Partners West Kayaking Vancouver Island

Paperback 295ppåÊ
Harbour Publishing | March, 2003åÊ

A comprehensive reference book for paddlers of all skill levels. Guides readers through trips ranging from a lazy day excursion in Victoria’s historic Gorge waterway to an exciting multi-day voyage around Meares Island in Clayoquot Sound. Combining a guidebook format with journal-like entries from their own travels, the authors cover everything from launch sites to lunch sites, which currents to avoid and which tides to ride. The book is also rich in local mythology, folklore and history. Writing with safety and (mostly) easy paddling in mind, Backlund and Grey rate paddling skills required for each area along with trip lengths and distances. They provide an insider’s guide to local conditions and brief readers on tides, currents, charts, marine weather and coastal regulations.