Scott Cunningham

Scott is a biologist (with a doctorate in molecular biology) and sea kayaker who has explored explored the Atlantic coast by canoe and sea kayak for over two decades. In the summer of 1980 he circumnavigated the entire coastline of Nova Scotia in an open canoe, and in 1982 he established Coastal Adventures. He has written of his experiences extensively in articles for outdoor magazines and has published Sea Kayaking in Nova Scotia, a detailed route guide (revised in 2013). He has photographed our coastline extensively and his work has appeared in several magazines and books depicting the region. Cunningham has also been instrumental in developing sea kayaking standards and has developed Canada’s first national sea kayaking program for the Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association [now Paddle Canada]. He was the first Senior Instructor Trainer for Paddle Canada and has chaired its sea kayaking development committee. He is also a Coach 4(sea) with the British Canoe Union and has paddled extensively elsewhere in Canada and in Germany, France, and Great Britain. Scott is also an avid naturalist (and co-founder of the Halifax Field Naturalists). His specialty is the mushroom flora of the region.