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Human Kinetics Canoeing
Canoeing is one of the fastest-growing outdoor activities—more that 9 million people enjoy the experience each year. It allows you to socialize with friends and family while exploring new places as you relax and enjoy the outdoors. Canoeing not only provides you with the basic skills and knowledge you need to safely head out for adventures on a variety of water trails but also presents a strong foundational understanding of this recreational activity. In Canoeing, the expert instructors from the American Canoe Association provide you with - Indispensable advice on gear and equipment selection, food and nutrition, fitness, water trail etiquette, and safety and survival skills
- Step-by-step instruction of fundamental paddling skills and techniques
- Informative consumer, technique, and safety tips; and
- Web-based resources to help you plan trips in the United States and throughout the world.
The authors share all of the background information you’ll need to get started, beginning with descriptions of the various types of canoeing being practiced today to help you determine the type of paddling that suits your needs. They discuss fitness basics, food and nutrition needs, and gear and equipment—from the canoe itself to life jackets, paddles, and clothing. They then cover important safety and survival guidelines, including weather, river hazards, capsizing, cold-water safety, and rescue protocols.
Canoeing will teach you fundamental paddling skills and techniques and help you build on those skills to learn more complicated compound strokes and maneuvers. Now you’re ready for your first adventure. Starting with easy river trips, you move on to more challenging waterways, overnight and extended trips, and canoeing adventures for groups and families.
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Human Kinetics Kayaking
Embrace the outdoors by becoming one of the 17 million people who participate in kayaking, one of the fastest-growing outdoor activities around. Kayaking presents the basics of the sport as well as the skills and knowledge required for becoming a successful paddler. Expert instructors from the American Canoe Association provide you with - Practical guidance on gear and equipment selection, nutrition, fitness and stretching, water trail etiquette, and safety and survival skills
- Step-by-step paddling techniques for flatwater, river and whitewater, and sea kayaking, as well as instruction on more complex maneuvers and rolls
- Useful consumer, technique, and safety tips throughout the book; and
- Web-based resources to help you plan trips throughout the world and find paddling organizations and instructors.
Part I of Kayaking explains the background knowledge, fitness fundamentals, equipment and gear selection, nutritional needs, and safety and survival skills for a successful adventure. Part II helps build basic techniques, strokes, and maneuvers so you can embark on adventures of increasing difficulty. You’ll find tips and instruction for the three most popular types of kayaking: sea, river, and whitewater.
This book also includes the Quick-Start Your Kayak DVD to reinforce the paddling strokes and safety information found in the book. It features videos of kayaking maneuvers, which will make anyone capable of learning the basics.
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Canoeing
Join the millions who have already discovered the fun and excitement of canoeing--this complete guide shows you how. From canoeing skills to an entire section on great destinations, Canoeing provides all the information you need to get a lifetime of enjoyment out of this great outdoor activity. Laurie Gullion, an expert instructor and experienced canoe tour guide, makes it so easy for you to learn the basics that you’ll want to start canoeing right away. Gullion also explains the fundamental strokes and maneuvers that will allow you to paddle flatwater rivers and lakes efficiently and safely. With the help of dozens of full-color photos, you’ll learn to execute the draw, pry, forward and reverse sweeps, forward stroke, and J stroke. Plus, you’ll learn how to rescue yourself, others, and gear after a capsize. But Canoeing is much more than a "how-to" book that you will use only a few times. It’s loaded with reference information that has lasting value for even experienced canoeists. You’ll find checklists that will help you organize single and multi-day canoe trips.
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