VOLUME 11, ISSUE 3
photo annual FEATURES 31Fancy Moves 36The Best You’ll Never Use
We scoured the repertoires of playful paddlers and pros to bring you this selection of the wackiest stunts and least-known performance maneuvers ever conceived in a kayak. Plus: Ginni Callahan shares her pick of the finest paddling games.
Kayaking
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8 COMMUNITY: Not so fast; kayaking’s most important skills; potty poem; and surfer says what?
10 EDITORIAL: Sea kayaker dating advice.
14 WATERLINES: Finding perspective around Manhattan Island.
Flotsam and Jetsam Photos of 2011
With another paddling season well underway, the DVDs and envelopes are piled high on the Adventure Kayak editorial desks. Our hard drives and inboxes are bursting. Tat’s right, it’s time to show off the world’s very best kayaking images in our 7th Photo Annual.
16 SAFETY: River mouths can be a surfing paradise or a paddler’s worst nightmare.
17 PEOPLE: Tim Taylor’s New Zealand circumnavigation on hold.
18 ROCK THE BOAT: Kayaker or canoeist? Why not both?
20 HAPPENINGS: Unique, end-of-summer gatherings. Book now.
Kayaker’s Journal
23 TECHNIQUE: Feeling tippy? Let our expert panel show you how to stay upright with sculling braces.
24 SKILLS: Inside the pros’ PFDs.
25 FOOD: Discover the lost grain of the Incas with delicious, protein-packed quinoa chili.
26 BOATS: Valley’s radical new expedition boat, the Etain; now everyone can enjoy the best- selling Baffin by BorealDesign.
27 GEAR: Look fast and go faster with these stylish rashguards, premium paddle and simple sail. Plus, keep your spare locked down with the clever Stick Holster.
Dream Departures
54 GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK: A week in Alaska’s spectacular kingdom of ice.
p.36 COVER PHOTO: SHARON AND ALEC BLOYD-PESHKIN / HOOPER: SHAWNA FRANKLIN // PHOTO ABOVE: BRYAN SMITH / PADDLER: PAUL KUTHE // PHOTO BELOW: DOUG ELSEY
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