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  • The Essential Sea Kayaker: A Complete Guide for the Open Water Paddler, Second Edition: The Complete Guide for the Open-Water Paddler

    The Essential Sea Kayaker: A Complete Guide for the Open Water Paddler, Second Edition by Seidman, David;

    The Complete Guide for the Open-Water Paddler

    Series: INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP;

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 2
    • Publisher International Marine
    • Date of Publication 16 January 2001

    • ISBN 9780071362375
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages160 pages
    • Size 233x218x7 mm
    • Weight 278 g
    • Language English
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    Short description:

    The Essential Series--Your Trusted Guides

    "Does an excellent job."--Sea Kayaker

    "A standout. Empathy for the reader-what a concept!"--Canoe and Kayak

    "Filled with the details you need to make paddling safe and pleasurable."--WoodenBoat

    "We needed a book of this quality."--Atlantic Coastal Kayaker

    Combining the logic of a lesson plan with the grace of informality, this book is the next best thing to having a personal instructor always at your side. Known for nearly a decade as the sea kayaker's bible for its clear, user-friendly approach, The Essential Sea Kayaker is now updated and expanded to give you the information you need on

    • Boat and gear selection and care
    • Skills from your first launch through carved turns, Eskimo rolls, and negotiating wind and waves
    • Safety, health, and rescue tips
    • Group and solo paddling strategies
    • Seamanship and navigation

    Adopted by kayaking schools and seminars worldwide, the best introduction to sea kayaking is now even better.

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    Long description:

    The Essential Series--Your Trusted Guides

    "Does an excellent job."--Sea Kayaker

    "A standout. Empathy for the reader-what a concept!"--Canoe and Kayak

    "Filled with the details you need to make paddling safe and pleasurable."--WoodenBoat

    "We needed a book of this quality."--Atlantic Coastal Kayaker

    Combining the logic of a lesson plan with the grace of informality, this book is the next best thing to having a personal instructor always at your side. Known for nearly a decade as the sea kayaker's bible for its clear, user-friendly approach, The Essential Sea Kayaker is now updated and expanded to give you the information you need on

    • Boat and gear selection and care
    • Skills from your first launch through carved turns, Eskimo rolls, and negotiating wind and waves
    • Safety, health, and rescue tips
    • Group and solo paddling strategies
    • Seamanship and navigation

    Adopted by kayaking schools and seminars worldwide, the best introduction to sea kayaking is now even better.

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface to the Second Edition

    Introduction

    Sea Kayaking 101: Setting Forth

    1 What You Will Need

    Kayak

    Single or Double?; Slow and Stable or Fast and Tippy?; Rigid or Collapsible?; Meeting Your Standards

    Paddle

    Materials; Length; Blade; Feathered or Nonfeathered; Shaft

    Gear

    Spray Skirt; PFD; Audible Signal; Bailers; Bow Line; Paddle Float; Flotation; Eyeglass Strap; Nose Clips

    A Place to Learn

    2 Meet Your Kayak

    Lifting

    Making It Fit

    Transporting by Car

    Transporting by Hand

    Gear Care and Storage

    3 Getting In and Out (Dry)

    Beach: Kayak in Water

    Beach: Kayak on Land

    Low Dock

    High Dock

    4 Getting In and Out (Wet)

    Wet Exit

    Swimming

    Emptying

    Paddle Float Reentry

    5 Boat Dynamics

    Stability

    Balance

    6 Paddling Basics

    Holding the Paddle

    Basic Stroke: Nonfeathered

    Basic Stroke: Feathered

    Push/Pull

    Body Twist

    The Complete Stroke

    Dos and Don'ts

    Stopping and Backing

    Fine Points of Paddling Basics

    7 Maneuvering

    Forward Sweep

    Reverse Sweep

    Stern Rudder Stroke

    Rudders and Skegs

    Draw Stroke

    Sculling Draw

    Linking Stroke

    Drills

    8 Bracing

    Principles

    Slap Brace

    Low Brace

    Sweeping Low Brace

    High Brace

    Sculling Brace

    Sea Kayaking 102: Heading Out

    9 What You Will Need

    Safety Gear

    Clothing; Paddling Jacket; Wet Suit; Dry Suit; Visual Distress Signals; Lights; Radios and Cell Phones

    10 Body Language

    Knee Lift

    Carved Turns

    Hip Flick

    Extended Bracing

    11 Eskimo Roll

    Principles

    Practice: Setup

    Practice: Sweep

    Practice: Flick and Lay-Back

    The Complete Roll

    Fine Points

    Reentry-and-Roll

    12 Through the Surf

    Launching

    Landing

    13 Wind and Waves

    Into

    Across

    With

    14 Group Travel

    Two or More

    Management and Communication

    Assisted Rescues

    Assisted Reentry

    Graduate Courses: Continuing Education

    15 Body Basics

    Care and Prevention

    Exercises; Fuel and Hydration; Tendonitis; Seasickness; Hypothermia

    16 Sea and Sky

    Weather Wise

    Weather Forecaster

    Useful Weather Lore

    Dealing with the Elements

    Wind and Storms; Fog; Tides; Currents

    17 Navigation

    How Not to Get Lost

    Essential Skills

    Charts and Compasses

    Charts; Compasses; Compass-Only Navigation; Navigation with a Chart; GPS Receivers

    Understanding Boat Traffic

    18 Paddler's Resources

    For Disabled Paddlers

    For Families

    General Information on Kayaking

    Periodicals; Books; Charts and Tide Tables; Gatherings; Equipment; Clubs and Organizations; Schools for Sea Kayaking and Outdoor Skills

    Index

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