Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #475384 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

From the Back Cover
Guide To Sea Kayaking North Carolina lets kayakers of all skill levels explore 35 trips in some of the most spectacular and wildlife-rich marine habitats on the planet. Designed for beginner, intermediate, and advanced kayakers, this guide gives mile-by-mile descriptions of the routes, including prominent landmarks and interesting sights along the way. Detailed maps and overviews of North Carolina's weather, tide, and current patterns complete this first major treatment of paddling this spectacular coastline. This book is a must for anyone paddling the north Carolina coast, whether exploring quiet, bird-filled estuaries and protected bays or navigating around the Outer Banks. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 208 pages, b&w photos, maps)

About the Author
Pam Malec is the watersports supervisor for Kitty Hawk Sports, a Nags Head, NC based outfitter. She has worked as a sea kayaking guide, and as the manager of the US Surf Kayaking team while they won two world championships.

Customer Reviews

must have book.
I go to the outer banks a few times a year and i love to kayak. i bought this book a few months ago and finally got to do 2 of these trips last week. i did the alligator river on the mainland and the hog island trip in wanchese. both were great. very beautiful areas and fun paddles. this book was a great help. the maps and the descriptions were great. i know the outer banks very well and i had no idea where all of these put ins were. i cant wait to go back down in april and do a lot more of these trails. one thing i did on my own was i photocopied the maps and trail directions. i then cut and taped the directions onto the back of the maps and copied them again. then i took the finished product and went to kinkos and had each map lamenated. it cost me about $1 per map and it was worth every penny. i had the map on one side and mile by mile directions on the other, waterproof and easily stuck under my front deck lashings. i also took a friend with me who had a handheld garmin gps. .Garmin eTrex Legend CX Color Mapping Handheld GPS i had never used one before (never really needed one on small lakes and rivers) and was suprised how handy it was (not needed but very helpful). i may have to pick one of these up. this book is well worth the small cost. i am picking one up for my brother for christmas.

I have used many of her trails, but disappointed by Bald Head Island.
Felt that Bald Head Island trail was the not so impressed type of trail. And in fact was sort of annoying. The cost of 15.00 per person, 8.00 per child for ferry ride, and oh, by the way you must pay for the kayaks as well, at 15.00 per pop, then you get to the island, and they tell you that you can't put in where Pam indicates, that you have to truck your kayak all the way to the northern side of where the ferry pulls in (our kayaks are rather large, and heavy and with 2 kids who don't really truck their own kayaks around, this could be very crucial informaiton.

However, we have used Pam's trails up and down the outerbanks, and down wrightsville beach, and have been pretty happy overall, however, don't reccommend the Bald Head Island trip, for nothing!

missing critical information
I used this book to plan a trip to Lake Mattamuskeet in January but the author fails to note that the lake is actually closed to kayakers every year until March 1st. Makes me wonder what else is wrong in this book.