INDEX TO QAYAQ

Newsletter of the Great Lakes Sea Kayaking Association


Volumes 1 – 5, 1989 – 1993

Volumes 6 – 10, 1994 – 1998

Volume 11 – 15, 1999 – 2003

Volume 16 – 20, 2004 – 2008

(Selected articles are available on-line from Volume 10 on.)



Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 1989

DESTINATIONS – Kayaking the Bruce Peninsula’s North Shore, Tim Baetz.
EDITORIAL – Great Lakes Sea Kayaking Association Launched, Stewart McIlwraith.
TRADITIONAL TALES – Origin of the Red Phalarope and the Web-footed Loon (Inuit Legend).
SAFETY – Kayaking Safety, Mark Hill.

 

Volume 1, Number 2, Summer 1989

BOOKS – Baidarka (George Dyson), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
ENVIRONMENT – Fathom Five Park, Sandy Richardson.
SAFETY – Deep Water Rescues: Some Lessons from the Rendezvous Rescues Workshop, Vic Thompson.
TRIP REPORTS – Lake Ontario Trip, Michael Kundu.
TRIP REPORTS – Spring Rendezvous, Marilyn Walsh.
TRIP REPORTS – Toronto Harbour Trip, Tom Brown.
TRIP REPORTS – Toronto Islands Trip, Joelle MacDonald.

 

Volume 1, Number 3, Autumn 1989

DESTINATIONS – Kayaking in the Mingan Archipelago, Gord Fenwick.
DESTINATIONS – Paddling Lake Superior’s Eastern Shore, Stewart McIlwraith.
BOOKS – Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation (David Burch), Reviewed by Stephen Threlkeld.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – White Squalls, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – The Fastest Netsilik Kayaker (Inuit Legend).
HERITAGE – Mackenzie Delta Kayak (Figure only).
ENVIRONMENT – Great Lakes Areas of Concern.
EQUIPMENT – How long can you tread water?, Richard Dunning.
TRIP REPORTS – Lake Huron: Bruce Peninsula Trip, Doug Cunningham.
TRIP REPORTS – Philip Edward Island Trip, Joe Hay.
TRIP REPORTS – Toronto Harbour Night Paddle, Dale Cramm.

 

Volume 1, Number 4, Winter 1989

DESTINATIONS – Glacial Swirls in Georgian Bay, Mike Mickus.
DESTINATIONS – Kayaking Round the Bruce, Glen Davy.
DESTINATIONS – Mingan Islands: Trip Tips, Margie and John Wagner.
DESTINATIONS – Mink & McCoy Islands, Sandy Richardson.
DESTINATIONS – Philip Edward Island, David Windrim.
BOOKS – The Great Lakes: An Environmental Atlas & Resource Book. (Environment Canada and United States Environmental Protection Agency), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Knowing Georgian Bay, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – A Strong Paddler of Baffinland (Inuit Legend).
ENVIRONMENT – A Great Lakes Directory.
ENVIRONMENT – Lyal Island Park a Possibility.
SAFETY – Obtaining Help Out on the Water, Kathleen Doherty.
EQUIPMENT – Are Two Heads Really Better than One? (Part 2 of How Long Can You Tread Water?), Richard Dunning.
EQUIPMENT – Paddle Building, Richard Dunning.
SYMPOSIA – Tour International Danubien, Mark Boekelman.
SYMPOSIA – Sixth Annual West Coast Sea Kayaking Symposium 1989, Tim Ingram.

 

Volume 2, Number 1, Spring 1990

DESTINATIONS – A Day Trip on the St. Clair River, Duncan Watterworth.
DESTINATIONS – Kayaking Ellesmere Island, Jim Coles.
BOOKS – Building the Jawbone Kayak (Zu Freeman) Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Dreams of a Sea Kayaker, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – An Old Woman (Inuit Legend).
TECHNIQUE – An Introduction to Kayak Touring, Mark Boekelman.
TECHNIQUE – Danish Traditional Kayaking, Bob Boucher.
EQUIPMENT – The Fifteen Dollar Paddle (Report on the GLSKA paddle building seminar), Robert Aucoin.

