LPOSKA - Lake Pend Oreille Sea Kayakers Association

Recommended Links

Safety discussions, videos, ...

• http://www.oceankayakingsafety.com/

Weather:

• Sandpoint Forecast
  
• Lake Pend Oreille - Ten Day Forecast
  
• At Bayview
  

Our hometown kayak shop:
Full Spectrum has kayaks, gear, clothing etc. They also have occasional demo days, offer instruction, have end-of-season kayak sales, and so on.

• http://www.kayaking.net

Some other Northwest kayak-related clubs:

• http://www.cdacanoekayakclub.org
• http://www.nanaimopaddlers.org

These links focus on British Columbia, particularly Vancouver Island.

• http://www.wavelengthmagazine.com/
• http://www.seakayakermag.com/
• http://www.thewildcoast.ca/ This site is owned by John Kimantas, who has recently purchased Wavelength Magazine (1st link above).
• http://www.adventuress.ca/

• http://www.chriskulczycki.com/choosingakayak.html

Recommended Books

The Complete Sea Kayaker's Handbook by Shelley Johnson, Ragged Mountain Press (2002).

Sea Kayaking (updated revised 5th edition) by John Dowd, Greystone Books (2004).

The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking (5th edition) by Derek C. Hutchinson, Falcon / Globe Pequot Press (2004).

Deep Trouble (excerpted from Sea Kayaker Magazine) by Matt Broze and George Gronseth, Ragged Mountain Press (1997).