Other websites and blogs of interest to sea kayakers
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Kayarchy has more than 500 links to other websites. Here we repeat the main ones and add a few more. See also:
Courses & holidays in the UK
Courses & holidays elsewhere
Tours, treks, races & raids
Meetings & symposia
Gifts for sea kayakers
Sea kayaks, kayak kits, paddles
Clothing
Accessories
Magazine & book publishers
Parts & materials
Sailing kayaks
Sailing canoes
Book list
Unlike race kayakers, sea kayakers are usually represented by small organisations with unpaid staff. Most of the sites listed here have some really interesting resources. The sites shown in bold have particularly impressive resources and usually a magazine. If we've overlooked yours, please Get In Touch.
If you'd like to link to us, thank you. If you'd like to use a graphic, our "puffin" logo is in the right margin.
| Country | Organisation | Mainly based in: | Website language(s) |
| Australia (NSW) | New South Wales Sea Kayak Club | English | |
| Australia (Queensland) | Queensland Sea Kayak Club | English | |
| Australia (WA) | Sea Kayak Club of Western Australia | English | |
| Australia (Tasmania) | Tasmanian Sea Canoeing Club | English | |
| Australia (Tasmania) | Maatsuyker Canoe Club. Try Facebook or www.vision.net.au/~jennings | English | |
| Australia (Victoria) | Victorian Sea Kayak Club | English | |
| Belgium | www.zeekayak.be | Flemish/Dutch | |
| Canada (Quebec) | Fédération Québecois du Canot et du Kayak | French | |
| Canada (Quebec) | Le Kayak de Mer dans le Nouveau Monde | French | |
| Canada | Go to www.kayarchy.com for another twelve Canadian organizations | ||
| Catalonia / Catalunya | Pagaia | Llanca (Costa Brava) | Catalan, Spanish |
| Chile | Kayak de Mar Club Sur Extremo | Santiago | Spanish |
| Czech Republic | www.seakayaker.cz | Czech | |
| England - see UK | |||
| Finland | Sipoon Kanoottiklubi | Sibbo (Helsinki) | Finnish, some Swedish and English |
| Finland | Melaveikot | Helsinki | Finnish |
| France |  Connaissance du Kayak de Mer (CK/Mer) |
Brittany, national | French |
| France | www.kayakdemer.eu | Brittany | French |
| France | Nérée | Mediterranean | French |
| Germany / Deutschland |  Salzwasserunion |
German, some English | |
| Germany / Deutschland | www.seekajakforum.de | German | |
| Greenland | Qaannat Kattuffiat | English | |
| Greenland | Nuuk Kayak Club | Nuuk | Danish |
| Holland - see Nederland | |||
| Iceland | Kajakklubbúrinn Kaj | Icelandic | |
| Ireland / Eire / Republic of Ireland | Irish Sea Kayaking Association | English | |
| Ireland / Eire / Republic of Ireland | WISKA (West of Ireland Sea Kayaking Association) | English | |
| Ireland / Eire / Republic of Ireland | East Coast Sea Kayaking Club | Dublin | English |
| Italy / Italia | Canoaverde | Italian, some English & French | |
| Italy / Italia | Associazione Italiana per la Cultura e la Diffusione del Kayak da Mare (SOTTOCOSTA) | Italian | |
| Nederlands | Nederlandse Kano Bond (Dutch Canoe Association) | Dutch, some English | |
| Nederlands | Peddel Praat | Dutch | |
| Nederlands | www.zeekayakforum.nl | Dutch | |
| New Zealand | Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers (KASK)* *Today, Canterbury Sea Kayak Network may be a better starting point |
English | |
| Norway / Norge | Norges Padleforbund www.padling.no | Norwegian, some English | |
| Norway / Norge | Grenland Havpadleklubb | Norwegian | |
| Portugal | Amigos de Pagaia | Lisbon | Portuguese |
| Scotland - see UK | |||
| South Africa | Forum at Soaked | English | |
| Spain / Espana | Forum at Kayak de Mar. See also Catalonia | Spanish | |
| Sweden | Svenska Kanotförbundet | Swedish | |
| Sweden | Utsidan | Swedish | |
| Sweden | Oskarshamns Kayak Club | Karlskrona-ish | Swedish and English |
| Tasmania - see Australia | |||
| UK (national) | British Canoe Union. The BCU has a separate website for Sea Touring | English | |
| UK (national) | UK Sea Kayak Guidebook | English | |
| UK (north west) | North West Sea Kayakers | English | |
| UK (south) | Portsmouth & District Canoe Club | English | |
| UK (south east) | South East Sea Kayakers | English | |
| UK (south west) | Penzance Canoe Club | English | |
| UK (Channel Islands) | Sea Paddler | English | |
| UK (Scotland) | Scottish Canoe Association. They have touring pages for sea kayakers, which were here last time we looked. | English | |
| UK (Scotland) | Lothian Sea Kayak Club | English | |
| USA (traditional sea kayaking) |  Qajaq USA |
English | |
| USA | Go to www.kayarchy.com for sixty-odd US organizations | ||
| Wales - see UK | |||
Websites on the construction and use of traditional skin-on-frame kayaks, usually inspired by Greenlandic designs.
