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Sea kayaking opens up a whole world of exploration. It's an exciting way to enjoy the beauty of America's coastal regions. In Sea Kayaking along the Mid-Atlantic Coast, veteran paddler Tamsin Venn has selected 30 of the best sea kayaking trips along the mid-Atlantic shoreline. From a circumnavigation of Manhattan to a paddle around a wildlife refuge on the Virginia shore, you will find in these pages all you need to know to set off on a sea kayaking adventure, including detailed, descriptive accounts of 30 routes, with local history, wildlife, ecology, scenic highlights, and more; maps and NOAA chart references; a section called Getting There, which includes access, parking and launch and landing spot information; trip mileages; relevant harbor information, land-use permissions and campsites; and tidal ranges, currents caution areas, weather, equipment and safety tips. Drawing on years of in-depth experience, Sea Kayaking along the Mid-Atlantic Coast is essential reading for beginners and experienced kayakers alike. Tamsin Venn is editor of Atlantic Coastal Kayaker. A longtime outdoor and travel writer, she is also author of Sea Kayaking along the New England Coast, published by Appalachian Mountain Club Books and available through Globe Pequot.Venn, Tamsin is the author of 'Sea Kayaking Along the Mid-Atlantic Coast Coastal Paddling Adventures from New York to Chesapeake Bay' with ISBN 9781878239310 and ISBN 1878239317.
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