 | Day Paddling Narragansett Bay
A Complete Guide for Canoeists and Kayakers
Eben Oldmixon
 A guide to over 100 miles of relaxing, low-risk, scenic excursions suitable for family outings in the Narragansett Bay system for kayakers and canoeists, described in detail and illustrated with accurate maps and beautiful photographs.
Oldmixon describes 12 alongshore routes featuring multiple launch sites and the paddling routes that link them, effectively creating a series of “watertrails” that paddlers can follow. These watertrails visit every region of the Narragansett Bay system, including: East and West Passage; Sakonnet River; Mount Hope Bay; Providence River; the Bristol, Newport, and Dutch Island Harbors, and more. The trips have been tailored not only to avoid channels, surf, strong currents, open water crossings, and boat traffic, but also to provide resting places and launching sites (about 40 in all) that can be used as alternative destinations or emergency refuges.
Eben Oldmixon works at the Harvard School of Public Health and the Department of Physical Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island. He has contributed numerous articles about paddling and natural history to various periodicals including Atlantic Coastal Kayaker, Audubon Report, and the Warwick Beacon. He lives in Warwick, Rhode Island.
Topics include:
How experienced a paddler you should be before embarking on these tours
How to outfit your boat for a day trip
How to “read the water” of the various regions of the bay and what to expect while paddling them
Safety considerations for paddling in the bay
June 2004
$16.95 (Can. $25.50)
0-88150-606-0
6 x 9, 208 pages, Paperback, 30 black & white photos, 15 maps, Index
Travel/Rhode Island
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