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5%OFFDoug Cooper - Sea Kayak Handling: A Practical Manual, Essential Knowledge for Beginner and Intermediate Paddlers - 9781906095185 - V9781906095185
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Sea Kayak Handling: A Practical Manual, Essential Knowledge for Beginner and Intermediate Paddlers

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Description for Sea Kayak Handling: A Practical Manual, Essential Knowledge for Beginner and Intermediate Paddlers Paperback. Helps the reader to master the skills needed to manoeuvre a sea kayak efficiently. This title features sequential photos and simple concise language that make the descriptions easy to follow and understand. It explores the foundation skills of posture, connectivity, power transfer and learning to 'feel' how the boat responds. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: WSSN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350. A Practical Manual, Essential Knowledge for Beginner and Intermediate Paddlers. 112 pages, colour photos. Helps the reader to master the skills needed to manoeuvre a sea kayak efficiently. This title features sequential photos and simple concise language that make the descriptions easy to follow and understand. It explores the foundation skills of posture, connectivity, power transfer and learning to 'feel' how the boat responds. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WSSN5. Dimension: 211 x 163 x 13. Weight: 348.
This is a practical guide that will help the reader to master the skills needed to manoeuvre a sea kayak efficiently. For beginner and intermediate paddlers. Doug draws on his personal and coaching experience to help the reader master sea kayak handling skills and techniques. Accurate sequential photos and simple concise language make the descriptions easy to follow and understand. The foundation skills of posture, connectivity (how your body is connected to the kayak), power transfer and learning to 'feel' how the boat responds, are explored initially. The author then goes on to tackle forward paddling, keeping the kayak on course, reverse paddling, edging, turning on the spot, forward turns on the move, reverse turns on the move, stern rudders, moving sideways, support strokes, and the use of skegs and rudders. "Sea Kayak Handling" is recommended as support material for the British Canoe Union 3 and 4 Star (Sea) awards. (The 1 star is a novice 'encouragement' award, the 2 star covers basic generic kayak skills, the 3 star basic/intermediate sea specific skills and experience, and the 4 star covers intermediate sea specific skills and leadership in moderate conditions).

Product Details

Publisher
Pesda Press
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
350g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Bangor, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906095185
SKU
V9781906095185
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Doug Cooper
Doug has spent a lifetime playing and working in the outdoors! He is at his happiest when exploring new parts of the world or challenging himself and others to improve their skills; this he has been doing for over twenty years. With a constant lust for adventure, Doug has sea kayaked all over the world including Greenland, Iceland, Norway's Lofoten Islands, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Corsica, Sardinia and Croatia. His whitewater kayaking and mountaineering has also taken him on adventures around the globe. At present Doug works as Head of Paddlesport at Glenmore Lodge, Scotland's National Outdoor Centre. Here his love of helping others learn and improve is met every day, when he works as a BCU Level 5 Sea and Whitewater Coach, Level 4 Surf Coach and a Mountain and Ski Instructor. In addition to this, Doug co-authored Scottish Sea Kayaking (Pesda Press), a selective guide to sea kayaking in Scotland.

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