Sea Kayaking in Nova Scotia

by Cunningham, Scott

• ISBN13: 9781551091563
• ISBN10: 1551091569
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-03-01
• Publisher: Nimbus Pub Ltd

Summary

Nova Scotia has ssome of the most spectacular coastline on the continent. The sea kayak is ideal for exploring those isolated nooks and crannies, where few other vessels dare to venture. This revised edition of Sea Kayaking in Nova Scotia is illustrated with enhanced mape and new photos, with five additional routes--brining the total to 42 of the best coastal paddling routes in the province. Each route includes departure points, trip lengths, and necessay charts and maps; of special note are the saftly considerations and the detailed points of interest.

Author Biography

During the summer of 1980, Dr. Scott Cunningham circumnavigated Nova Scotia in an open canoe. It was a voyage that changed his life; two years later he left his job in molecular biology and formed Coastal Adventures where, along with his partner Gayle Wilson, he runs sea kayaking tours and courses along the shores of Atlantic Canada. Scott has also sea kayaked extensively in Europe and the West Coast, and is a Senior Instructor (Sea) in the British Canoe Union. In 1998 he developed the first national sea kayaking program for the Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Preface to the Second Edition	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
Route Format	p. 12
The Eastern Shore	p. 15
Introduction	p. 16
Porters Lake to Chezzetcook	p. 20
Little Harbour	p. 26
Murphy Cove	p. 31
Tangier Harbour	p. 36
Popes Harbour	p. 41
Mushaboom Harbour	p. 45
Sober Island	p. 49
Bay of Islands (Port Dufferin)	p. 54
Bay of Islands (East Quoddy)	p. 58
Ecum Secum	p. 62
Liscomb Island	p. 66
Country Harbour	p. 70
Torbay (The Sugar Islands)	p. 74
Whitehead to Canso	p. 78
The South Shore	p. 83
Introduction	p. 84
Halifax Harbour	p. 90
Lower Prospect	p. 95
The Tancooks	p. 99
Mahone Bay	p. 105
Blue Rocks	p. 109
The LaHave Islands	p. 115
Port Mouton	p. 120
McNutts Island	p. 125
Cape Negro Island	p. 130
Lobster Bay	p. 134
The Tusket Islands	p. 139
The Bay of Fundy	p. 145
Introduction	p. 146
Brier Island	p. 153
Cape Split	p. 158
Minas Basin	p. 163
The Shubenacadie River	p. 170
Five Islands	p. 176
Cape Chignecto	p. 182
Cape Breton Island	p. 189
Introduction	p. 190
Isle Madame	p. 197
The Southeast Coast	p. 204
Scatarie Island	p. 213
The Bird Islands	p. 220
The Highlands	p. 226
Mabou to Port Hood	p. 241
The Bras d'Or Lake	p. 246
The North Shore	p. 251
Introduction	p. 252
Lismore to Pomquet Harbour	p. 257
Merigomish Harbour	p. 262
Pictou Island	p. 266
Wallace River to Pugwash River	p. 272
Equipment Checklists	p. 278
Kits	p. 281
Tours, Courses, Rentals, and Sales	p. 283
Charts and Maps	p. 286
Related Reading	p. 287
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