Southern Maine Sea Kayaking Network
Club Library
Items may be checked out at meetings, or by contacting Lee Bumsted via Meetup. 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.
Suggested Reading
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
Sea Kayaking 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 Sea 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
| Title | Last Name | First Name, etc | Medium | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Roll: Eskimo Roll for Sea Kayakers | Babina | Jay | DVD | Skills |
| ABC's of the Surf Zone ( University of Sea Kayaking Vol. 4) | Horodowich | Wayne | DVD | Skills |
| A Boat in our Baggage: Around the World with a Kayak | Coffey | Maria | Book | Travel log |
| Adventure Kayaking: Trips in Glacier Bay | Skillman | Don | Book | Guidebook |
| Alone at Sea | Lindemann | Dr. Hannes | Book | Travel log |
| AMC's Best Sea Kayaking in New England: 50 Coastal Paddling Adventures from Maine to Connecticut | Daugherty | Michael | Book | Guidebook |
| Around the Rock: A Newfoundland Sea Kayak Journey | Campbell | Ken | Book | Travel log |
| Belize by Kayak | Barrett | Kirk | Book | Guidebook |
| Bracing Clinic: The Art of Staying Upright by University of Sea Kayaking Vol 5 | Horodowich | Wayne | DVD | Skills |
| The Brent Reitz Forward Stroke Clinic | Reitz | Brent | DVD | Skills |
| British Canoe Union Canoe and Kayak Handbook | Ferrero | Franco | Book | Skills |
| Building Skin-on-Frame Boats | Morris | Robert | Book | Skills |
| Chart #1 US Nautical Chart Symbols Abbreviations and Terms | NOAA | Office of the Coast Survey | Book | Skills |
| Cold Water Boating | Alaska | Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation | DVD | Skills |
| Complete Book of Sea Kayaking, 5th edition | Hutchinson | Derek | Book | Skills |
| The Complete Sea Kayaker's Handbook, 1st edition | Johnson | Shelley | Book | Skills |
| The Complete Sea Kayaker's Handbook, 2nd edition | Johnson | Shelley | Book | Skills |
| The Cruelest Journey: Six Hundred Miles to Timbuktu | Salak | Kira | Book | Travel log |
| Decide to Return: A Strategy for Safe Sea Kayaking | American Canoe Association | DVD | Skills | |
| Derek C Hutchinson's Expedition Kayaking, 4th edition | Hutchinson | Derek | Book | Skills |
| Dr. Ben's New & Improved Rolling Elixir | Lawry | Ben | DVD | Skills |
| Eastern Horizons: Exploring the Atlantic Coast by Kayak | DVD | Travel log | ||
| Eskimo Rolling, 3rd edition | Hutchinson | Derek | Book | Skills |
| Essential Sea Kayaking | Hanson | Jonathan | Book | Skills |
| Fearless: One Woman, One Kayak, One Continent | Glickman | Joe | Book | Travel log |
| Florida Keys Paddling Atlas | Burnham | Bill and Mary | Book | Guidebook |
| The Frozen Coast: Sea Kayaking the Antarctic Peninsula | Charles | Graham; Mark Jones; Marcus Waters; with Sarah Moodie | Book | Travel log |
| Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation, 3rd edition | Burch | David | Book | Skills |
| Grace under Pressure, Learning the Kayak Roll | DVD | Skills | ||
| Greenland Rolling with Dubside, Volume 1 | DVD | Skills | ||
| Guide to Sea Kayaking in Maine: The Best Day Trips and Tours from Casco Bay to Machias | Johnson | Shelley and Vaughan Smith | Book (2 copies) | Guidebook |
| Guide to Sea Kayaking in Southeast Alaska: The Best Day Trips and Tours from Misty Fjords to Glacier Bay | Howard | Jim | Book | Guidebook |
