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A Kayak Resource List for Boston and Adjacent Areas: January, 2002 Outfitters:Outfitters offering guided trips have kayaks for use on those trips, and most sell their stock of used kayaks at the end of the season at discounted prices, usually starting in mid September. Watch for email notices from BSKC.Eastern Mountain SportsHingham and Hyanniswww.ems.com New kayaks, accessories and Kayak School. Billington Sea WatercraftPlymouth, Ma 508-746-5644 Charles River Canoe and Kayak2401 Commonwealth Ave, Newton (Norumbega area, Charles River)617-965-5110 www.ski-paddle.com email info@ski-paddle.com Large fleet of kayaks at its home base in Newton for rental use on the Charles, and the only source in the Boston Area for rental kayaks that can be taken away for one or more day's use. Kayak sites for rental use at Lake Cochituate, Framingham, and Charles River at Soldiers Field Rd, Allston. Guided ocean trips, instruction for all levels, kayaks and accessories. Essex River Basin AdventuresMain St., Essex, MA978-768-3722 websitehttp://www.erba.com email cmayfarth@hotmail.com Specialize in guided tours through the marshes of the Essex River Basin for unskilled kayakers. Instruction also available. Kayaks of Martha's Vineyard508-693-3885website John Moore gives guided trips along Martha's Vineyard, also lessons, rentals, and kayak sales. New England Small CraftRte 1, about 1/2 mi North of Rte 133 in Rowley, Ma978-948-6118 Large inventory of kayaks, many different makes, often has used kayaks. Also kayak accessories and clothing. The owner, Joel Thomas is very knowledgeable about his wares. North Shore KayaksTuna Wharf, Rockport, Ma978-546-5050 http://www.northshorekayak.com Sells new kayaks, guided day trips, also seasonal leasing of kayaks and accessories with option to buy. North Shore Kayak InstructionNewburyport, Ma978-465-3290 email jraleigh@seacoast.com Basic and advanced instruction by John Rayleigh and Keith Attenboro. Also Greenland style paddling. Osprey Sea Kayak AdventuresWestport, Ma508-996-8885 www.ospreyseakayak.com email cnsladd@cox.net Basic and advanced instruction, guided trips. REIReading (near I95/exit 40), and Framingham (Rte 30)781-944-5103 New kayaks and accessories. Wild WomenMassachusetts Ave., Arlington781-641-5776 New kayaks and accessories, specialize in women's outdoor clothing, including kayak gear. Wilderness HouseCommonwealth Ave, Boston617-277-5858 New kayaks and accessories. BooksREI (Reading and Framington), Wilderness House (Boston), New England Small Craft (Rowley) have useful collections. Authors Dowd, Washburne, and Hutchinson give an overview of sea kayaking. Tamsin Venn: 'Sea Kayaking along the New England Coast'put-ins, day trips, descriptive material: Connecticut to MaineLisa Evans: 'Sea Kayaking Coastal Massachusetts'Detail for Massachusetts onlyMiller: 'Kayaking the Maine Coast'Day trips from Kittery to CobscookBurch: 'Kayak Navigation'A classic on kayak navigation, 3rd edition most recentBumstead: 'Hot Showers'B&B's, campgrounds, and inns along the Maine CoastlineEldridge: 'Tide and Pilot Book'Tidal data, mainly for the Northeast Coast. Annual editions.MiscellaneousMarine suppliers'Boats USA' and 'West Marine' carry NOAA charts for the Northeast Coast, will order others. The stores are also good sources for marine electronics, hardware, and fiberglass materials, but nothing specialized for kayaks.NOAATidal data is widely available in newspapers, small booklets at outfitters, online at numerous sites on the internet, and from commercial programs for personal computers.For the technically inclined there is the 'Manual of Harmonic Analysis and Prediction of Tides', Special Publication #98, published by the Coast and Geodetic Survey, US Dept. of Commerce. Among commercial versions of this material for home computers is 'Tides and Currents', by Nautical Software, gives NOAA tidal data in two regions, East and West. The two regions cover coastlines of the entire Continental US, Canada, Central America, the Bahamas, Alaska, and Hawaii. NOAA charts in digital form are available from many sources, too large a list to give here; see the marine supply house catalogs. Also available are computer programs in support of GPS navigation devices. Much information related to GPS navigation is scattered over the internet. A good place to start is http://joe.mehaffey.com for data on consumer-level devices and an extensive list of links to other sites. Boston Harbor Policegive information on boating within Boston Harbor, 617-343-4721. For information about the Harbor Islands, including camping, contact the Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Management and Environmental Police, Hingham, at 781-740-1605.The Massachusetts Public Access Boardpublishes 'Public Access to the Waters of Mass.', with data on recreational water sites throughout the state including coastal sites; phone 617-727-1843. Most of this is also available online at http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/PAB/Pab_toc.htmWorldwide Adventure Sportsa "wiki" site The objective of this site is to become an online reference point for all adventure sports the world over.. Users from all around the world can easily add photos and articles. It includes a kayaking section.
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Current weather at the NWS' Boston Buoy WWW Tide and Current Predictor, Upper East Coast Coastal Zone Management "Coastal Guide" |
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Note: ; Links in this section are provided free to commercial outfitters
of potential interest to BSKC members. ; No endorsement of services
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