Items may be checked out at meetings, or by contacting Lee Bumsted via Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/Southern-Maine-Sea-Kayaking-Network/members/142331122/). Can do pickup and drop-offs at SMSKN meetings or her house in South Portland.
Loan period is two months, with a three item limit per member, so that materials will be available to other members. Contact Lee with suggestions of reading/viewing materials you’d like the Network to acquire.
Resources available:
- 1st Roll: Eskimo Roll for Sea Kayakers; by Jay Babina. DVD
- ABC’s of the Surf Zone; University of Sea Kayaking Vol. 4 (Wayne Horodowich), DVD
- A Boat in our Baggage: Around the World with a Kayak; by Maria Coffey.
Adventure Kayaking: Trips in Glacier Bay; by Don Skillman - Alone at Sea; by Dr. Hannes Lindemann
- AMC’s Best Sea Kayaking in New England: 50 Coastal Paddling Adventures from Maine to Connecticut; by Michael Daugherty
- Around the Rock: A Newfoundland Sea Kayak Journey; by Ken Campbell
- Belize by Kayak; by Kirk Barrett
- Bracing Clinic: The Art of Staying Upright by University of Sea Kayaking Vol 5 (Wayne Horodowich). DVD
- The Brent Reitz Forward Stroke Clinic. DVD
- British Canoe Union Canoe and Kayak Handbook; edited by Franco Ferrero
- Building Skin-on-Frame Boats; by Robert Morris
- Chart #1 U.S. Nautical Chart Symbols Abbreviations and Terms
- Cold Water Boating; by Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. DVD
- Complete Book of Sea Kayaking, 5th edition; by Derek Hutchinson
- The Complete Sea Kayaker’s Handbook, 1st edition; by Shelley Johnson
- The Complete Sea Kayaker’s Handbook, 2nd edition; by Shelley Johnson
- The Cruelest Journey: Six Hundred Miles to Timbuktu; by Kira Salak
- Decide to Return: A Strategy for Safe Sea Kayaking; by American Canoe Association. DVD
- Derek C. Hutchinson’s Expedition Kayaking, 4th edition; by Derek Hutchinson
- Dr. Ben’s New & Improved Rolling Elixir; by Ben Lawry. DVD
- Eastern Horizons: Exploring the Atlantic Coast by Kayak. DVD
- Eskimo Rolling, 3rd edition; by Derek Hutchinson
- Essential Sea Kayaking; by Jonathan Hanson
- Fearless: One Woman, One Kayak, One Continent; by Joe Glickman
- Florida Keys Paddling Atlas; by Bill and Mary Burnham
- The Frozen Coast: Sea Kayaking the Antarctic Peninsula; by Graham Charles, Mark Jones, Marcus Waters, with Sarah Moodie
- Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation, 3rd edition; by David Burch
- Grace under Pressure, Learning the Kayak Roll. DVD
- Greenland Rolling with Dubside, Volume 1. DVD
- Guide to Sea Kayaking in Maine: The Best Day Trips and Tours from Casco Bay to Machias; by Shelley Johnson and Vaughan Smith. (2 copies)
- Guide to Sea Kayaking in Southeast Alaska: The Best Day Trips and Tours from Misty Fjords to
Glacier Bay; by Jim Howard - Hot Showers! Maine Coast Lodgings for Kayakers and Sailors, 2nd edition; by Lee Bumsted
- In the Surf! Performance Surf Kayaking; by Kent Ford. DVD
- Kabloona in the Yellow Kayak: One Woman’s Journey Through the Northwest Passage; by
Victoria Jason - Kayak Cookery: A Handbook of Provisions and Recipes; by Linda Daniel
- The Kayak Roll. DVD
- Kayak Routes of the Pacific Northwest Coast: From Northern Oregon to British Columbia’s North Coast; by Peter McGee
- Kayaking the Aleutians; by Justine Curgenven. DVD (2 copies)
