The PaddlerUK magazine December 2015 issue 5 | Page 38

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Long and Fishers Island
New England, USA

“It looks like a placid basin of water, but
take another look. Its entrances look like
the bottom of funnel and look again and
you will see what the glaciers left behind
– huge sea bed ridges, otherwise called
Terminal Moraines that form numerous
over falls and tidal races. Our tidal ranges
are not huge, but with the restrictions
both vertical and horizontal we certainly
have some flow moving around.

Greg Paquin

www.kayakwaveology.com

“One of my favourite
paddling grounds is my back
yard or my home waters.
Shouldn’t any paddler position
themselves in a dynamic
playground? My home waters
are the entrances to Long
Island and Fishers Island
Sounds in southern New
England.

“These coupled with Atlantic swell and
approaching weather fronts and
systems, and you have quite a
playground. All the more reason to be a
BCU/UKCC coach in these waters,
helping paddlers stay safe by promoting
a high level of seamanship, personal
paddling skills and leadership.”

Photos: Jan Bloch Photography