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As with any outdoor activity, sea kayaking is not without risk. So it's best to be prepared.
The Canadian Coast Guard has a list of required equipment that can be found in their "Safe Boating Guide" at their website. You can also click the link to the right to download the PDF version of the boating guide too.
The required equipment for canoes, kayaks not over 6m is here: http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/obs-bsn/sbg-gsn/canoe_e.htm. |
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| Another good source of information that is sea kayak specific can be at La Fédération québécoise du canot et du kayak (FQCK) website at the links to the right. It discusses kayak equipment, basic techniques, safety, trip planning, preparation and quite a few other important things. |  |
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| You'll need Adobe Acrobat to view the PDF files. |
| Kayak Camping  | Kayak camping introduces a whole new
dimension to camping. If your route is planned such that you have no portages, your trip could almost be considered luxury.
We will be coming up with a list of items for kayaking and kayak camping. From the bare essentials (which builds on top the mandatory items as required by the CCG) to the "look Pa, Aunt Bee brought the kitchen sink!".
Here is a sample list that was put together after a couple of TK2O camping trips. It was pieced together from gear lists on the web and gear lists supplied by members. And if that's not enough, here is a link to MEC's kayaking list. For camping preparations, see the Kayak Trip Planning document referred to above for a whole lot of ideas. This came out of the Risk Management committee. There are a lot of items like Trip plans that you should leave with family and/or friends. |