ConnYak, a non-profit club in Connecticut open to all paddlers interested in sea kayaking http://www.connyak.org
American Canoe Association, dedicated to helping people enjoy the outdoors using kayaks, canoes and rafts since 1880 http://www.acanet.org
Sound Kayakers, an ACA Paddle America Club in western Connecticut and coastal Westchester, NY http://www.kayak-adventure.net
American Canoe Association, New England Division http://canoe-newengland.org
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau
of Outdoor Recreation. Boating Division. Connecticut Boater's Guide, 2006. Hartford,
CT.: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, 2006. (print edition
and internet site) http://dep.state.ct.us/rec/boating/guide.htm
US Coast Guard Auxiliary, America's Volunteer Lifesavers, First Southern District Public Education Courseshttp://www.cgaux1sr.org/pecourses.htm
US Power Squadron, sail and power boating http://www.usps.org
American Red Cross - Health and Safety Services http://www.redcross.org/services/hss
Boating Safety and Education Connecticut DEP.
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2686&Q=322308&depNav_GID=1620&depNav=|
Where to go boating, Connecticut DEP.
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?A=2686&Q=322300
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Connecticut
Coastal Access Guide. http://www.lisrc.uconn.edu/coastalaccess/
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation.
Boating Division. Connecticut Lakes and Ponds.
http://dep.state.ct.us/cgnhs/lakes/lakepond.htm
ConnYak. Connecticut Sea Kayakers. Launch Site Directions. http://www.connyak.org/Public%20Affairs/Launch_Sites_HTML.htm
Housatonic Valley River Trail. Housatonic Valley Economic Development Partnership,
Old Town Hall, Route 25, Brookfield, CT 06804, 203-775-6256. http://hvceo.org/rivertrail.php
or e-mail them at lv2ski@earthlink.net
Connecticut River Estuary Canoe/Kayak Trail. State Boat Launch, Smith's Neck
Road, Old Lyme, CT. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Long
Island Sound License Plate Program (CT. DEP), Connecticut River Estuary Regional
Planning Agency. http://www.crerpa.org/riversound.php
Connecticut River Estuary Canoe/Kayak Trail.Town Dock off Sheffield Street, North Cove Public Boat Launch, Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Long Island Sound License Plate Program (CT. DEP), Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency.
http://www.crerpa.org/riversound.php
Connecticut River Estuary Canoe/Kayak Trail.Town Landing off Kirtland Street.
Essex Street Bridge at Pratt Cove. Brockway Ferry Landing, Deep River, CT. Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection, Long Island Sound License Plate Program
(CT. DEP), Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency. http://www.crerpa.org/riversound.php
Connecticut River Estuary Canoe/Kayak Trail. Town Park off Middle Cove. Main Street, Essex Village, Essex, CT.
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Long Island Sound License Plate Program (CT. DEP), Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency.
http://essex.com/kayak.htm
Mattabesset River Canoe/Kayak Trail. Produced by Middlesex County Soil and Water Conservation District, Inc. with support from Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Fish and Wildlife Refuge,
Long Island Sound License Plate Program (CT. DEP), Town of Cromwell, CT., and Sawmill Pub Restaurant & Bar. 2001.
http://www.conservect.org/ctrivercoastal/publications.shtml
Norwalk Islands Canoe/Kayak Trail. Calf Pasture Beach, Norwalk, Connecticut. Prepared by the South Western Regional Planning Agency, 2001.
http://www.swrpa.org/projects/trailguide.htm or http://www.crerpa.org/riversound.php
Paddling Down the Willimantic River: From Stafford to Windham, CT. Launching Sites for Canoes & Kayaks. Compiled by the Willimantic River Yacht Club, 1998.
http://www.willimanticriver.org/recreation/paddling.html
Outdoor Action Guide to Hypothermia and Cold Weather Injuries, Princeton University
http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/hypocold.shtml
Prevention of hypothermia Atlantic Coast Tours in the Hudson River Valley
http://www.atlantickayaktours.com/pages/expertcenter/main-expert-center.shtml
Coldwater ACA, Sailing Committee http://www.enter.net/~skimmer/coldwater.html
Coldwater ACA http://www.acanet.org/PDF/coldwater.pdf
Hypothermia Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypothermia/DS00333/DSECTION=1
Dehydration and Heat Stroke University of Maryland http://www.umm.edu/non_trauma/dehyrat.htm
Lightning NOAA LightningFactsSheet.pdf
Tide tables http://www.tidesonline.com
Marine weather http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/
Borton, Mark C. et. al.The Complete Boating Guide to the Connecticut River. 2nd edition. Easthampton, MA.: The Connecticut River Watershed Council, Inc. and Embassy Imprint, Inc., 1990.
Detels, Pamela and Janet Harris. Canoeing: Trips in Connecticut, the long and short of it…Chester, CT.: Pequot Press, 1977.
Dionne-Dickson, Jeff and Pat Dionne-Dickson. Local Places to Paddle. Avon, CT.: Healing Adventures, LLC and Collinsville, CT., 1999.
Farmington River Watershed Association, Inc. The Farmington River Guide. Simsbury, CT.: The Farmington River Watershed Association, Inc., 1970, rev. 1999.
Hodgins, Richard III and Erika Racz. Connecticut Kayaking. 1st ed. Even Keel Publishing. 2001. (or 2nd ed. 2002)
Jacobs, Robert P., et. Al. A Fisheries Guide to Lakes and Ponds of Connecticut, Including the Connecticut River and Its Coves. Hartford, CT.:
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, 2002.
Levere, Alan M. Paddler's Guide to Boating in Connecticut: A Car Topper's Guide to 41 East to Access Put-in Points. Hartford, CT.: Department of Environmental Protection, 2000.
Maloney, Thomas, et. al. Tidewaters of the Connecticut River, An Explorer's Guide to Hidden Coves and Marshes. Essex, CT.: River's End Press, 2001.
Tougias, Michael J. River Days: Exploring the Connecticut River from Source to Sea. Boston, Mass.: Appalachian Mountain Club, 2001.
Venn, Tamsin. Sea Kayaking Along the New England Coast. Boston, MA.: Appalachian Mountain Club, 2004.
Weber, Ken.Paddling Southern New England: 30 Canoe Trips in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. 2nd edition. Woodstock, Vermont: Backcountry Guides, 2001.
Wilson, Alex and John Hayes. Quiet Water: Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island: Canoe and Kayak Guide. Boston, Mass.: Appalachian Mountain Club, 2004.
DEP Property. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Owned and Managed Property. Compiled by James C. Bogar Jr. 1998.
Quick Waters, Smooth Waters: A Paddlers' Map of the Farmington River. Text by David Sinish. Drawn by Carrie Sinish. Sinishworks, 1996.
AMC Outdoors. Appalachian Mountain Club, 5 Joy Street, Boston, MA. 02108.
http://www.outdoors.org/publications/index.cfm?CFID=414459&CFTOKEN=68044096
Atlantic Coastal Kayaker. P.O. Box 520, Ipswich, MA 01938.
Canoe & Kayak. 10526 NE 68th St., Suite 3, Kirkland, WA 98033. http://www.canoekayak.com/
Sea Kayaker. Sea Kayaker Inc., 7001 Seaview Ave., NW, Suite #135, Seattle, Washington. 98117. http://www.seakayakermag.com/
Atlantic Coastal Kayaker magazine http://www.atlanticcoastalkayaker.com/