Displaying 1 of 1 1998 Format: Book Author: Stuhaug, Dennis O. Title: Kayaking made easy : a manual for beginners, with tips for the experienced / by Dennis O. Stuhaug. Edition: 2nd ed. Publisher, Date: Old Saybrook, Conn. : Globe Pequot Press, ©1998. Description: xii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm Summary: Explains how to choose the right hull, outfit a kayak properly, master basic maneuvers, assemble a kayaking wardrobe, and safely navigate through fog, eddies, and wind. Series: Made easy series Made easy series (Guilford, Conn.) Subjects: Kayaking -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Notes: Includes index. Contents: You can learn to kayak -- What is a kayak? -- What is it made of? -- Outfitting your basic kayak -- You and your PFD -- Power to the paddle -- Let's go paddling -- Draw strokes -- A bracing experience -- Linking strokes: making your paddle work for you -- Keeping it straight -- Wearing your kayak -- A saving grace: rescues -- Tools of the piloting trade -- Tides and currents -- Resources and the rule of thirds -- Taking your kids kayaking -- First aid and the paddler -- Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink -- Nattily attired -- Rack 'em up! -- Let's go voyaging -- Kayak camping -- Waves, wind, and weather -- Sailing -- Why go kayaking? -- Appendix : the Beaufort scale -- Glossary. Web Site: Contributor biographical information LCCN: 98011096 ISBN: 0762701889 9780762701889 Other Number: 38270812 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 110022 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 797.122 Stuhaug Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