- Kayaking the Maine Coast: A Paddler’s Guide to Day Trips from Kittery to Cobscook, 1st edition; by Dorcas Miller
- Kayaking the Maine Coast: A Paddler’s Guide to Day Trips from Kittery to Cobscook, 2nd edition; by Dorcas Miller. (2 copies)
- Kayaking the Vermillion Sea: Eight Hundred Miles down the Baja; by Jonathan Waterman
- Kayaking through History, Volume 1, Maine Paddles: Deer Isle/Stonington: by Richard Fleming
- Keep Australia on Your Left: A True Story of an Attempt to Circumnavigate Australia by Kayak; by Eric Stiller
- The Lightweight Gourmet: drying and cooking food for the outdoor life; by Alan S. Kesselheim
- The Lost Coast of Gabon: Sea Kayaking West Africa; by Jon Bowermaster. DVD
- The Magnificent Peninsula: the only absolutely essential guide to Mexico’s Baja California; by Jack Williams
- The Maine Coast Guide for Small Boats: Casco Bay; by Curtis Rindlaub
- Maine’s Casco Bay Islands: A Guide; by Nance Trueworthy and David Tyler
- Maine Coastal Public Access Guide: Southern Region, Midcoast Region, and Downeast Region; three volumes published by Maine Coastal Program
- My Reach: A Hudson River Memoir; by Susan Fox Rogers
- Nanook of the North. DVD
- Nigel Foster’s Sea Kayaking; by Nigel Foster
- Nigel Foster’s Sea Kayaking Series, Volume 1: Getting Started. DVD
- Nigel Foster’s Sea Kayaking Series, Volume 2: Essential Strokes. DVD
- Nigel Foster’s Sea Kayaking Series, Volume 3: Directional Control. DVD
- Nigel Foster’s Sea Kayaking Series, Volume 4: Rescues. DVD
- Nigel Foster’s Sea Kayaking Series, Volume 5: Forward Paddling. DVD
- Nigel Foster’s Sea Kayaking Series, Volume 6: Rolling and Bracing. DVD
- Nigel Foster’s Surf Kayaking; by Nigel Foster
- On Celtic Tides; by Chris Duff
- On Island Time: Kayaking the Caribbean; by Scott B. Williams
- Onboard Weather Handbook: Understanding and Predicting Conditions at Sea; by Chris Tibbs
- One Inch above the Water: Running Away on America’s Rivers; by Jim Payne
- Paddle to Seattle. DVD
- Paddling Against the Tide: The Story of Lincoln Canoe, An Entrepreneurial Saga; by Sandy Martin
- Paddling Hawaii, second edition; by Audrey Sutherland
- Paddling My Own Canoe; by Audrey Sutherland
- Paddling North; by Audrey Sutherland
- Practical Kayaking DVD; the Dolphin’s Eye. DVD
- Qayaqs & Canoes: Native Ways of Knowing; Alaska Native Heritage Center. Videotape. DVD copy
- Rivers of Memory: A Journey on Maine’s Historic Midcoast Waterways; by John Gibson
- Rowing to Latitude: Journeys Along the Arctic’s Edge; by Jill Fredston
- Sea Kayak: A Manual for Intermediate and Advanced Sea Kayakers; by Gordon Brown
- Sea Kayak Navigation; by Franco Ferrero
- Sea Kayak Navigation Simplified; by Lee Moyer
- Sea Kayak Rescue: The Definitive Guide to Modern Reentry and Recovery Techniques, 1st edition; by Roger Schumann & Jan Shriner. (2 copies)
- Sea Kayak Rescue: The Definitive Guide to Modern Reentry and Recovery Techniques, 2nd edition; by Roger Schumann & Jan Shriner
- Sea Kayak Strokes: A Guide to Efficient Paddling Strokes; by Doug Alderson
- Sea Kayaker’s Deep Trouble: True Stories and Their Lessons from Sea Kayaker Magazine; by Matt Broze and George Gronseth. (2 copies)
- Sea Kayaker’s More Deep Trouble: More True Stories and Their Lessions from Sea Kayaker Magazine; Christopher Cunningham, editor The Sea Kayaker’s Guide to Mount Desert Island; Jennifer Alisa Paigen. (2 copies)