| Hot Showers! Maine Coast Lodgings for Kayakers and Sailors, 2nd edition | Bumsted | Lee | Book | Guidebook |
| In the Surf! Performance Surf Kayaking | Ford | Kent | DVD | Skills |
| Kabloona in the Yellow Kayak: One Woman's Journey Through the Northwest Passage | Jason | Victoria | Book | Travel log |
| Kayak Cookery: A Handbook of Provisions and Recipes | Daniel | Linda | Book | Skills |
| The Kayak Roll | DVD | Book | Skills | |
| Kayak Routes of the Pacific Northwest Coast: From Northern Oregon to British Columbia's North Coast | McGee | Peter | Book | Guidebook |
| Kayaking the Aleutians | Curgenven | Justine | DVD (2 copies) | Travel log |
| Kayaking the Maine Coast: A Paddler's Guide to Day Trips from Kittery to Cobscook, 1st edition | Miller | Dorcas | Book | Guidebook |
| Kayaking the Maine Coast: A Paddler's Guide to Day Trips from Kittery to Cobscook, 2nd edition | Miller | Dorcas | Book (2 copies) | Guidebook |
| Kayaking the Vermillion Sea: Eight Hundred Miles down the Baja | Waterman | Jonathan | Book | Travel log |
| Kayaking through History, Volume 1, Maine Paddles: Deer Isle/Stonington | Fleming | Richard | Book | Guidebook |
| Keep Australia on Your Left: A True Story of an Attempt to Circumnavigate Australia by Kayak | Stiller | Eric | Book | Travel log |
| The Lightweight Gourmet: drying and cooking food for the outdoor life | Kesselheim | Alan S | Book | Skills |
| The Lost Coast of Gabon: Sea Kayaking West Africa | Bowermaster | Jon | DVD | Travel log |
| The Magnificent Peninsula: the only absolutely essential guide to Mexico's Baja California | Williams | Jack | Book | Guidebook |
| The Maine Coast Guide for Small Boats: Casco Bay | Rindlaub | Curtis | Book | Guidebook |
| Maine's Casco Bay Islands: A Guide | Trueworthy | Nance and David Tyler | Book | Guidebook |
| Maine Coastal Public Access Guide: Southern Region, Midcoast Region, and Downeast Region | Maine Coastal Program | Book | Guidebook | |
| My Reach: A Hudson River Memoir | Fox Rogers | Susan | Book | Travel log |
| Nanook of the North | DVD | Documentary | ||
| Nigel Foster's Sea Kayaking | Foster | Nigel | DVD | Skills |
| Nigel Foster's Sea Kayaking Series, Volume 1: Getting Started | Foster | Nigel | DVD | Skills |
| Nigel Foster's Sea Kayaking Series, Volume 2: Essential Strokes | Foster | Nigel | DVD | Skills |
| Nigel Foster's Sea Kayaking Series, Volume 3: Directional Control | Foster | Nigel | DVD | Skills |
| Nigel Foster's Sea Kayaking Series, Volume 4: Rescues | Foster | Nigel | DVD | Skills |
| Nigel Foster's Sea Kayaking Series, Volume 5: Forward Paddling | Foster | Nigel | DVD | Skills |
| Nigel Foster's Sea Kayaking Series, Volume 6: Rolling and Bracing | Foster | Nigel | DVD | Skills |
| Nigel Foster's Surf Kayaking | Foster | Nigel | DVD | Skills |
| On Celtic Tides | Duff | Chris | Book | Travel log |
| On Island Time: Kayaking the Caribbean | Williams | Scott B. | Book | Travel log |
| Onboard Weather Handbook: Understanding and Predicting Conditions at Sea | Tibbs | Chris | Book | Skills |
| One Inch above the Water: Running Away on America's Rivers | Payne | Jim | Book | Travel log |
| Paddle to Seattle | DVD | Travel log | ||
| Paddling Against the Tide: The Story of Lincoln Canoe, An Entrepreneurial Saga | Martin | Sandy | Book | Travel log |
| Paddling Hawaii, second edition | Sutherland | Audrey | Book | Travel log |
