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Sea Kayak

Author : Gordon Brown

Publisher : Pesda Press

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 43,93 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9780954706173

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This book is a modern guide to sea kayaking by one of the leading exponents of the sport who is also a highly respected coach in this field. Gordon Brown is a BCU Level 5 sea coach based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He shares his knowledge with you in his own succinct humorous style and very visual approach. In this book Gordon covers topics of kayaking history, physiology, boat and paddle dynamics, seamanship and navigation, safety and rescue, weather forecasting, caves, rockhopping and tidal races, expeditions and overnighting, as well as a wealth of tips and resources for the sea paddler. This is a visually stunning book printed on 170gsm silk paper filled with top quality photographs. Over seventy photographs and illustrations help to make this an essential modern manual for the sea kayaker.



The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking

Author : Derek C. Hutchinson

Publisher : Adlard Coles

Page : 180 pages

File Size : 11,35 MB

Release : 1994-01

Category : Sea kayaking

ISBN : 9780713638356

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The Strip-Built Sea Kayak: Three Rugged, Beautiful Boats You Can Build

Author : Nick Schade

Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional

Page : 217 pages

File Size : 10,30 MB

Release : 1998-04-21

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0071708707

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Although books on strip building canoes abound, this is among the first to adapt the technique to crafting attractive, functional kayaks. Using high-quality, computer-generated illustrations and photographs to explain key techniques, the book provides complete plans and measurements for three different kayaks: 1) A simple solo craft for beginners, 2) A high-performance solo kayak for intermediate paddlers, and 3) A tandem design for two paddlers. With its easy-to-follow guidance and instructions, The Strip-Built Sea Kayak makes top-notch kayaks accessible to budget-minded paddlers.



Sea Kayaker's Deep Trouble: True Stories and Their Lessons from Sea Kayaker Magazine

Author : Matt Broze

Publisher : International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 15,69 MB

Release : 1997-05-22

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9780070084995

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This riveting book offers 20 harrowing, real-life tales of sea kayaking accidents that will not only keep readers on the edge of their seats, but also instruct them with potentially life-saving lessons.



Sea Kayak Handling

Author : Doug Cooper

Publisher : Pesda Press

Page : 113 pages

File Size : 15,20 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Sea kayaking

ISBN : 1906095183

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A practical guide that will help you to master the skills needed to manoeuvre a sea kayak efficiently. For beginner and intermediate paddlers. Doug draws on his personal and coaching experience to help the reader master sea kayak handling skills and techniques. Accurate sequential photos and simple concise language make the descriptions easy to follow and understand. The foundation skills of posture, connectivity (how your body is connected to the kayak), power transfer and learning to 'feel' how the boat responds, are explored initially. The author then goes on to tackle forward paddling, keeping the kayak on course, reverse paddling, edging, turning on the spot, forward turns on the move, reverse turns on the move, stern rudders, moving sideways, support strokes, and the use of skegs and rudders. Sea Kayak Handling is recommended as support material for the British Canoe Union 3 and 4 Star (Sea) awards. (The 1 star is a novice 'encouragement' award, the 2 star covers basic generic kayak skills, the 3 star basic/intermediate sea specific skills and experience, and the 4 star covers intermediate sea specific skills and leadership in moderate conditions).



Sea Kayaking

Author : John Dowd

Publisher : Sterling

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 35,48 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9781550545630

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Sea Kayaking Safety and Rescue

Author : John Lull

Publisher : Wilderness Press

Page : 298 pages

File Size : 38,79 MB

Release : 2013-03-15

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 089997547X

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The most comprehensive manual on how to kayak safely in a wide variety of sea environments--from inland waterways to ocean rock gardens, tide rips, surf zones, and the open ocean. Aimed at beginners through experienced kayakers, this book describes how to deal with hazards, not just avoid them, using real-life, extensively tested techniques proven to work. You'll learn fundamental skills for recovery and rescue, and master safe paddling techniques in ocean conditions. Numerous photos accompany step-by-step descriptions of the Eskimo roll, towing methods, self- and partner-rescues, backup strategies, and group dynamics. The second edition has a fresh chapter on fine-tuning your strokes, which will significantly increase kayaking fun and safety.



Sea Kayak Navigation Simplified

Author : Lee Moyer

Publisher : Alpen Books

Page : 96 pages

File Size : 27,50 MB

Release : 2001-01-01

Category : Sea kayaking

ISBN : 9780966979534

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At last, a practical, hands-on manual of navigation techniques for the coastal kayaker! Lee Moyer, sea kayak designer, manufacturer, instructor, and store owner, reveals all the techniques a sea kayaker needs to know to be safe on open water. Lee's straightforward, practical simplified approach will make the reader want to run right out and try the techniques described. Who would have thought learning navigation could be such fun! Learn how to plan a trip (including full chart preparation); plot a course (including open-water crossings and island-hopping); read charts and compasses (including knowing the difference between magnetic and true north, and how to use each); account for current, wind, and waves in your planning and paddling; paddle at night; avoid the other guys on the water. This book will help you become a safer kayaker and give you the tools to have more fun on the water!



Sea Kayak Desolation Sound and the Sunshine Coast

Author : Heather Harbord

Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Page : 260 pages

File Size : 20,78 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781894765534

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This paddling guide to Desolation Sound and the Strait of Georgia provides historical travel information on a part of the Inner Passage between Vancouver Island and the BC mainland. Follow the Marine Trail up the east coast of Vancouver Island with perhaps a digression to Hornby or Denman islands. Or tackle the savage inflow-outflow winds of Jervis Inlet to reach the jewel of Princess Louisa Inlet.



Without a Paddle

Author : Warren Richey

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 365 pages

File Size : 43,4 MB

Release : 2010-06-08

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1429924330

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As far as Warren Richey knew, his life was on course. A reporter with a beautiful wife and talented son, Richey couldn’t imagine how it could be any better....Then his marriage falls apart and he can’t imagine how it could be any worse. The divorce leaves Richey questioning everything, while struggling to find a way forward. To get his bearings, he enters the first Ultimate Florida Challenge, an all-out twelve-hundred-mile kayak race around Florida. The UFC is less of a race than it is a dare or a threat. The thirty-day deadline sets a grueling, twenty-four-hour-a-day pace through shark- , alligator- , and even python-infested waters. But those twelve hundred miles are only a fraction of a journey that pulls Richey back to when he was embedded with troops in Iraq, reporting on missing children, and hiking the mountains of Montana with his son, and shows him where he went wrong, where he went right, and how to do it better the second time around. Warren Richey’s memoir Without a Paddle is a remarkable physical and emotional journey that cuts to the heart of what it means to be a man, a husband, and a father.