- Sea Kayaker’s Savvy Paddler: More than 500 Tips for Better Kayaking; by Doug Alderson
- Sea Kayaking along the Mid-Atlantic Coast; by Tamsin Venn
- Sea Kayaking along the New England Coast, 1st edition; by Tamsin Venn
- Sea Kayaking along the New England Coast, 2nd edition; by Tamsin Venn
- Sea Kayaking: A Manual for Long-Distance Touring, 4th edition; by John Dowd
- Sea Kayaking: A Woman’s Guide; by Shelley Johnson
- Sea Kayaking in Florida; by David Gluckman
- Sea Kayaking in Nova Scotia; by Scott Cunningham
- Sea Kayaking in Tasmania, Australia; by Laurie Ford. DVD
- Sea Kayaking Safety & Rescue; by John Lull
- Sea Kayaking: The Essential Guide to Equipment and Techniques; by Johan Loots
- Sea Kayaking: The Ultimate Guide; with Ken Whiting and Alex Matthews. DVD
- Simple Kayak Navigation: Practical Piloting for the Passionate Paddler; by Ray Killen
- Simplifying the Roll with Helen Wilson. DVD
- Spirited Waters: Soloing South Through the Inside Passage; by Jennifer Hahn
- Stepping Stones of Ungava and Labrador; by Nigel Foster
- This is the Roll: Greenland Rolling with Cheri Perry andTurner Wilson; by Justine Curgenven. DVD
- This is the Sea; by Justine Curgenven. DVD
- This is the Sea Two; by Justine Curgenven. DVD
- This is the Sea 3; by Justine Curgenven. DVD (lost a copy, purchased new one)
- This is the Sea 4; by Justine Curgenven. DVD
- This is the Sea 5; by Justine Curgenven. DVD
- What Now? Sea kayak rescue techniques and aided rescue techniques. DVD copy of videotape
- Yoga for Paddlers; with Andria Baldovin. DVD
NOAA Gray Maine https://www.weather.gov/gyx/
NOAA Caribou Maine https://www.weather.gov/car/
Tide Predictions https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?gid=1401
Current Predictions https://co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/noaacurrents/Stations?g=454
Bouy Data http://oceandata.gmri.org/data/recent.html
Surf/swell Info https://www.swellinfo.com/surf-forecast/cape-elizabeth-maine
Surf Forecasts https://magicseaweed.com/
Beaufort Scales for kayakers
http://www.topkayaker.net/Articles/SurfSail/BeaufortWindScale.html
http://www.kayakquixotica.com/wp-content/uploads/beaufortscale-kayak.pdf
Maine Island Trail Association (MITA) https://mita.org/
Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) https://mcht.org/
US Coast Guard Radio Information for Boaters https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=mtBoater
Boat US Marine VHF Basicas https://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/vhf-basics.asp
Kayaking
Sea Kayak by Gordon Brown 2006
The Art of Kayaking by Nigel Foster 2017
Sea Kayak Handling by Doug Cooper 2009
Rough Water Handling by Doug Cooper 2012
Seakayaking Safety and Rescue by John Lull 2008
Navigation
Kayak Navigation by David Burch 2016
Sea Kayak Navigation by Franco Ferrero 2007
Simple Kayak Navigation by Ray Killen 2006
NOAA Chart Number 1
NOAA Coastal Pilot 1
USCG Navigation Rules
Tidelog for Northern New England
Paddling Guides
Kayaking the Maine Coast by Dorcas Miller
AMC Seak Kayaking in New England
First Aid
Paddlers’ Guide for Treating Medical Emergencies by Partick Brighton
Mountaineering First Aid by Carline, Lentz and Macdonald
Weather
Onboard weather forecasting by Bob Sweet a Captain’s Quick guidelines
Davis Quick reference Weather Forecasting ISBN # 1-892524-06-6