| English language: | |
| Qajaq USA | Probably the best general resource |
| Traditional Kayaks | Harvey Golden's site is full of technical detail about design and building |
| Arctic Kayaks | David Zimmerley's site with technical detail and many archival photos |
| Other languages (often some pages in English): | |
| Norsaq | French |
| Qajaq JPN | Japanese |
| Qajaq København | Danish |
| Qajaq NL | Dutch |
| Qajaq Sverige | Swedish |
For most of these links you'll have to navigate your way around Kayarchy, particularly the sections on Kayak Design, Kayak Construction and Greenland Paddles. However, special mentions here for our particular favourite sites:
Strip-plank and other wooden kayaks:
Björn Thomasson - www.thomassondesign.com
Clear Stream Fine Woodworking - http://clearstreamwood.com/WordPress/
The Kayak Forum - www.kayakforum.com
Skin-on-frame construction:
Brian Schulz - www.capefalconkayak.com
Harvey Golden - www.traditionalkayaks.com
Corey Freedman - www.skinboats.org
and click here for courses on which you can build a traditional kayak in North America.
For Europe, see also:
Kerlo Kayaks - www.kerlo.fr
PN Kayak (Italy). www.pnkayak.com
El Narcís - www.belone.net
and click here for courses on which you can build a traditional kayak in Europe.
Making folding kayaks:
Tom Yost - www.yostwerks.org
Making and sailing Pacific outrigger canoes:
Gary Dierking. He has an excellent website here
http://bertan.gipuzkoakultura.net. This site about Basque culture has some superb pages about the ships and boats of this maritime people. The English language pages are at http://bertan.gipuzkoakultura.net/23/ing/1.php
www.boat-links.com, John Kohnen's portal subtitled The Mother of All Maritime Links. It will take an enquiring mind practically everywhere in the maritime world.
Le Carré des Canotiers. In French, a lot of pictures, diary dates and news about boats for paddle, oar and sail from the distant past to the near future. Full of Gallic charm!
Kayakalo: Also in French. Lots of good things, including a list of 3500+ kayak launch sites in western Europe and Scandinavia.
Kayak.IM. A beautiful site put up by sea kayakers from the Isle of Man.
www.kayakpaddling.net. A helpful and fun animated kayaking course.
www.kayakfishingnz.com/forum. Pete McGhee was telling us about NZ paddlers' problems with sunstrike. Sunshine, eh... chance'd be a fine thing!
www.kayak-univers.com. Bruno's very useful sea kayaking site in French.
Lake District National Park. A lovely part of Britain, familiar if you have seen the film Miss Potter (2006 biopic of Beatrix Potter, Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor). The hills never seem crowded even in August, and there is excellent kayaking on lakes and sea.
Letters from the Black Sea. Quirky, intelligent and tech-savvy. If you want to make a semi-pro Vimeo video of your kayaking trip, check out this couple's report of their sea kayak trip to the Danube delta in Romania.
