Other websites and blogs of interest to sea kayakers
Sea kayaking organisations by country Traditional kayaking Making kayaks & equipment Other favourite websitesGood sea kayak blogs
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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 |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 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) | English | |
| Norway / Norge | Norges Padleforbund www.padling.no | Norwegian, some English | |
| Norway / Norge | Grenland Havpadleklubb | Norwegian | |
| Portugal | Amigos de Pagaia | Lisbon | Portuguese |
| South Africa | Forum at Soaked | English | |
| Spain / Espana | Forum at Kayak de Mar. See also Catalonia | Spanish | |
| Sweden | Svenska Kanotförbundet | Swedish | |
| Sweden | Utsidan | Swedish | |
| 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 east) | South East Sea Kayakers | 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 | |
| USA (traditional sea kayaking) |  Qajaq USA |
English | |
| USA | Go to www.kayarchy.com for sixty-odd US organizations | ||
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
Making folding kayaks:
Tom Yost - www.yostwerks.com
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.
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.
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 |
| 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 |
| pinkandy's weblog | Equipment, kayak sailing | France | French |
| Qajaq Underground (Freya Hoffmeister) | Ultra-long distance kayaking, rolling, equipment | Germany | English |
| Kajakwoerden (Hans Heupink) | Thoughts, equipment, events, local paddling | Netherlands | 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 |
| Richard at Point 65 | Equipment | Sweden | English, Swedish |
| South West Sea Kayaking | Local paddling | UK (England) | English |
| John Grant | Local paddling | UK (Northern Ireland) | 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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