Sea Kayaker Magazine's Handbook of Safety and Rescue

Doug Alderson,Michael Pardy

ISBN 10: 0071388907 / ISBN 13: 9780071388900

Published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press April 2003, 2003

About this Item

Minimal wear, interior clean and unmarked, binding uncreased and firm.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sea Kayaker Magazine's Handbook of Safety and Rescue
• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press April 2003
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071388907
• ISBN 13: 9780071388900
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

From two of Canada's premier sea kayaking instructors and the leading magazine of the sport comes the ideal book for any paddler wanting to venture safely beyond sheltered waters. This essential handbook shows how to understand weather, waves, and currents; use emergency communications; analyze risk; and perform a wide variety of kayak rescues.

About the Authors

Michael Pardy is a senior instructor trainer for the Canadian Recreational Canoeing and Kayaking Association and an accomplished wilderness guide who has led trips to the Arctic. His paddling and safety courses put thousands of new paddlers on the water each year.Hometown: Victoria, British Columbia

Douglas Alderson is a senior instructor-trainer for the Canadian Recreational Canoe and Kayaking Association and a senior instructor for the British Canoe Union. He is the author of Sea Kayaker's Savvy Paddler.

Michael Pardy is the director of the sea kayaking school at Ocean River Sports and a director of SKILS (Sea Kayak Instruction and Leadership Systems) Ltd. He is also a senior instructor-trainer for the Canadian Recreational Canoe and Kayaking Association and a lead guide with the Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of British Columbia. Together they have more than forty years of paddling experience in a variety of conditions along Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic shores.