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Kayaking - A Beginner's Guide
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7060018
Kayaking - A Beginner's Guide
Kayaking is a tremendously wide-ranging sport. You can go for a leisurely paddle on your local pond, travel down a river or experience the thrills of white water. It is truly a sport for life.
This lavishly-illustrated, clearly-written guide will have you out on the water fast - and in safety.
It covers: -
- How to get started
- The equipment you'll need
- Launching
- How to control the boat
- Basic manoeuvres
- What to do if you capsize
- The Eskimo roll
- Rescue procedures
Nigel Foster is one of the most charismatic and talented kayaking instructors in the world. His lectures and classes attract large audiences throughout North America and Europe. He holds the highest level of British Canoe Union Coach Award in sea kayaking and surf kayaking and has been teaching kayaking skills and leading expeditions for more than twenty years. The author of two other kayaking manuals and many articles, he also designs kayaks and kayaking gear. His accomplishments include the first circumnavigation of Iceland by kayak and the first solo kayak crossing of Canada's Hudson Strait.
Kayaking is a tremendously wide-ranging sport. You can go for a leisurely paddle on your local pond, travel down a river or experience the thrills of white water. It is truly a sport for life.
This lavishly-illustrated, clearly-written guide will have you out on the water fast - and in safety.
It covers: -
- How to get started
- The equipment you'll need
- Launching
- How to control the boat
- Basic manoeuvres
- What to do if you capsize
- The Eskimo roll
- Rescue procedures
Nigel Foster is one of the most charismatic and talented kayaking instructors in the world. His lectures and classes attract large audiences throughout North America and Europe. He holds the highest level of British Canoe Union Coach Award in sea kayaking and surf kayaking and has been teaching kayaking skills and leading expeditions for more than twenty years. The author of two other kayaking manuals and many articles, he also designs kayaks and kayaking gear. His accomplishments include the first circumnavigation of Iceland by kayak and the first solo kayak crossing of Canada's Hudson Strait.