Basic Illustrated Canoe Paddling

by Harry Roberts, Steve Salins (Editor), Lon Levin

Overview

BASIC ILLUSTRATED CANOE PADDLINGHarry Roberts and Steve Salins guide canoeists in everything they need to know, such as choosing the right paddle, safe launches, basic forward, turning and correction strokes, and working in wind, waves and moving water.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762747580
Publisher:	Falcon Guides
Publication date:	03/04/2008
Series:	Basic Illustrated Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	763,788
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Harry Roberts was an avid canoeist who advocated a more efficient paddling style. He was editor of Wilderness Camping and Paddler magazines, and founder and editor of Canoesport Journal. Steve Salins is a veteran paddling instructor and the Canoe Technique columnist for Canoe & Kayak magazine.

Table of Contents

(1) Starting Right (2) The Basic Forward Stroke (3) Turning and Correction Strokes (4) Turning Your Canoe (5) Maneuvering Your Canoe (6) Keeping the Water Out (7) Canoeing in Wind and Waves (8) Canoeing in Moving Water (9) Take-Out (10) Index