| Paddling My Own Canoe | Sutherland | Audrey | Book | Travel log |
| Paddling North | Sutherland | Audrey | Book | Travel log |
| Practical Kayaking DVD | Dolphin's Eye | the | DVD | Skills |
| Qayaqs & Canoes: Native Ways of Knowing | Alaska Native Heritage Center | DVD | Skills | |
| Rivers of Memory: A Journey on Maine's Historic Midcoast Waterways | Gibson | John | Book | Travel log |
| Rowing to Latitude: Journeys Along the Arctic's Edge | Fredston | Jill | Book | Travel log |
| Sea Kayak: A Manual for Intermediate and Advanced Sea Kayakers | Brown | Gordon | Book | Skills |
| Sea Kayak Navigation | Ferrero | Franco | Book | Skills |
| Sea Kayak Navigation Simplified | Moyer | Lee | Book | Skills |
| Sea Kayak Rescue: The Definitive Guide to Modern Reentry and Recovery Techniques, 1st edition | Schumann | Roger and Jan Shriner | Book (2 copies) | Skills |
| Sea Kayak Rescue: The Definitive Guide to Modern Reentry and Recovery Techniques, 2nd edition | Schumann | Roger and Jan Shriner | Book | Skills |
| Sea Kayak Strokes: A Guide to Efficient Paddling Strokes | Alderson | Doug | Book | Skills |
| Sea Kayaker's Deep Trouble: True Stories and Their Lessons from Sea Kayaker Magazine | Broze | Matt and George Gronseth | Book (2 copies) | Skills |
| Sea Kayaker's More Deep Trouble: More True Stories and Their Lessions from Sea Kayaker Magazine | Cunningham | Christopher | Book | Skills |
| The Sea Kayaker's Guide to Mount Desert Island | Paigen | Jennifer Alisa | Book (2 copies) | Guidebook |
| Sea Kayaker's Savvy Paddler: More than 500 Tips for Better Kayaking | Alderson | Doug | Book | Skills |
| Sea Kayaking along the Mid-Atlantic Coast | Venn | Tamsin | Book | Guidebook |
| Sea Kayaking along the New England Coast, 1st edition | Venn | Tamsin | Book | Guidebook |
| Sea Kayaking along the New England Coast, 2nd edition | Venn | Tamsin | Book | Guidebook |
| Sea Kayaking: A Manual for Long-Distance Touring, 4th edition | Dowd | John | Book | Skills |
| Sea Kayaking: A Woman's Guide | Johnson | Shelley | Book | Skills |
| Sea Kayaking in Florida | Gluckman | David | Book | Guidebook |
| Sea Kayaking in Nova Scotia | Cunningham | Scott | Book | Guidebook |
| Sea Kayaking in Tasmania, Australia | Ford | Laurie | DVD | Guidebook |
| Sea Kayaking Safety & Rescue | Lull | John | Book | Skills |
| Sea Kayaking: The Essential Guide to Equipment and Techniques | Loots | Johan | Book | Skills |
| Sea Kayaking: The Ultimate Guide | Whiting | Ken and Alex Matthews | DVD | Skills |
| Simple Kayak Navigation: Practical Piloting for the Passionate Paddler | Killen | Ray | Book | Skills |
| Simplifying the Roll with Helen Wilson | Wilson | Helen | DVD | Skills |
| Spirited Waters: Soloing South Through the Inside Passage | Hahn | Jennifer | Book | Travel log |
| Stepping Stones of Ungava and Labrador | Foster | Nigel | Book | Travel log |
| This is the Roll: Greenland Rolling with Cheri Perry andTurner Wilson | Curgenven | Justine | DVD | Skills |
| This is the Sea | Curgenven | Justine | DVD | Travel log |
| This is the Sea Two | Curgenven | Justine | DVD | Travel log |
| This is the Sea 3 | Curgenven | Justine | DVD | Travel log |
| This is the Sea 4 | Curgenven | Justine | DVD | Travel log |
| This is the Sea 5 | Curgenven | Justine | DVD | Travel log |
| What Now? Sea kayak rescue techniques and aided rescue techniques | DVD | Skills | ||
| Yoga for Paddlers | Baldovin | Andria | DVD | Skills |
