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Sea kayaking: The essentials
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Sea kayaking is a booming sport. Puget Sound, full of protected bays, inlets, islands, canals, points and passes, is a hotbed for it and one of the best places anywhere for its pursuit.
The illustration below shows the equipment you need to get started ... and how much it'll set you back.
![[Photo showing numbered items]](photo/kaykgear.jpg)
- The kayak -- this one a Necky "Tornak" -- $2,100;
- Paddle -- Werner "Camano" -- $199;
- Bilge pump, $16.95;
- Life jacket, $61.95; and
- Paddling jacket -- this one by Mountain Surf -- $89.95
Optional gear many kayakers use include:
- A rescue float, $44.95;
- Paddle mitts, $33.50
For more information, please see our feature story on sea kayaking.
Photo by Paul Joseph Brown/P-I
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