Kayaking: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)

Nigel Foster

ISBN 10: 1898660522 / ISBN 13: 9781898660521

Published by Fernhurst Books Limited, Arundel, 1999

About this Item

Paperback. With the emphasis firmly placed on safety, Nigel Foster explains the equipment needed to start kayaking. This highly illustrated reissue takes the novice step-by-step through all the techniques required to kayak on gentle water.' With the emphasis firmly placed on safety, Nigel Foster explains the equipment needed to start kayaking. This highly illustrated reissue takes the novice step-by-step through all the techniques required to kayak on gentle water.' Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kayaking: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)
• Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited, Arundel
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1898660522
• ISBN 13: 9781898660521
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Kayaking is a tremendously wide-ranging sport. You can go for a leisurely paddle on your local pond, travel down a river or experience the thrills of ehite water. It is truly a sport for life. This lavishly-illustrated, clearly-written guide will have you out on the water fast - and in safety.

It covers:

• How to get started
• The equipment you'll need
• Launching
• how to control the boat
• Basic manoeuvres
• What to do if you capsize
• The Eskimo roll
• Rescue procedures.

About the Author

Nigel Foster is one of the most charismatic and talented kayaking instructors in the world. His lectures and classes attract large audiences throughout North America and Europe. He hold the highest level of British Canoe Union Coach Award in sea kayaking and surf kayaking and has been teaching kayaking skills and leading expeditions for more than twenty years.