 

Volume 2, Number 2, Summer 1990

DESTINATIONS – North Shore of Superior, Bruce Lash.
BOOKS – The Coastal Kayaker’s Manual: A Complete Guide to Skills, Gear, And Sea Sense (Randel Washburne), Reviewed by Vic Thompson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Wild Weather Kayaking, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Alasuq and the Giant (Inuit Legend).
SAFETY – A Question of Experience, Glenn Davy.
WEATHER – The Atmosphere, Glenn Davy.
TRIP REPORTS – Second Annual Loon Watch (Duffin’s Creek), Vic Thompson.

 

Volume 2, Number 3, Autumn 1990

BOOKS – Eskimo Rolling for Survival (Derek Hutchinson), Reviewed by Tim Dyer.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Travelling in Style, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Mackenzie Delta Kayak (Figure only).
HERITAGE – The Ball Players (Inuit Legend).
NATURE – Close Encounters and Blessed Events (Georgian Bay Wildlife), Duncan Watterworth.
NATURE – Birds and the Leslie Street Spit, Mark Taylor.
WEATHER – Highs, Lows and What is the Map Telling Me?, Glenn Davy.
SYMPOSIA – Toronto Kayak Day – 1990, Richard Dunning.
SYMPOSIA – The Ninth Atlantic Coast Sea Kayak Symposium, Stephen Threlkeld.
TRIP REPORTS – Long Point, Robert Aucoin.
TRIP REPORTS – Northern Bruce Peninsula, Dale Cramm.
TRIP REPORTS – Spring Rendezvous, Cynthia Farrell.

 

Volume 2, Number 4, Winter 1990

DESTINATIONS – Bow to a Thousand Footer (Lake Erie to Lake Huron), Glen McLaughlin.
DESTINATIONS – In the Wake of the Voyageurs (Key Harbour to French River), Richard Dunning.
DESTINATIONS – An Outing on an Inland Sea (Northeast Lake Superior), Bruce Lash.
BOOKS – Seekers of the Horizon (Sea Kayaking Voyages from around the World) (Edited by Will Nordby), Reviewed by Bruce Lash.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Wilderness Close to Home, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – The First Two-seated Baidarka (Inuit Legend).
HERITAGE – Caribou Kayak (Figure only).
NATURE – Fall Paddling in Toronto’s Outer Harbour, Mark Taylor.
WEATHER – Local Weather: Thunder Storms, Glen Davy.
TRIP REPORTS – Lyal Island, Christy Cunningham.

 

Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 1991

DESTINATIONS – Ice Caves and Castles (Lake Superior), Bruce Lash.
DESTINATIONS – Gilligan’s Island Revisited (Pukaskwa), Don Britton.
BOOKS – QAJAQ: Kayaks of Siberia and Alaska (David W. Zimmerly), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – The Most Essential Camp Chore, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Race for a Beautiful Woman (Inuit Legend).
NATURE – Zebra Mussels and the Great Lakes, Mark Taylor.
EQUIPMENT – Sea Kayak Rental Survey.
WEATHER – Pea Soup (Otherwise known as Fog), Glenn Davy.
GENERAL – Every Girl Should be so Lucky, Sue Hutchins.

 

Volume 3, Number 2, Summer 1991

DESTINATIONS – Crossing Lake Michigan, Dave Ide.
BOOKS – Form and Function of the Baidarka, The Framework of Design (George B. Dyson), Reviewed by John Winters.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Some Tips for Kayaking on the Bay, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Two Men, One Kayak (Inuit Legend).
HERITAGE – Ungava Bay (?) Kayak (Figure only).
ENVIRONMENT – Lake Huron Wilderness For Sale.
ENVIRONMENT – Greenpeace Plans Great Lakes Campaign.
ENVIRONMENT – Great Lakes Remedial Action Plans: A Progess Report.
EQUIPMENT – Cape Breton Kayak Course, Stephen Threlkeld.
WEATHER – Thunderstorms, Glenn Davy.
GENERAL – Family Kayaking, Bruce Lash.
TRIP REPORTS – Giant’s Tomb Island, Sandy Richardson.
TRIP REPORTS – Hunt for the Red-necked Grebe (Bruce Peninsula), Stephen Threlkeld.

