Sea Kayaking Maryland's Chesapeake Bay

<p><br />Sea kayaking is booming in the Chesapeake region and the state of Maryland is fully supporting paddlers in finding access and creating routes and safe places to explore. This new guide will describe dozens of trips along the Eastern and Western shores in the Bay proper and in its tributaries.<br /><br />Trip descriptions will include important information on put-ins and take-outs winds and currents equipment paddling techniques and safety issues. The authors enliven their instruction with informative sidebars on topics such as salt marsh ecology wildlife and social and maritime history. They also touch on low-impact paddling techniques hypo/hyperthermia awareness and many other paddling-related topics.</p>