YackMan.com                       Serving the Paddling Community Since 2007 

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!

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.