 

Volume 3, Number 3, Autumn 1991

DESTINATIONS – Kayaking in Maine, Liz Wagner.
COMMENT – More on Form and Function of the Baidarka - George Dyson Responds.
BOOKS – The Hidden Coast: Kayak Explorations from Alaska to Mexico. (Edited by Joel W. Rogers), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Sea Kayak Towing Rigs, Tim Dyer.
NATURE – Migratory Birds on the Tundra, Mark Taylor.
TECHNIQUE – Not an Easy Course, Mark Boekelman.
EQUIPMENT – Building a Greenland Kayak: A Comedy of Errors, Richard Dunning.
WEATHER – Of Coloured Leaves and November Gales, Glenn Davy.
SYMPOSIA – Atlantic Coast Sea Kayak Symposium 1991, Liz Wagner.
TRIP REPORTS – A Great Paddle: No Bluffing (Scarborough Bluffs), Leigh Baetz.
TRIP REPORTS – Spring Rendezvous 1991, Robert Aucoin.

 

Volume 3, Number 4, Winter 1991

DESTINATIONS – Kayaking on Vancouver Island, Stephen Hindrichs.
DESTINATIONS – Sea Kayaking the Georgian Bay Archipelago, Wendy Killoran.
DESTINATIONS – Lion’s Head, Duncan Watterworth.
DESTINATIONS – Port Stanley, Duncan Watterworth.
DESTINATIONS – Lake Erie North, Duncan Watterworth.
COMMENT – Still More on Form and Function of the Baidarka - Steve Kaspar Responds from California.
BOOKS – How to Shit in the Woods (Kathleen Meyer), Reviewed by Fred Binding.
HERITAGE – The Kayaker Who Flew (Inuit Legend).
NATURE – Mayflies Still Missing from the Great Lakes.
EQUIPMENT – Paddle Floats, Gord Hutchings.
EQUIPMENT – Problems with Aquaterra’s Sea Lion, Merci Sixta.
WEATHER – Gadgets, Glenn Davy.
GENERAL – Kayaker’s Wedding on Lake Superior, Bruce Lash.

 

Volume 4, Number 1, Spring 1992

DESTINATIONS – HMS Detroit Kayakathon, Geraldine Neill-McLaughlin.
DESTINATIONS – Sixth Annual Gales of November Rendezvous (Lake Superior), Bruce Lash.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Paddling in Groups, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – The Last Inuit Kayak in Baker Lake, Mark Taylor.
HERITAGE – Anarteq (Inuit Legend).
SAFETY – Kayaking Safety Network, Gary De Kock.
EQUIPMENT – Baidarka Speed Trials.
GENERAL – A Cautionary Tale for Trip Organisers, Stephen Threlkeld.

 

Volume 4, Number 2, Summer 1992

DESTINATIONS – Three Weekends in May (Lake Superior), Bruce Lash.
DESTINATIONS – Kayaking in the Detroit River Area, Alan Henderson.
BOOKS – The Essential Sea Kayaker: A Complete Course for the Open Water Paddler (David Seidman), Reviewed by Stephen Threlkeld.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Offshore Islands, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Atlantic Labrador(?) Kayak (Figure only - basis for Qayaq masthead).
ENVIRONMENT – Thunder Bay & Nipigon Bay Remedial Action Plans Get Underway.
ENVIRONMENT – Hamilton Habitat to be Restored.
EQUIPMENT – Dry Suit Care, Bruce Lash.
EQUIPMENT – On Pods and Sea Socks, Ron Floyd.
GENERAL – On Being a Good Trip Participant, Vic Thompson.
TRIP REPORTS – A Winter’s Paddle (Cherry Beach), Mark Taylor.
TRIP REPORTS – Spring Rendezvous 1992, Stephen Threlkeld.

