Looking Back
A d v e n t u r e K a y a k ’s F i r s t 1 0 Ye a r s i n S e a K a y a k i n g
Sit back to take a look at all that has changed in the world of sea kayaking in the past 10 (okay, nine)
years and you’ll soon find out—well, it’s not a hell of a lot. But in a world where everything else
is morphing at the pace of Silicon Valley, isn’t that kind of nice? Here’s a look back at some of the
highlights, gaffs and refreshing constants that have graced the pages of Adventure Kayak since 2001.
Always,
Always
c l a s s i c l i n e s
Eat Well
Unlike backpackers and canoe- 2001
ists who have to carry their food,
kayakers are the ultimate culinary
According to the website this kayak
adventurers. “I hope to convince
almost builds itself. Got up Saturday
you that a paddling trip is really just
an excuse to eat great food,” wrote
morning and was surprised to find
Tarmo Poldmaa in our premiere
kayak had NOT built itself. This
issue, setting the table for a decade is going to be more work than I
of decadence in our longest-running
thought.
column, Paddling Gourmet. We tried canning it (pun intended) in 2006 but faced revolt from hungry
Dale Swain, “Kayak Kit Boats, Reality
readers who’d swallowed Poldmaa’s credo: “Eat better when camping than you do at home!”
Magazine Episode 1,” issue 4
Prints
Trusty sea kayak, let me point you in
the direction where the destination
to Pixels
is unknown. Take me out of my
“The last and most important item
predictable everyday life and make
is film,” wrote pro photographer Rick
me whole.
Matthews in “The Bare Essentials Frank Wolf, “Bird Nests & Bang, Bang”, issue 4
Camera Kit” in our first issue. That
was only nine years ago and every
real pro was still sending us slides.
In 2003 Matthews confessed he’d
bought his first digital SLR camera
2002
and we’ve since gone from peering
through a loupe at transparencies on If I had to choose between an old
a light table to cataloging digital files
bearded local with a wishbone-
on terabyte hard drives. We just found an old sheet of slides in our files from the last photographer to
shaped piece of alder witching
send us any. We returned them by mail and the same day received DVD of new digital images from
the same guy.
around like some Gregorian-
chanting Ray Charles and a 12-
year-old in flip-flops dragging a
Plus Ça
recreational kayak, I’d be drilling
Change
my well wherever she said there was
water.
Unlike whitewater kayaking, downhill
Scott MacGregor, “No Batteries Required,”
skiing and other sports whose tools
issue 3
have changed shape every couple
years, the only trends in sea kayaking
A dependable roll is the ultimate
seem to bring it closer to its origins.
The Current Designs Gulfstream had
self-rescue technique, period. End of
already been around a while when we
story. If that’s not enough, knowing
reviewed it in ’03, but it’s still popular that you won’t have to exit your boat
today. In 2008 we reviewed the plastic
unexpectedly means that you can
version of the Valley Nordkapp’s
paddle nude.
decades-old design. We like being
in a sport where Greenland rolls with homemade paddles is a hot trend, and not a year goes by that
Alex Matthews, “Rolling…Evil Exercise or
Reliable Rescue?” issue 3
you can’t buy a brand new drysuit in mango. The only danger is reviewing the same gear twice, like the
North Water Expedition Deck Bag (2001, 2004), the Lendal Kinetik Touring Paddle (2001, 2008) and the
Chota Quicklace Mukluk (2001, 2009)—oops. You’ll have to look it up to see if our opinions changed.
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