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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: ---Boats & gear selection & care. ---Skills from your first launch to carved turns, Eskimo rolls, and negotiating wind and waves. ---Safety, health and rescue tips. ---Group and solo paddling strategies. ---Seamanship and navigation. Softcover. 160pg.

Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation contains all the information needed to chart an accurate course, whether on open water or between islands---or icebergs. This comprehensive resource also includes up to date details on the latest technology that can aid navigation, such as GPS. --- Chart reading. --- Compass use. --- Finding & keeping track of position. --- Predicting tides & currents. --- Trip planning. --- Navigation at night, in fog, & in traffic. Softcover. 336pg.

A book filled with expert advice and lavish, lively illustrations combine to offer serious how-to instruction to sea kayakers of all levels. Includes ingenious tips on paddling techniques, navigation and safety. Softcover. 224pg.

A most comprehensive manual on how to kayak safely in a variety of sea venues---from inland waterways to rock gardens, tide rips, and surf zones. Step-by-step instructions detailing: --- Effective assisted and self-rescues. --- Master a bombproof combat roll. --- Read weather patterns. --- Read waves, rough water, and currents. --- Deal with boat traffic & develop group signals. --- Navigate in all types of weather. --- Negotiate surf and rock gardens. --- Develop a training routine. --- Build confidence & prevent panic situations. Lull [author] has thrashed himself in strong winds, heavy current, and huge waves so you won't have to...he has no current peer. ---Paul McHugh, San Francisco Chronicle Paperback. 165pg.