Why A Kayaking Website?
I have created Yackman.com as a way to share my passion for sea kayaking and wilderness, and to tell you about some of the places I have visited. I came to sea kayaking fairly late in life, after early years as a power boater and twenty years as a Great Lakes sailor.
In 1994, my wife Lisa and I were looking for a different kind of vacation experience, when I stumbled on an advertisement for a three day, wilderness kayaking trip off the coast of Maine near Bar Harbor. Neither one of us had been in a kayak before but we gave it a try and loved it. We’ve been kayaking now for another twenty years. I don’t plan to stop until I’m no longer able to paddle!
Paddling in a New Location
Originally from the beautiful, but cold and snowy, upstate New York, we have relocated to the sunny Treasure Coast of Florida. If you are a Snowbird, look here for information on paddling in Florida as you prepare for your winter visit. “Homesteaders” - full time Florida Residents, may find useful information here as well. And everyone will find great adventure stories.
Indian River Lagoon Spoil Island
Sebastian River Launch
The Great Influenza: The story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
White Moth: Three Generations at a Tuscan Villa
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey
Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things
Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
STIFF: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
There is No Toilet Paper on the Road less traveled
No Way Down: Life and Death on K2
127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Island at the Center of the World
“A Treasure We Call Home” is Indeed a Treasure!
Forests, Alligators, Battlefields: A Unique Read and a Good Reference
Totch: A Life in the Everglades
Mr. Watson and the Daniels Family: A Personal Connection
Without a Paddle: A Guest Review
Joe Glickman and Freya Hoffmeister
Sea Kayaker's MORE DEEP TROUBLE
Killing Mister Watson and Shadow Country
Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2’s Deadliest Day
On Island Time: Kayaking the Caribbean
Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival
No Easy Day: The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL
Lost in the Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Adventure and Survival
Fearless: One Woman, One Kayak, One Continent
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast Trail
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