Basic Kayaking: All the Skills and Gear You Need to Get Started (How to Basics) - Tapa blanda

Libro 10 de 25: How To Basics

Dickert, Wayne

 
9780811732109: Basic Kayaking: All the Skills and Gear You Need to Get Started (How to Basics)

Sinopsis

Packed with information and featuring hundreds of full-colour photographs and illustrations, this title provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions on selecting gear, getting your boat on the river, and mastering fundamental moves. Also covered are the ferries, peel-outs, and turns required to manoeuvre a kayak in moving water. For would-be day-trippers, river-runners, creekboaters, and even those aspiring to the world of extreme rodeo playboating, "Basic Kayaking" is where the journey begins. It includes step-by-step instruction on essential techniques, including all major stokes and rolls, a full-colour gear guide, and chapters on safety and reading the water.

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Wayne Dickert is a professional kayaker and canoeist who competed in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He is currently the manager of instruction for the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City, North Carolina. Photographer Skip Brown shoots outdoor sports and recreational activities for books and magazines. He is a Class V paddler, an advanced-rated hang glider pilot, and an accomplished windsurfer, snowboarder, and mountain biker. He lives on the Potomac River in Maryland with his wife and son. Roberto Sabas is a freelance illustrator whose work has appeared in various publications. He lives in Savoy, Illinois.

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