Sea Kayaking Coastal Massachusetts : From Newburyport to Buzzard's Bay

by Evans, Lisa Gollin

• ISBN13: 9781878239846
• ISBN10: 1878239848
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books

Summary

Perfect for the novice to intermediate paddler this guide contains all the information you need to explore coastal Massachusetts on more than 40 trips

Author Biography

Lisa Gollin Evans is an avid sea kayaker and author of four other wilderness guidebooks. Ms. Evans practices environmental law in the Boston area.

Table of Contents

Legend	ix
Locator Maps	x
Trip Highlights	xii
Acknowledgments	xvi
Introduction	xviii
I. YOUR KAYAK AND ESSENTIAL GEAR	1	(24)
Selecting a Kayak	1	(1)
The Different Types of Sea Kayaks	2	(4)
Kayak Design 101	6	(2)
The Importance of Materials	8	(1)
Kayak Features	9	(2)
Test Paddling	11	(1)
Essential Gear	12	(13)
II. KAYAK SAFETY: TRIP PREPARATION AND OCEAN HAZARDS	25	(22)
Instruction and Practice	25	(2)
Paddling in Wind	27	(4)
Paddling in Waves	31	(1)
Understanding Tides	32	(5)
Using Marine Charts	37	(3)
Ocean Traffic Hazards	40	(1)
Hypothermia	41	(5)
Cold Shock	46	(1)
III. COASTAL ACCESS IN MASSACHUSETTS	47	(6)
Understanding Your Rights	47	(1)
Finding Access to the Coast	48	(2)
Working for Greater Access	50	(3)
IV. ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND KAYAKING	53	(274)
The Massachusetts Coastal Environment	53	(4)
Kayakers as Environmental Stewards	57	(3)
V. KAYAKING TRIPS: NEWBURYPORT TO IPSWICH
Pavilion Beach to Plum Island Sound, Ipswich	60	(9)
Rowley River and Salt Marsh, Rowley	69	(6)
Pavilion Beach to Essex Bay, Ipswich/Essex (Circumnavigation of Castle Neck)	75	(6)
Essex River to Hog (Choate) Island, Essex	81	(7)
Lower Ipswich River, Ipswich	88	(4)
CAPE ANN AND THE NORTH SHORE
Annisquam River Exploration, Gloucester	92	(7)
Annisquam River to Lanes Cove and Crane Beach, Gloucester	99	(5)
Rockport to Thatcher and Milk Islands	104	(7)
Gloucester Harbor	111	(11)
Manchester Harbor to Great Misery Island	122	(6)
Salem Sound (Salem and Beverly Harbors)	128	(7)
Marblehead Harbor, Brown's Island, and Marblehead Neck	135	(6)
Great Misery Island from Marblehead Harbor	141	(4)
BOSTON HARBOR
Winthrop Harbor and Belle Isle Marsh	145	(5)
Charles River and Boston Waterfront, Cambridge/Boston	150	(10)
Boston Harbor---Outer Islands	160	(8)
Boston Harbor---Inner Islands	168	(9)
Boston Harbor from City Point	177	(7)
Hingham Harbor and Bumpkin and Grape Islands	184	(6)
THE SOUTH SHORE
North River---Hanover to Scituate Harbor	190	(7)
North River to Cove Brook, Marshfield	197	(2)
South River, Marshfield	199	(5)
Cohasset Harbor	204	(5)
Duxbury Bay and Back River	209	(5)
Plymouth Harbor	214	(7)
CAPE COD BAY
Barnstable Harbor and Great Marsh of West Barnstable	221	(5)
Pamet Harbor and West Pamet River, Truro	226	(4)
East Pamet River, Truro	230	(3)
Wellfleet Harbor and Lieutenant Island	233	(4)
Wellfleet Harbor and Great Island	237	(5)
Provincetown Harbor	242	(6)
NANTUCKET SOUND AND ENVIRONS
Nauset Marsh, Eastham	248	(7)
Pleasant Bay and Little Pleasant Bay, Orleans	255	(5)
Monomoy Islands, Chatham	260	(10)
Herring River, West Harwich	270	(4)
Grand Island Circumnavigation, Osterville/Cotuit	274	(5)
Washburn Island and Waquoit Bay, Falmouth	279	(7)
BUZZARDS BAY
Marion Harbor and Bird Island, Marion	286	(5)
West Island and Little Bay, Fairhaven	291	(5)
Slocums River, Dartmouth	296	(7)
East Branch of the Westport River, Westport	303	(7)
West Branch of the Westport River, Westport	310	(17)
Appendices
A. Resources for Sea Kayakers	314	(8)
B. Using Marine Charts	322	(4)
C. Checklist of Essentials	326	(1)
Glossary of Sea-Kayaking Terms	327	(3)
Bibliography	330	(1)
Index	331