Wrote and drew this book to help people in kayaks understand developing ocean situations. How people can react. Tried to relay the accumulation of twelve years experience. Have instructed thousands in kayaking. Wrote about what worked. What kept us afloat.Instructions on how to interpret the local weather forecasts and potential ocean conditions. Details on loading gear to keep the kayak manageable during the adventure. Information on the art, language, of reading the ocean.

Kayaking is NOT a cheap sport. Unlike hiking which you can do by tossing some water bottles and a few sandwiches in your kids school backpack, Kayaking requires the purchase of a boat ($500-$1500), a PFD ($50-$150) and a paddle ($50-$100) at the minimum! So it'll cost you between $600 and $2k just to start the sport.Then by the time you toss in all that extra gear you should have like dry-bags, paddle leashes, tow-lines and sop on, your support gear may very well equal the initial ...

In a tale remarkable for its quiet confidence and acute natural observation, the author of Paddling Hawaii begins with her decision, at age 60, to undertake a solo, summer-long voyage along the southeast coast of Alaska in an inflatable kayak. Paddling North is a compilation of Sutherland’s first two (of over 20) such annual trips and her day-by-day travels through the Inside Passage from Ketchikan to Skagway. With illustrations and the author’s recipes.

In Sea Kayaking, , comprehensive guide for those who travel the open waters in the Southern Hemisphere, Philip Woodhouse, Australian paddler and Royal Australian Air Force veteran, shares his years of experience, technical training, and military teaching skills.What began as a personal reference was soon developed as a training manual, recommended by the Victorian Sea Kayak Club to its membersand East Coast Kayaking to their patrons and Australian Canoeing students.Sea Kaya...

First hand account of a single-handed crossing of the Atlantic in a kayak

A Season on the Water is Mary Anne Smrz's second book in the Reflections from the Red Kayak series. Mary Anne invites you to "paddle on" toward your authentic self as she reveals nature's life lessons, discovered during a year of kayak excursions. Whether you are a kayak enthusiast or not, share Mary Anne's thoughts and journal a few of your own, as you "paddle on" with A Season on the Water.

The importance of delivering the psychological fundamentals to achieve paddling success.What's the connection between what paddlers think and feel and how they perform? How does mental preparation help performance? What do paddlers and their coaches need to do, to ensure paddlers perform at their best when it counts?Former international paddler and now sport psychologist Jonathan Males combines his many years of experience working with successful competitors with recent res...

From the bestselling author of The Dog Stars, the true story of an elite kayaking team's heroic conquest of the world’s last great adventure prize: Tibet's Tsangpo River.The Tsangpo Gorge in southeastern Tibet has lured explorers and adventurers since its discovery. Sacred to the Buddhists, the inspiration for Shangri La, the Gorge is as steeped in legend and mystery as any spot on earth. As a river-running challenge, the remote Tsangpo is relentlessly unf...

Grab a paddle as the author leads you on day trips and overnight adventures on the rivers and lakes of northwestern Washington. Travel to out-of-the-way destinations where kayaking allows us to pursue our innermost individual freedoms. Freshwater exploits in a sea kayak – not your typical jaunts in the Pacific Northwest. Here’s proof that enchanting journeys are born in dreams of personal exploration. A Canadian paddler heads south to probe the rivers of Washington, searching for “slow pus...

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the Top Canoeing Champions of All Time, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating 100 of the Top Canoeing Champions of All Time did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy and foundation before the book was even started. This book was created to inform, entertain...

In Fifty Places to Paddle Before You Die, the newest addition to the Fifty Places series, Chris Santella explores the best destinations for the diverse sport of paddling. The book features the world's top spots for kayaking, rafting, canoeing, and stand-up paddleboarding. Destinations include the Grand Canyon, Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Baja California, Indonesia's Komodo Islands, and the Antarctic Peninsula, as recommended by paddling experts. Compelling travelogues are complemented by bea...

Ken Weyand discovered kayaking late in life, but it added a world of fun (and occasional excitement) to his retirement. For the past several years he has spent winters in Florida, where opportunities for flat-water paddling on rivers, creeks and estuaries are plentiful.Each year he explores new paddling areas, occasionally with fellow kayakers, but usually alone. A newspaperman by trade, he has kept a journal of most of his kayaking adventures – including one lowlight that turned o...