Sea Kayaking: A Manual for Long-Distance Touring ANNOTATION
The most complete book ever published on the subject of bluewater kayaking, and the only book focusing on every kayaker's dream: the long expedition.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
In this guide, veteran paddler John Dowd provides the foundations of sound seamanship and good risk management, including lessons on how to read the weather and the water, how to navigate, and how to travel with a group. He covers the basics of equipment and technique, detailing types of paddles and strokes, and presents practical, concrete advice on dealing with potential hazards and carrying out rescues. The book also contains information on expedition planning, instructional methods, and sea kayaking for people with disabilities. Completely revised and updated, this edition features new photographs, charts, diagrams, and illustrations.
SYNOPSIS
This is the new edition of a thorough reference first published in 1981—when the sport was little known—and revised/reprinted several times since then. Though certainly of interest and useful to the beginner, this reference is especially useful to the experienced paddler who needs specifics rather than generalities in connection with equipment, technique, navigation, emergency procedures, and planning an expedition, among other topics. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Dowd has been involved with kayaks and writing about them for more than 40 years. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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