Obscured by Waves : South Island Kayak Odyssey, Paul Caffyn, Kayak Dundee Press, 1999,
Obscured by Waves : South Island Kayak Odyssey, Paul Caffyn, Kayak Dundee Press, 1999, Paul Caffyn's inaugural exploration sea kayak trip of 1977/78 is a step into both pioneering adventure sea kayaking and New Zealand maritime history. Caving mates Max Reynolds and Paul Caffyn set out from Te Waewae Bay to kayak around Fiordland. Their journey is one of night-time capsizes, huge swells, unpredictable weather, and clouds of ferocious sandflies. When they reach Jackson Bay 27 days later, both Reynolds and Caffyn swear never to sit in sea kayaks ever again. In spite of this, a chord is stuck, and Paul Caffyn continues on kayaking solo around the South Island. With a support crew on-shore, he completes the first 1,500 mile kayak circumnavigation of the South Island of New Zealand - the first of his long career as a sea kayaking pioneer. This book describes the magnificent fiords, the camaraderie of two kayakers, crayfishermen at work and play, the lighthouse keepers and the humorous antics of a kayaker’s support crew in the south-west of New Zealand. It follows Paul's solo encounters with huge surf landings on isolated beaches, sharks, killer whales and battling against strong tidal currents. It is a blend of narrative, early maritime history, insights into the life of friendly coastal dwellers who to take Paul into their homes and hearts- along with some absolutely terrible puns. Obscured by Waves is Paul Caffyn's first adventure book initially published in 1979, but here it is as a second edition due to popular demand, in an updated A4 format, with improved layout, drawings, detailed maps and colour plates. A must-have for those looking for adventure, sport stories, rare or collectable books, canoeing or kayaking history.
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- Obscured by Waves : South Island Kayak Odyssey, Paul Caffyn, Kayak Dundee Press, 1999,
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