The Sea Kayaker Magazine blog is reporting that Derek Hutchinson, often referred to as the father of sea kayaking, died on Wednesday at the age of 79. Hutchinson literally wrote the book on sea kayaking, even before it was universally called sea kayaking. The first addition in 1976 was called “Sea Canoeing.” Hutchinson’s The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking is now in its fifth edition and is joined by a small bookshelf of works on expedition kayaking and Eskimo rolling also penned by Hutchinson.
Hutchinson also designed kayaks and paddles. His kayaks were often designed with lower back decks to make them easier to perform an Eskimo roll, to right the kayak if it capsizes. Beyond writing and design, Derek Hutchinson was a paddler. He completed the first crossing of the North Sea in a kayak in 1970 and would later paddle in the Aleutian Islands and other areas around the globe.
Last September, Eric Soares wrote a profile of Derek Hutchinson in the Tsunami Rangers blog. In it he wrote:
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