 

Volume 4, Number 3, Autumn 1992

DESTINATIONS – Paddling Among the Icebergs (Newfoundland), Tim Baetz.
DESTINATIONS – News from the Southwest, Alan Henderson.
DESTINATIONS – Assault on Lake Erie, Alan Henderson.
BOOKS – Northeastern Georgian Bay and its People (William A. Campbell), Reviewed by Sandy Richardson.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – In Praise of Chuck Taylor, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – North Baffin Land (?) Kayak (Figure only).
NATURE – Cormorants on the Great Lakes.
ENVIRONMENT – Lake Ontario Waterfront Regeneration.
SAFETY – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
EQUIPMENT – How to Test Your PFD
TRIP REPORTS – Remember Those Overnight Trips? Fox Island Weekend, Glenn Davy.

 

Volume 4, Number 4, Winter 1992

DESTINATIONS – La Vieille: The Old Woman Wind (Lake Superior Provincial Park), Bruce Lash.
DESTINATIONS – A Newfie Tale, Don Smith and Donna Griffin-Smith.
COMMENT – What is a Safe Kayak, David Walker.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Trip Leadership, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Payne Bay Inland Kayak (Figure only).
NATURE – Unique Species Indicate "Community" Health.
SAFETY – Safety is a Hard Sell, Bob Hicks.
EQUIPMENT – Protecting VCP Hatch Covers.
GENERAL – Kayaks Anonymous.
TRIP REPORTS – Sibbald Point Workshop, Roeloff Tjerkstra.

 

Volume 5, Number 1, Spring 1993

DESTINATIONS – Whales of the St. Lawrence, Micheal Kundu.
DESTINATIONS – Great Weather for Ducks (Duck Islands, Lake Huron), Duncan Watterworth.
HERITAGE – The Unwanted Child (Inuit Legend).
EQUIPMENT – The Handcrafted Paddle, David Walker.
TECHNIQUE – GLSKA Pool Sessions, Roelof Tjerkstra.

 

Volume 5, Number 2, Summer 1993

DESTINATIONS – Georgian Bay Solo, Steve Johnson.
DESTINATIONS – Kayak Shuyak (Alaska State Parks).
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Cole Lake Symposium Revisited, Tim Dyer.
NATURE – Bythotrephes.
EQUIPMENT – Iqyax Construction at Trent, Joe Calnan.
EQUIPMENT – Kayak Wheels, Bruce McLaughlin.

 

Volume 5, Number 3, Autumn 1993

DESTINATIONS – The Ups and Downs of Nova Scotia, Sue Hutchins.
BOOKS – Folding Kayaker (newsletter) (Author: Ralph Diaz), Reviewed by Ron Floyd.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Some Thoughts on Rescue Sponsons, Tim Dyer.
ENVIRONMENT – Toronto Projects to Restore Wetlands and Fish Habitats.
NATURE – River Ruffe.
SAFETY – John Heath is Right, Tim Ingram.
SYMPOSIA – I’ve "Bean" There, Sue Hutchins.
POETRY – Memories of Lake Superior, Bruce Lash.
TRIP REPORTS – Rendezvous 1993, Stephen Threlkeld.

 

Volume 5, Number 4, Winter 1993

DESTINATIONS – Maine Islands, Sue Hutchins.
DESTINATIONS – Long Point: Sea Kayak Exploration of the Carolinian Forest in Ontario, Mark Boekelman.
VIEW FROM THE BAY – Finding Your Way, Tim Dyer.
HERITAGE – Augitsisiaq (Inuit Legend).
NATURE – Lake Ontario Toxics.
SAFETY – Adventures and Observations, Friedrich W. Wetzel.
TECHNIQUE – Preparing for the Three Sisters, Bruce Lash.
TECHNIQUE – Introduction to Kayak Surfing, Duncan Watterworth.
TECHNIQUE – Surfing with Sponsons.

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