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Sea Kayaking Books
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The Basic Book of Sea Kayaking
Derek Hutchinson
Concise instruction book for beginners and a practical review
guide for expert paddlers, The Basic Sea Kayaking Book is indispensable
for those who want to do sea kayaking. |
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The Sea Kayak: A Manual for Long Distance Expeditions
John Dowd
In this guide, John Dowd provides the fundamentals of safe
navigation and good risk management. This book includes lessons
about how to interpret the time and the water, how to navigate,
and how to travel as a group. |
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The Sea Kayak: Safety and Rescue
John Lull
Veteran sea kayaker, John Lull offers an abundance of useful
information to increase safety and performance on the water.
Detailed information together with photos about the rescues
that work in the real world with wind and rough water. |
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The Complete Guide to Tour Kayaking
Jonathan Hanson
The Complete Guide to Tour Kayaking is an instruction guide
for those paddlers who have a working knowledge of the fundamentals
of sea kayaking and want to expand and increase their level
of experience. |
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The Kayak Companion
Joe Glickman
In this book, Joe Glickman teaches beginners Basic techniques
for all types of kayaks: sea, tour and recreation. For more
experienced kayakers, the author offers advice on how to navigate
in all types of water and weather. |
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Kayaking Made Easy, 2nd: A Manual for Beginners with Tips for the Experienced
Dennis Stuhaug
The Kayak Made Easy is the perfect book for beginners who hope
to explore and for the more experienced who want to do longer
expeditions. |
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The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking
Derek C. Hutchinson
This book is a comprehensive guide for beginners and an invaluable
reference book for those with experience. Describes equipment,
basic and advanced techniques, climate and navigation, etc. |
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The Eskimo Roll
Derek C. Hutchinson
The eskimo roll is key for increasing confidence in all paddling
conditions. Written by Derek Hutchinson, The Eskimo Roll provides
detailed instructions about how to do this move with skill
and success. |
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The Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation
David Burch
The author emphasizes safety and enjoyment for novice paddlers.
Among the different books about navigation, the value of this
one is that it explains the most complex concepts clearly. |
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Sea Kayaker's Savvy Paddler: More than 500 Tips for Better Kayaking
Doug Alderson
These 538 tips look at all types of information about equipment,
clothing, navigation, camping that has been put to the test
and has been refined by trained paddlers. |
White Water Kayaking Books
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Kayak: The Animated Manual of Intermediate and Advanced Whitewater Technique
William Nealy
Through animated diagrams, Nealy explains intermediate paddling techniques, different types of Eskimo rolls, river rescue, and running a river at flood stage. The chapter on hydrotypography ("the art of using watery features to your maximum advantage") provides an excellent tutorial on river dynamics. The book's animated style is especially useful for illustrating the dynamics of eddies, ledges, holes, and other river features. Despite the humor, safety is Nealy's primary message in Kayak. |
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The Essential Whitewater Kayaker: A Complete Course
Jeff Bennett
Whitewater kayaking is a high-adrenaline Olympic sport that has won a large following and demands special skills. Beginning to intermediate river runners will find it all here: selecting equipment, padling techniques, reading a river, tips from the pros, and more. Great photos complete this companion to the highly successful The Essential Sea Kayaker. |
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The Ultimate Guide to Whitewater Kayaking
Kevin Whiting, Kevin Varette
The Ultimate Guide to Whitewater Kayaking is the most comprehensive and valuable book about the sport. Drawing on the combined 30 years experience of world-renowned paddlers and instructors, Ken Whiting and Kevin Varette, this manual covers everything from the most basic skills and concepts to the most advanced, cutting edge paddling techniques. Whatever you need, you'll find it in this essential whitewater kayaking reference. |
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Whitewater Paddling: Strokes & Concepts
Eric Jackson
When a kayaker perfects fundamental strokes before attempting to tackle whitewater, he is rewarded with efficiency, simplicity, control, and speed. Expert kayaker Eric Jackson provides detailed lessons on 16 such strokes, each illustrated in step-by-step photos of EJ in action on flat water and in the rapids. Each section includes advice on the early correction of common paddling mistakes, warm-up and practice drills, as well as how each lesson combines with others to improve technique |
DVDs
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Performance Sea Kayaking
The paddling sports “best seller” video “Performance
Sea Kayaking…the fundamental and more” demonstrates
and explains the best paddling techniques, rescue and
basic navigation skills. The 59 minute project gives
instructions from many experienced guides. |
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Go Paddle. The Kayak and Sit-on-top for Basic and Intermediate Levels
If your looking to take a small excursion to a nearby lagoon,
a day of fishing on the lake, or an extended expedition, “Go
Paddle” will teach you the fundamentals to safely enjoy
your time on the water. Learn techniques from the basic paddling
to rescue. |
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Whitewater Kayaking
Kevin Varette, Chad Hitchins
Whitewater Kayaking with Ken Whiting is a special, double feature DVD consisting of the award winning video Liquid Skills (2002 Paddler Magazine’s Best instructional), and the video SOAR – Skills On All Rivers. Together, these videos cover an awesome set of skills that is guaranteed to improve your paddling, whether you’re just beginning to kayak, a competent paddler looking for that edge, or a highly experienced paddler looking to kick bad habits! |
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The Kayak Roll
Mary DeRiemer, Phil DeRiemer
The Kayak Roll is perhaps the most sought after skill of kayaking. Paddlers know that a roll gives them confidence and control. But learning (or teaching) the roll can be an exercise in frustration. No longer. The KAYAK ROLL Provids a clear and precise rolling lesson. |
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Performance Sea Kayaking
The paddling sports “best seller” video “Performance
Sea Kayaking… the fundamentals and more” demonstrates
and explains the best paddling technique, rescue and
basic navigation skills. The 59 minute project gives
instruction from many experienced guides. |
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