Favorite Links
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Boat Building
- Nick Schade's forums are a wonderful resource for boatbuilding and paddling techniques.
- The QajaqUSA forum has everything you could ever want to know about traditional building and paddling skills.
- Redfish Kayaks has several models of strip plans, and Joe Greenley makes some of the most beautiful boats you will ever see.
- Harvey Golden has written the book on Greenland kayaks...literally!
Instruction
- I have an ACA Basic Coastal certification with a Traditional Endorsement, and BCU 4-star. I teach for OOPS, the Oregon Ocean Paddling Society.
- Tim Mattson is an ACA open coastal instructor in the Olympia and Ilwaco, WA areas and offers custom kayak instruction drawing from the best of traditional, euro, and wing paddles.
- One Stop Oregon Surf Check
- Henry Romer is an ACA open coastal open instructor with a traditional endorsement in Olympia, WA. He is also a BCU level 3 coach, and 5* trainee. Henry doesn't have a web site, but can be reached at hromer [at] aol {dot} com.
- Ginni Callahan, at Columbia River Kayaking is a BCU 5* paddler, level 4 coach and an Advanced open Coastal ACA instructor.
Symposia
- SSTIKS is a traditional paddling gathering in June at Twanoh State Park in Washington. Includes instruction at all levels, games, food, boat building and paddle carving and whole family fun.
- Delmarva Paddlers' Retreat is another traditional skills oriented paddlers' gathering in Delaware. Since 1988.
- TAKS is yet another traditional paddler's get-together in San Simeon or Mendocino, California.
- The West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium, in Port Townsend, WA is the largest event of its kind on the west coast. Sponsored by the Trade Association of Paddlesports.
Weather and Tide Links
Skills Organizations
