Sea Kayaking in the Florida Keys

by Bruce Wachob

Book Overview

Great pictures, maps and descriptions - 180 pages - 1997 edition This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561641421
• ISBN13: 9781561641420
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Pineapple Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Yes, definately take your map and compass.

As a south Florida resident for many years and a 6-year kayaker, I have found Bruce Wachob's book very useful. It gives excellent directions to launch sites in the last 30 miles of the Florida Keys. His self-taught descriptions of this sub-tropical ecosystem are excellent. His maps are some of the best you will find in this type of book; however, it is wise to always have a high quality nautical map handy. Good nautical maps can be obtained at dive shops and elsewhere throughout the keys. In any case, whenever kayaking in south Florida, pay close and continuous attention to your location. A navigation lapse can cost you miles of paddling and severe anxiety! Wachob's book is a must read for first-time kayakers in the area.

Great book for the kayaking aficianado or Keys nature buff!

As a 14 year Keys resident, I can say that this book is a must if you love the water and are visiting the Keys. It would also be enjoyed by nature-lovers everywhere as the author describes in detail the unusual sub-tropical ecosystem that one will be witness to if kayaking in the Keys. Mr. Wachob's love of his subject is unequalled and it makes for an easy and thoroughly enjoyable "read". As a man who grew up in the Keys and is a kayaking guide, the author's knowledge of where to go to kayak and what to see in the varied Keys waters is invaluable to the Keys visitor or resident. If you didn't want to visit these islands before reading, you will definitely want to afterward. Recommended!!,