The Complete Guide to Sea Kayak Touring - Softcover

Hanson, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070262047 ISBN 13: 9780070262041

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1998

Synopsis

If you're a sea kayaker who dreams of heading over the far horizon, this guide is a must. It is the comprehensive manual for planning the ideal sea kayaking expedition, covering everything from provisioning, gear, navigation, and bivouacking, to kayak sailing. Included in this guide are: sidebars for fabulous destinations from Baja to Newfoundland.

About this title

About the Author

Jonathan Hanson has been a sea kayaking instructor and guide since the 1980s. He has paddled in venues from South America to the Arctic Ocean, and routinely guides trips to Baja California and the Sea of Cortez. Hanson won the National Outdoor Book Award for The Ragged Mountain Press Guide to Outdoor Sports in 1997. He writes sea kayak boat and equipment reviews for Outside and National Geographic Adventure magazines, and his 2001 book for Outside Magazine on great world sea-kayaking destinations was shortlisted for the Banff Award.

From the Back Cover

Enticed by that bay just around the point? Need to figure out how to pack your boat for that first overnight trip? This guide is a must. Complete Sea Kayak Touring is a how-to guide for paddlers who have a working knowledge of the basics and are looking to expand and build on their experience. Written by a former kayak touring guide who has paddled everywhere from the Arctic to Baja California, Complete Sea Kayak Touring will teach you everything from seamanship, navigation, and camping to getting in shape, provisioning and cooking, cold-weather and nighttime paddling, assisted and solo rescues, maintenance, first-aid, safety, and much more.

Expand your frontiers.

Raise your sea kayaking to the next level. Here is the perfect book for a new sea kayaker thinking about a first weekend outing or for the seasoned paddler planning an extended trip to a remote coast.
-Boats and Gear
-Paddling Techniques
-Rescues and Recoveries
-Seamanship
-Navigation and Piloting
-Planning, Provisioning, and Packing
-Camping
-Traveling with a Kayak
-Maintenance, Repair, and Modification

Edition details

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070262047
• ISBN 13: 9780070262041
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224