Wavelength Magazines 1998

October / November 1998

Southern Waters

• Destinations: Baja for Beginners, by Claire Heffernan

• Wildlife: Desert Ecosystems by Claire Heffernan

• Destinations: For Individuals Paddling in the Sea of Cortez

• Destinations: National Marine Park of Loreto, by Steve Schmidt

• Discovery: Dig This! - A Grey Whale Skull , by Steve Booth

• Destination: Baja - Isla Espiritu Santo, by Barbara Spencer

• Destination: Belize, by Island Expeditions

• Destination: Kayaking Comes to the Phillippines, by Wendell Phillips

• Paddle Meals: Nelson's Noodles, by Deb Leach and John Nelson

• SAR Files: Preventable Tragedies, Lee (Dixon) Hindrichs

• Know Your Neighbours: Beware the Blobs, Bryan Nichols

• Journey: What the Hayell are Them Thangs? - Sea Kayaking the San Rafael River, Utah, by Lilian Alessa

• From the Archipelago: Of Whales and Fish, by Alexandra Morton

• Books: Water World [Cannings]; Vancouver Island Shores (Lynda A. Colbeck)

August / September 1998

• Editorial: Back to Basics, by Sue Handel

• Skills: Back to Basics- Paddling Technique, by Kevin Mansell

• Medical: Fear and Sea Kayaking, by Barbara Kossy

• Destinations: Quadra Island - Main Lakes Chain Provincial Park , BC, by Claire Heffernan

• Destinations: Quadra Island - 4 People's Views

• Destinations: Quadra Island - April Point Resort by Sue Handel

• Destinations: Courtenay and Area by Alan Wilson

• Destinations: Soaking in Sooke by Alan Wilson

• Skills: Tools of the Trade -Taking a Kayak Guide Training Course, by Sue Handel

• Skills: Ecomarine Kayak Course, by Sue Handel

• In the Industry: Stay Together! Group Travel Management, by David Pinel

• Wildlife: Twelve Toxic Flowers - Guide to Sea Anenomes, by Bryan Nichols

• From the Archipelago: Alex On Watch, by Alexandra Morton

• Paddle Meals: Seafood Safari, by Deborah Leach with Karyn Locken

• SAR Files: When the Unexpected Happens, by Lee Dixon

• Health: UV and You, by Kathryn Gardner

• Gear: Clothing as Sunscreen, by Jeanne Boldt

• Gear: Disabled Aids Radio Controlled Rudder - Paddle Support

• Gear: Kayak Sailing Rig by Alan Wilson and Sue Handel

• Industry: Visit to Seaward Kayaks, by Sue Handel

• Boats: UV and Kayaks

• Books: The Kayaker's Playbook [Kent Ford]; Island Backroads (Richard Blier)

June / July 1998

Compact Kayaks

• Editorial: Communities Rising, by Alan Wilson

• Feature: Compact Kayaks

• Feature:Kayaking on a Budget, by Peter Brand

• Feature:The Evolution of the Short, Fat Kayak, by Barry Jensen

• Destinations: Gabriola Island, BC, by Alan Wilson

• Destinations: Mothership Kayaking from Gabriola by Ken Capon

• Skills: Gabriola Boat Building School by Alan Wilson

• Destinations: Tour of the Southern Gulf Island B&B's, by Kathryn Gardner

• Story: Gale Force at Cape Scott, by Markus Kellerhals

• SAR Files: Maintaining Perspective in a Changing World, by Lee Dixon

• Know Your Neighbours: Paddling With the Northwest Stars, by Bryan Nichols

• Environment: Passage Between Worlds, by Alexandra Morton

• Ecology: Central Coast Marine Planning Gets Go-Ahead by Laurie MacBride

• Paddle Meals: Keller Kabobs, by Deborah Leach with Lannie Keller

• Books: Kayak Routes of the PacificNorthwest [ed. Pete McGee]; 1998 Waggoner Cruising Guide [Rober Hale]; Wild Colours: Canada's Rocky Mountain Wildflowers [Kathryn Graham & Paul Gilbert]; Cuba 1998 [Gordon Robinson]

April / May 1998

Mothership Kayaking

• Mothership Kayaking, by Alan Wilson

• Running Before the Wind

• Columbia Covers the Coast

• The Big Mother Cat

• Arctic Tern of Alaska

• Best of Both Worlds

• Central Coast Exploration

• Light on the Ocean

• Catalyst to Adventure

• Ecological Explorations

• Genesis of a Beautiful Friendship

• Of Ferries and Freighters

• Destinations: Over the Side -- Nootka Sound, by Doug Alderson

• Guide's View: The Go / No Go Decision, by Rick Davies

• Safety: Be Safe, Be Seen with a Sea Flag

• Paddle Meals: Comfort Food, by Deborah Leach with Ann Ellis

• SAR Files: Handling Headlands, by Lee Dixon

• Kids: Choosing a West Coast Kids Camp by Jack Rosen and Candace Snow

• Pet On Board Taking your animal friend along

• Environment: Cycles of Life, by Alexandra Morton

• Meet Our New Editor - Sue Handel

• News Bits

• Ecobytes

• Books: Cat in a Kayak [Maria Coffey]; Florida Keys [Bruce Wachob]; Gray Whales, Wandering Giants [Robert Busch]

February / March 1998

Women in Paddling

• Editorial: Focal Points in 1998, by Alan Wilson

• Destinations: Elba Island -- Memories of the Mediterranean, by Barbara Kossy

• Destinations: Elba - The Past and Present

• Guide's View: Decisions in the Round, by Ann Linnea

• True Confessions: I Was a Terrible Kayaker!, by Fay Roth

• Environment: Natural Laws, by Alexandra Morton

• SAR Files: What Went Wrong, by Lee Dixon

• Books: Kayaking in Paradise [Greg Rasmussen]

• Environment: Vancouver Island-What Vision for the Future? by Laurie MacBride

December 1997/January 1998

Destinations

• Editorial: Lighthouse Automation -- False Economy, by Alan Wilson

• Wildlife: Lions of the Belle Chain, by Kathryn Gardner

• Wildlife: Pinnepeds - Seals and Sea Lions

• Destinations: Day Trips from Victoria -- Witty's Lagoon, by Maurice Robinson

• Destinations: The Rivers of Great Meadows, Massachusetts, by Christine Ridout

• Destinations: Florida Keys

• Destinations: Bahia de Los Angeles, by Florin Botezatu

• Destinations: Loreto, Baja: New Marine Park changes things for tour operators

• Environment: Witness to Change, by Alexandra Morton

• Paddle Meals: Paddle the Rim to Win, by Deborah Leach

• SAR Files: Responsible Paddling, by Lee Dixon

• Safety: Float Plans and Trip Preparation

• Environment: Gwaii Haanas -- MPA in Waiting, by Sabine Jessen

• Environment: Central Coast Update - Land & Resource Management Plan by Howard Breen

• Equipment: Field Tests of a Prototype Crapper, by John Baxter

• Clubs: Clubs are the Future, by Dave Blacoe

• Clubs: Cash Grants for Recreational Clubs

• Ecobytes: Central Coast LRMP Update; Marine Trail News; International Coastal Cleanup

• Books: To Save the Wild Earth; Performance Kayaking; The Sacred Balance; Food Plants of the Interior First Peoples; The Great Bear Rainforest; Giants of the Forest; Sunshine and Salt Air; Sunshine Coast Paddling