Your first maps and references.

[alcoons]

After a year of a paddling with the club, I want to thank all of you who have helped me figure out some of the 225 pieces of userful gear (besides a kayak) and 141 skills (besides keeping the side with the hole up) that one needs to acquire before you consider yourself a New England paddler.

Some paddlers have asked about the maps and references I use to put together SNGs. While I am sure each paddler might use difference resources, I think those new to paddling or the area might find the combination of the following to be a great way to start inexpensively (this is for the Mass seacoast):

Sea Kayaking Coastal Mass, Lisa Gollin Evans, Appalachian Mountain Club, paper back ISBN 1-878239-84-8. [42 trips with descriptions, rough but very useful overview maps, history, put-ins, etc.]

Maptech Waterproof Chartbook, Cape Cod to Cape Ann, MA, Edition 1. $50 list. [26 pages of full-color, waterproof, tear-resistant cut out maps.