departments Editor’s Notes


Words from Readers 2004 Event Schedule Market Place In Parting


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18 The tandem roll


42 Current Designs Storm


8 This and That Special report on water trails. News: What happens if you fall asleep on the water; expedition arrivals and departures; the fate of U.S. oceans; Canadian Canoe Museum reopens; why go down to Woodstock; the link between sleeping bags and bird flu, and more.


16 Paddling Gourmet Don’t feel awful and vulgar. Eat falafel and bulgur! Make it from scratch or just add water for a healthy Middle Eastern feast, perfect for paddling.


18 Technique Tandem rolling impossible? Not in the least. Two ways to get your double out of trouble.


20 Rock the Boat


Why are North American kayak builders blinded by the love of all things British? And whatever hap- pened to the good ol’ West Coast boat?


22 Safety


How safe is sea kayaking? Author and instructor Michael Pardy questions the stats.


on the cover: Kelly Comishin and Lucia Quinishin pre- pare to land for a neap tide camp, Addenbroke Point in Fitz Hugh Sound, B.C. Photo by Dave Quinn.


2 Early Summer 2004 24 Urban Adventures


Go for a day paddle, dance a jig, stuff your face with lobster and drink your blues away in Nova Scotia’s historic Lunenburg—kayak sightseeing at its best.


26 Photography How to achieve enlightenment through the photographer’s art of seeing.


40 Insideout To new kayaks: the fast two- to three- person Seaward Passat G3; and the ever- popular Current Designs Storm, completely redesigned for 2004.


44 In the Hatch Tested: John Dowd’s ultimate sea kayaking knife, a PFD that’s made for a woman, a 100-percent Canadian anorak, and a water purifier that’s trained to kill.


45 Local Currents Adventure Kayak’s regional editors report on grassroots happenings.


photos from left: Scott MacGregor, Josh McCulloch


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