece Garepis, a certified guide who has logged thousands of paddling hours, includes all the information kayakers need:

• Trip routes and self-guided tours (single or multi-day trips)
• Regional weather patterns (and tips from a seasoned guide)
• Navigation and rules of the road
• Safety considerations and hazards on each route
• Access points and directions
• Trip ratings for difficulty, distances, and duration
• Campsite information
• Points of special interest along the way

and much more. Comprehensive listings lead you to kayaking organizations, outfitters, classes, guides, books, and videos. And handy maps show launch points for every trip in the book.

Paddle the placid barier beach in Big Lagoon . . . spot an endangered peregrine falcon in Humboldt Bay's Eel River Delta . . . enjoy a waterside view of the spectacular San Francisco skyline . . . experience Monterey Bay as nature created it along the virtually unspoiled Elkhorn Slough.

With this book, you can learn the territory, plan your tour, take the gear you need, and take a trip that's just right for you. Novice or pro, you'll find the best kayaking Northern California has to offer--for the kayaking adventure of your life.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1 edition (October 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070405964
• ISBN-13: 978-0070405967
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,476,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I would be afraid of this book., November 3, 2007

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M. Todhunter "Humboldt Kayaker" (Arcata, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sea Kayaking Northern California (Paperback)

I live and kayak in Humboldt County, California, one of the areas this book covers. With regard to our area, the book is flat out wrong and some times in ways that are a danger to beginners and visitors without local knowledge. I can't speak to how this book treats areas other than Humboldt County, but I would be afraid to use it as a guide to water with which I was unfamiliar.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource, December 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Sea Kayaking Northern California (Paperback)

Whether your kayaking is mostly of the armchair variety or whether you're heading out to sea right now, this book will be a great resource. It's chock full of details about trips in and around northern California, easy to read and up to the minute. Descriptions are enticing, with suggested launch, picnic, and camp sites given amid observations on wildlife and scenery. Trips run the gamut between pleasant paddles for the novice and huffing-puffing challenges for experienced sea kayackers. The book looks easy to use and is clearly laid out for quick checks on a particular cove or waterway as well as for browsing through the counties you have on your list for your next adventure.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A well-researched, detailed guide that is a joy to read, April 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sea Kayaking Northern California (Paperback)

I got this book almost by accident..I live in NYC and am pretty well aquainted with these shores but when a buddy sent me this book along with a invitation to spend ten days sea-kayaking along the Pacific I could not resist. I read the book from cover to cover before I left. I was impressed with how detailed it is and delighted that the author chose to share some of her discoveries with us. I would certainly reccomend this guide to kayakers like myself who want to venture into new, expertly charted waters.