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Sea Kayak - Gordon Brown
Price: $79.95
| Price | $79.95 |
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| Author | Gordon Brown |
| Pages | 192 |
| Item # | BKNRSK-A |
Sea Kayak delivers practical insight along with brilliant imagery from Scotland’s most renowned authority on the sport. 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.
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Refine your navigational skills and paddling techniques with easy to read instructions.
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This book will help expand your understanding of kayaking history, physiology, seamanship, safety and rescue, weather forecasting, expedition planning and overnighting.
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This is one of the best books out there for current technique and for addressing intermediate and advanced paddlers' questions.
- This text is as at home on your coffee table as it is in your gear bag with over seventy vibrant color photographs, maps, and illustrations.
For a review of this book, please see Alan Byde's excellent, detailed article written on 30/04/08 in the KASK Sea Canoeist Newsletter - The Journal of Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers (NZ) ISSN 1177-4177, No.134, April-May 2008 - the one that came out in June 2008.
Format: Paperback, 192 pages, New title Edition
Publisher: Pesda Press, 7 December 2006
ISBN: 095470617X
EAN: 9780954706173
Dimensions: 21.0 x 16.0 x 1.4 centimetres (0.53 kg), 8.25” x 6.25”
Other Information: colour photos and illustrations throughout
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Table of Contents:
1 What is Sea Kayaking?
2 Boat Dynamics
3 Paddle Design
4 Preparing Mind & Body
5 Applied Skills
6 Safety & Rescue
7 Seamanship
8 Navigation
9 Equipment
10 Weather
11 Strong Winds
12 Reading the Water
13 Method for Approximately Grading the Sea
14 Caves
15 Big Swell
16 Surf and Surfing
17 Rockhopping
18 Tidal Race Paddling
19 Competition
20 Overnighting & Expeditions
