Complete Folding Kayaker - Softcover

Diaz, Ralph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070167346 ISBN 13: 9780070167346

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1994

Synopsis

Compared with conventional rigid kayaks, foldables are more stable and forgiving, more seaworthy and more easily repaired and modified. They have proven their worth in difficult, rugged service, carrying ashore commandos, making at least two transatlantic crossings, voyaging the length of the Nile, rounding Cape Horn and touring the South Pacific. In addition they are the only seaworthy boat you can store in a corner of a small cupboard and carry to bay or lake on a bicycle, the subway or an airline. This book is a complete guide to the only seagoing boat that qualifies as hand luggage.

About this title

Review:

"Ralph Diaz is still the best connected person in the industry, and the best source of information on folding boats." Michael Edelman An Introduction and Guide to the World of Folding Kayaks (2001) www.foldingkayaks.org

From the Back Cover:

"An encyclopedia of invaluable knowledge." Canoe & Kayak

Folding kayaks are the only seaworthy boats you can store in the corner of a small closet and carry to the bay, lake, river, or ocean of your choice. Ralph Díaz, editor and publisher of the Folding Kayaker newsletter for more than ten years, has used and worked on nearly all of the folding kayak models available and knows all the ins and outs of choosing, assembling, paddling, traveling, modifying, and maintaining them.

The Complete Folding Kayaker, the first guide to choosing, using, and enjoying this most liberating of personal watercraft, is now updated with more boat reviews, more modification tips from readers of Folding Kayaker, and a new chapter on assembly. So pack your kayak for your next adventure on the water!

"Indispensable." Atlantic Coastal Kayaker

"Ralph has written, quite literally, the folding kayaker's bible." Robert Huszar, ANorAK

"An essential resource for anyone interested in buying a foldable." Outdoor Traveler

"This book is the one to get if you want to find out about folding kayaks." Cape Codder

About this edition

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0070167346
• ISBN 13: 9780070167346
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144