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A generously illustrated handbook for beginners and seasoned paddlers, Kayaking Made Easy is brimming with advice, humor, and personal anecdotes about every aspect of flatwater and sea kayaking. Dennis Stuhaug, an encouraging and enthusiastic instructor, takes a step-by-step approach to introducing kayaking gear, strokes, maneuvers, and the complexities of long-distance navigation.

Hell help you:

Choose the right hull for your needs

Outfit your kayak with seat, flotation, spray deck, and other fittings

Master basic maneuvers, from the sweep stroke to the sculling brace

Assemble a kayaking wardrobe thats comfortable and affordable

Safely navigate the hazards of wind, fog, eddies, and rip currents

Ensure that all your companions, including the kids, have a terrific time

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Updated to reflect all the latest gear and techniques, this guide is the perfect step-by-step handbook for beginners, with sage advice on every aspect of flat-water and sea kayaking, from selecting a boat to kayak camping.

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About the Author

Dennis Stuhaug is a former editor with Canoe & Kayak magazine, a former paddling instructor, and the author of Basic Essentials Sit-on-Top Kayaking (FalconGuides). He lives, writes, and paddles in the Seattle area.

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Table of Contents

(1) You Can Learn to Kayak (2) What Is a Kayak? (3) What Is It Made Of? (4) Outfitting Your Basic Kayak (5) You and Your PFD (6) Power to the Paddle (7) Let's Go Paddling (8) Draw Strokes (9) A Bracing Experience (10) Linking Strokes: Making Your Paddle Work for You (11) Keeping It Straight (12) Wearing Your Kayak (13) A Saving Grace: Rescues (14) Tools of the Piloting Trade (15) Tides and Currents (16) Resources and the Rule of Thirds (17) Taking Your Kids Kayaking (18) First Aid and the Paddler (19) Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink (20) Nattily Attired (21) Rack 'em Up! (22) Let's Go Voyaging (23) Kayak Camping (24) Waves, Wind, and Weather (25) Sailing (26) Why Go Kayaking? (27) Appendix: The Beaufort Scale (28) Glossary (29) Index

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luv2read, September 30, 2007 (view all comments by luv2read)
This is a wonderful book for beginning kayakers. This book is complete, interesting and with enough humor to keep it interesting. Some of the descriptions of strokes and technical moves would be more clear with added diagrams instead of just word descriptions, but the information is solid. This is a great resource and also includes a beginning navigation introduction as well.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780762738595
Author:
Stuhaug, Dennis
Publisher:
Falcon Press Publishing
Subject:
Kayaking
Subject:
Water Sports
Subject:
Outdoors-Canoeing Kayaking and Rafting
Copyright:
2006
Edition Number:
3
Edition Description:
Third
Series:
Made Easy Series
Publication Date:
20060431
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
65 photos, 35 illustrations, 1 table
Pages:
264
Dimensions:
9 x 6 in
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