VOLUME 11, ISSUE 1
BestWest p.35 COVER PHOTO: BRYAN SMITH / LOCATION: POINT OF THE ARCHES, NORTH COAST, WASHINGTON // PHOTO THIS PAGE: PHIL TIFO / LOCATION: BUTZE RAPIDS, BC FEATURES
35 Best of 41 Ultimate
the West
Tree of the West’s most well-traveled paddlers share their picks for 12 do-before- you-die coastal trips from B.C. to Oregon.
Expedition Upgrades
Planning a summer expedition but don’t have an expedition boat? No sweat. Tese easy DIY mods will make your sea kayak mission-ready.
44 Gathering for a Storm
Adventure Kayak editor Virginia Marshall goes inside Storm Gathering—the wildest weekend on the Great Lakes.
DEPAR TMENTS Channel 16
8 COMMUNITY: Going solo; so long NaSKS; on-water tryst; from England with love.
10 EDITORIAL: Evolution of a sea kayaker.
14 WATERLINES: Travel deep and you’ll discover more than mere landscapes.
Stills
16 PHOTO GALLERY: Rough water rock gardens in Washington, surfing Superior, evening idyll on the Benjamins.
Flotsam and Jetsam
20 SAFETY: Is SPOT a savior, or a scourge?
21 PEOPLE: Solo record-setter Marcus Demuth completes punishing U.K. circumnavigation.
22 HERITAGE: Lights out on Canada’s coasts.
24 ROCK THE BOAT: How to tell an expert boater from an experienced blowhard.
Kayaker’s Journal
27 SKILLS: Crossing tactics for open water enthusiasts.
28 TECHNIQUE: Dialing in your roll? Te pros agree; the magic’s in your legs.
29 GEAR: Look great now with a stylish new PFD, premium paddle, dapper drysuit and snazzy skirt.
30 BOATS: Playing with the P&H Delphin 155 and the Essence 17.0 by Perception.
31 FOOD: Cookies! Need we say more?
Dream Departures
54 GEORGIA COAST PADDLE TRAIL: A newly charted route in a southeast Eden.
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