Paddlers' Report. We don't generally carry links for purely commercial websites, other than manufacturers, shops and outdoor centres, but we rather like this one. And they asked us so nicely! www.paddlersreport.com
UK Mobile Phone Coverage. Last time we checked, Vodafone had considerably better coverage than anybody else along the west coast and islands of Scotland, followed by Orange. Here's a very useful website where you can check the current position for yourself: www.ukmobilecoverage.co.uk
Scottish Sea Kayaking Photo Gallery. Just what it says on the tin.
Vikamus Virtual Museum of Kayaking (mainly in German)
Listed by country.
Thank you to everybody who has written in so far to mention a good blog about sea kayaking or the marine environment. That's 31 so far. Our particular favourites are in bold.
| Site name | Mainly about | Region | Language |
| Vesla Outside | Antarctic kayaking | The Antarctic | English |
| Alison Dyer | Local paddling & local issues | Canada (Newfoundland) | English |
| Adventures on the Blue | Local paddling | Canada (Victoria, BC) | English |
| Bojanic (or The Dao of Kayaking) | Local paddling, gear, thoughts | Canada (Nova Scotia) | English |
| Canadian CKayaker | Local paddling, hiking | Canada (Quebec) | English |
| Kayaking Dreaming | Local paddling | Canada (Newfoundland) | English |
| OceanPAX | Thoughts | Canada (Vancouver Island) | English |
| Havkajak | Equipment, local paddling | Denmark | Danish |
| Le Kayak et La Mer | Sea kayak magazine | France | French |
| Merci Pour le Kayak | Armelle's blog. Lively, informative and with lots of cool photos. | France | French |
| Un Monde de Kayak | Lots of information about equipment, raids, books, etc | France | French |
| pinkandy's weblog | Equipment, kayak sailing | France | French |
| Qajaq Underground (Freya Hoffmeister) | Ultra-long distance kayaking, rolling, equipment | Germany | English |
Eko |
16 Mediterranean / Adriatic / Aegean sea kayak routes | Italy | Italian |
| Kajakroute (Peter) | Kayaking news from round the world | Netherlands | English and Dutch versions |
| Kajakwoerden (Hans Heupink) | Thoughts, equipment, events, local paddling | Netherlands | English |
| Paddle Pursuits (Jamie Stewart) | Tips, equipment, entertainment | New Zealand | English |
| SeaLandAir (Sandy Ferguson) | Making stuff (rudders, paddles, trolleys) and more | New Zealand | English |
| Havstril Paddelklub | Club blog | Norway (Austevoll) | Norwegian |
| Manolo Pastoriza | Local paddling, raids | Spain (Galicia) | Spanish |
| On Kayaks (Ignacio Wenley Palacios) |
Traditional kayaking, learning, thoughts | Spain (Valencia) | English |
| Björn Thomasson Design | Equipment, local paddling | Sweden | English, Swedish |
| Kayakr | Sea kayaking in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland | Sweden | English |
| Richard at Point 65 | Equipment | Sweden | English, Swedish |
| Taiwan Kayaker | No idea, but Leo seems like a nice guy! | Taiwan | Chinese |
| Volkan Kaya | Equipment and local paddling | Turkey | Turkish |
| South West Sea Kayaking | Local paddling | UK (England) | English |
| Paddling Orkney | Local paddling | UK (Scotland) | English |
| Sea Kayak Photo | Local paddling | UK (Scotland) | English |
| Simon Willis | Scottish kayak trail | UK (Scotland) | English |
| Jimski's Blog | Local paddling | UK (Wales/England) | English |
| Nigel Foster | Worldwide paddling | UK (Wales) | English |
| Chicago Area Sea Kayaking Assn | Club blog | USA | English |
| Dash Point Pirate | Sea kayaking magazine | USA (Washington State) | English |
| Frogma | Local paddling & local issues | USA (New York) | English |
| Go Kayak Now | Surf kayaking | USA (Michigan) | English |
| Greenland Or Bust | Traditional kayaking, symposia | USA (California) | English |
| Kayak Grrl | Local & Greenland paddling | USA? | English |
| Sea Kayaking Dot Net | Sea kayaking magazine | USA? | English |
| Silbs Says | Thoughts, kayaking community | USA | English |
| Skinboat Journal | Traditional kayaking | USA? | English |
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