Stephen J Pavlidis – illustratör

This is Volume I of II of Kayaking through History: Maine Paddles, Deer Isle/Stonington. For more than 40 years, author Richard Fleming has sailed, rowed, and kayaked along the Maine Coast. As a professional sea kayaking guide, he has shared his vast knowledge of some of the most beautiful parts of the Maine coastline. Frequently, during his work as a guide, clients wanted to know more about the history of the places visited. Attempting to answer these queries, Richard developed a deep appreciation of Maine''s rich maritime heritage.

In the three-volume set of Kayaking Through History, the author uses kayaking trips to explore the history of the islands and coastline. Each volume in the set covers a different part of the historic Maine Coast, along with detailed trip recommendations, paddling instructions and historical information. In addition, each volume contains maps and local knowledge relevant to paddlers such as camping and landing information, rules and regulations, tables, GPS coordinates, distances, and photos.

Let Kayaking Through History be your paddling guide to the beautiful coast of Maine.

Features

Organization of This Book

Public/Private Properties

Conservancy Organizations

The Prehistoric Record

A Brief History of the Indian Tribes in the Penobscot Area

A Brief History of European Explorations

Appendix A: Float Plan

Appendix B: Contact Information

Appendix C: Suggested Reading

Appendix D: Prehistoric Timeline

This is Volume 2 of 3 of Kayaking Through Historycovering the Maine Paddles of Deer Isle and Stonington.  For more than 40 years, author Richard Fleming has sailed, rowed, and kayaked along the Maine Coast.  As a professional sea kayaking guide, he has shared his vast knowledge of some of the most beautiful parts of the Maine coastline.  Frequently, during his work as a guide, clients wanted to know more about the history of the places visited, and attempting to answer these queries, Richard developed a deep appreciation of Maine''s rich maritime heritage. In the series Kayaking Through History, the author uses kayaking trips to explore the history of the islands and coastline.  Each book in the series covers a different part of the historic Maine Coast, along with detailed trip recommendations, paddling instructions and historical information.  In addition, each book contains maps and local knowledge relevant to paddlers such as camping and landing information, rules and regulations, tables, GPS coordinates, distances, and photos. Let Kayaking Through History be your paddling guide to the beautiful coast of Maine.

Cruising guide book pioneer, Don Street, Jr. has a message for all sailors planning to cross the Atlantic via the trade-wind route: "Forget about crossing from the Canaries in November...2,700 miles with erratic trade winds that have not really settled in.  Head south and cruise the Cape Verdes for two or three weeks.  Depart from Brava the first week in December.  The good solid trades will boot you the 2,100 miles to the Caribbean at hull speed in time for Christmas."

To back up this advice, Don has written Street''s Pilot/Guide to the Cape Verde Islands.  In it, he provides a historical and cultural commentary to add color to his down-to-earth descriptions of more than 50 potential anchorages.  Any sailor with a sense of adventure who reads this guide will find plenty of reasons to explore the Cape Verde Islands.

Don''s first hardback cruising guide, A Cruising Guide to the Lesser Antilles, opened up the entire eastern Caribbean to cruising sailors and made chartering a bareboat a dream-come-true for thousands.  Street''s Pilot/Guide to the Cape Verde Islands could have a similar impact on sailors'' ideas about the Cape Verde Islands.