volume 10, issue 1


p.36 F EAT U R E S 30 Our First


Dream Homes


Ten Years


In 2001 Rapid Media started Adventure Kayak magazine. For our 10th anniversary we look back on the past decade of sea kayaking.


36 Kayaker


Whether we’re drawn to kayak because we live on the water, or to live on the water because we kayak, these 10 folks are proof that our hearts are where the paddling is.


42 Cold Water Ninja


Extend your paddling season earlier into spring and avert the ice cream headache with these stealthy tricks to dress for the cold.


kayaker dream homes D E PA R T M E N T S


Editorial 4


Rock the Boat


LIFE: You never know where it’s going to lead you, but with a kayak you can always get back to the water.


Stills 8


PHOTO GALLERY: Paddling the cliffs of Squamish, rock hopping in New Zealand, storm paddling.


Waterlines


11 HEAVEN: Pilots call it Te Patch; kayakers call it their home waters.


Flotsam and Jetsam 12 INDUSTRY: Te creative ways hard- up kayak guides spent the recession.


13 ENVIRONMENT: Where green hydro becomes a damnable issue.


14 PEOPLE: Freya Hoffmeister completes record Australia circumnavigation.


16 NEWS: Launching around Tierra Del Fuego and the Northwest Pas- sage, mega-yachts versus kayakers in Victoria and more.


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19 EGO TRIP: Blue angels and other signs your guide’s gone off the deep end.


On the Road


20 PEREGRINATION: Our inaugural column from the life of a nomadic kayak guide.


Kayaker’s Journal


23 SKILLS: Jedi tarp tactics for over- night architects.


24 TECHNIQUE: Got the T dialed? Add speed and safety to your most trusted rescue.


25 FOOD: Of the four billion interpre- tations of curry, this one’s our fave.


26 BOATS: Te Necky Looksha Elite Composite and the Elite Series Strait 120 XE by Pelican.


27 GEAR:Why you’ll never look at a paddle float the same way again, plus Aquapac’s new Waterproof Backpack.


Dream Departures


46 EUROPE: A floating castle tour on the romantic Rhine River.


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