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Kayaking & Canoeing for Beginners: A Practical Guide to Paddling for Novices and Intermediates
This is a book for beginners going out on the water for the first time. It includes practical advice on where and when to paddle, clothing and equipment needed for safety and comfort, and how to prepare the body with fitness training.
Surfing Hawaii: A Complete Guide to the Hawaiian Islands' Best Breaks
For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide(R) has set the standard for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors experts and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the endless adventure and rugged beauty of the great …
Basic Canoeing: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started
Step-by-step photo sequences on correct form and essential strokes. - Illustrated guide to river maneuvers. - Gear, safety, choosing a canoe
Basic Essentials Sit-On-Top Kayaking, 2nd
Learn sure-fire tactics and combinations from one of the world's top chess players. Attack? Defend? Swap pieces? Tactics are the watchdogs of strategy that take advantage of short-term opportunities to trap or ambush your opponent and quite …
Managing Your Bluewater Cruise
This book will discuss many of the pertinent issues from establishing your budgets and buying equipment to preventative maintenance and heavy weather sailing. This book works closely with the ORC category I requirements and includes many comments …
Paddling Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Here, for the first time, canoeists and kayakers can find helpful itineraries for exploring the large lakes of Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. Information includes park regulations, permits required, location of campsites, how to …
gudie to building a canoe that contains scale plans, specifications, a tool list, step-by-step instructions, and even a helpful explanation of how to paddle the canoe. All the building operations are clearly illustrated with photos and sketches. …
Explore the diverse natural wonders of sixty-five of Northern California's finest lakes, streams, and coastal waterways. From the snowcapped Sierra Nevada to the broad Central Valley to the rugged Coast Ranges, Paddling Northern California takes …
As the official state guide, Paddling Minnesota will help you select a trip right for your level of skill with descriptions of more than 100 river and lake trips. The guide suggests where to put-in, where to take out, and tells about the …
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Boating and Sailing, 3rd Edition
"Revised and updateddont leave the dock without it!" Here is an excellent overview of both power boating and sailing that focuses on the techniques shared by both. Solid material any boater will need to know on buying a boat and the cost of …
This how-to book on surf fishing for striped bass covers everything from choosing the correct equipment to finding these feisty fish. Featured is information on the history of striper fishing, how to be successful (and safe) fishing at night, and …
Workouts in a Binder for Swimmers, Triathletes, and Coaches
Written by two former coaches for the U.S. National Swim Team, "Workouts in a Binder for Swimmers, Triathletes, and Coaches extends beyond freestyle to include other strokes for masters and collegiate swimmers and coaches, as well as triathletes …
Sit back with a sundowner and be inspired by Rory and Sandra's bluewater cruise to the Caribbean and Pacific Islands in their Nicholson 35. The book is a catalogue of rewarding experiences form swimming with Darwin's seals in the Galapagos to …
The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water
"The Red Rose Crew is in fact a classic and it belongs on any number of lists: a list of sports thrillers (it's a great read, almost impossible to put down); a list of the changes wrought by the women's sports movement that began in the sixties; …
This thorough, basic handbook provides information on all aspects of the ever-popular sport of canoeing; choosing the right boat, paddles, and gear; transporting and launching a canoe; learning the basic strokes; planning canoe trips, and more. …
The 12th in a series of maps of the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail. The Trail links the watersheds of northern New York, Vermont, Quebec, New Hampshire, and Maine, following Native American travel routes through the rivers of this region. …
Fatal Depth: Deep Sea Diving, China Fever, and the Wreck of the Andrea Doria
At 11: 10 p.m. on July 25, 1956, the luxurious Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria collided with the Stockholm forty-five miles south of Nantucket. Half a century later the wreck of the Andrea Doria is still claiming lives. Professional and amateur …
The Cruise of the Blue Dolphin: A Family's Adventure at Sea
It's 1933 during the grimmest days of the Depression, and the Chandler family is at a turning point. Nina Chandler's father has been fired, her mother is convinced he is having an affair, and the eldest of her siblings will soon be leaving for …
Expedition Canoeing: A Guide to Canoeing Wild Rivers in North America
Expedition Canoeing has long been considered the premier guide to canoeing and exploring North America's waterways. This twentieth-anniversary edition expertly details everything you need to know about paddling the continent's wild rivers. …
Soggy Sneakers: A Paddler's Guide to Oregon Rivers
Kayakers, canoers, and rafters: rejoice! The classic guide to running Oregon whitewater has been completely updated. *236 runs (35 new to this edition) make this the most comprehensive guide available*Includes new quick-reference index of all …
The first in a series of waterproof, tear-resistant, full-color maps to the the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, a 740-mile trail that links the watersheds of New York, Vermont, Quebec, New Hampshire, and Maine. The trail follows Native American …
This book guides kayakers to more than 40 trips, with more than 100 route alternatives, in some of the most spectacular and wildlife-rich marine habitats on the planet. Designed for kayakers of all skill levels from beginner to expert, this guide …
The story of Natalie Coughlin's remarkable battle back from injury and burnout to become America's Golden Girl—a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner in swimming and the most decorated female athlete at the 2004 Olympics.
Trips from Big Sur to San Diego
52 individual trips along the California coast from Big Sur to San Diego, including the Channel Islands. The book describes the best paddling lakes and rivers in Southern California. Over 40 photos; custom-made topographic maps.
Guide to Sea Kayaking in Maine
Guide To Sea Kayaking In Maine lets kayakers of all skill levels explore forty trips along the spectacular, island-dotted coast of Maine. Two expert kayakers guide you, providing thorough descriptions of each route, including safety guidelines …
Explore the diverse natural wonders of seventy of Michigan's finest lakes, streams, and coastal waterways. From easy afternoon paddles to extended trips deep into remote wilderness areas, Paddling Michigan takes canoeists and kayakers on a …
The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told
For thousands of years, man has sailed into battle, sailed for rumored wealth, and sailed for pure adventure. And for nearly as long, stories about the sea have entertained, intrigued, and inspired readers. The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told …
Concise, illustrated guides compiled from Canoe & Kayak magazine. Launching and landing in surf, navigating through wind and waves, strokes for long-distance paddling, staying on course in blind crossings, packing and equipping sea kayaks.
Surfing California: A Complete Guide to the Best Breaks on the California Coast
For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide(R) has set the standard for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors experts and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the endless adventure and rugged beauty of the great …
Let world-renowned sea kayaker Nigel Foster guide you through one of his favorite kayaking havens. In 'Guide to Sea Kayaking in Southern Florida, ' he leads kayakers of all skill levels on 40 trips, with many additional route alternatives, in …