Basic Canoeing: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started

by Wayne Dickert, Jon Rounds (Editor), Skip Brown (Photographer), Taina Litwak (Illustrator)

Overview

2003 National Outdoor Book Award Winner. Step-by-step photos on correct form and essential strokes. Illustrated guide to river maneuvers plus information on gear, safety, choosing a canoe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811746052
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	01/01/2003
Series:	How To Basics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	55 MB
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About the Author

Wayne Dickert is a professional kayaker and canoeist who competed in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He is currently the manager of instruction for the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City, North Carolina. Photographer Skip Brown shoots outdoor sports and recreational activities for books and magazines. He is a Class V paddler, an advanced-rated hang glider pilot, and an accomplished windsurfer, snowboarder, and mountain biker. He lives on the Potomac River in Maryland with his wife and son. Taina Litwak is a professional illustrator, former president of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, and a certified medical illustrator.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	iv
	Introduction	v
1.	Fundamentals	1
	Lifting and Carrying the Canoe
	Launching and Landing
	Trim and Pivot Point
	Paddling Body Mechanics
	Vision
2.	Forward and Corrective Strokes	11
	Forward Stroke
	Corrective Strokes
	Sit 'n' Switch
	Roles of Bow and Stern Paddler
3.	More Strokes	23
	Pry Strokes
	Draw Strokes
	Sweep Strokes
	Cross Strokes
	Back Strokes
	Low Braces
	Tandem Combinations
4.	On the Water	43
	Reading the River
	River Moves
	International Scale of River Difficulty
	Portaging and Lining
	Wind and Waves in Open Water
5.	Boats, Paddles, and Gear	63
	Canoes
	Paddles
	PFDs
	River Gear
	Clothing
6.	Safety and Rescue	71
	Preventing Accidents
	Universal River Signals
	River Rescue
	Flatwater Rescue
	Paddling Injuries and First Aid
	Cartopping	81
	Resources	87
	Index	89