Basic Illustrated Kayaking (Basic Illustrated Series) - Softcover

FalconGuides

 
9780762792672: Basic Illustrated Kayaking (Basic Illustrated Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0762792671 ISBN 13: 9780762792672
Verlag: Falcon Guides, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

For a generation, the Basic Illustrated series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Whether you’re planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, Basic Illustrated books tell you what you need to know.

 

Basic Illustrated Kayaking Basic Illustrated Kayaking includes a buying guide to kayak design, kayak features, accessories, and gear so the reader can decide the kind of kayak that is right for him or her. The book is packed with step-by-step information on transporting, launching and landing, basic and advanced strokes, techniques, navigation, rescues, and expedition planning. It focuses on recreational (flatwater) kayaking, providing step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow photos. 

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Bill and Mary Burnham are the author of two award-winning books, Florida KeysPaddling Atlas and Hiking Virginia, both FalconGuides, and are also the authors of Knack Car Camping,The Complete Florida Beach Guide, Day Hikes Near DC, and numerous other Falcon books. In addition to being travel writers, the Burnhams are kayak guides and instructors who split their time between Virginia’s Eastern Shore and the Florida Keys. In summer they lead visitors through historic creeks, bayside marshes and seaside barrier islands of Virginia’s Eastern Shore. In winter, they fly south to explore the mangrove paradise of the Florida Keys and Everglades. Bill is an ACA-certified coastal kayak instructor and has taught children’s kayak camps.

 

Stephen Gorman is a photographer and writer whose photo-essay books include Northeastern Wilds. His work has also appeared in Knack Car Camping, Knack Canoeing for Everyone, and Knack Dog Care & Training, and in such magazines as Outside and Audubon. Visit the photographer at stephengorman.com.

 

Eli Burakian is a freelance photographer. Visit the photographer at burakianphotography.com.

 

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Basic Illustrated Kayaking Basic Illustrated Kayaking includes a buying guide to kayak design, kayak features, accessories, and gear so the reader can decide the kind of kayak that is right for him or her. The book is packed with step-by-step information on transporting, launching and landing, basic and advanced strokes, techniques, navigation, rescues, and expedition planning. It focuses on recreational (flatwater) kayaking, providing step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow photos. Featuring topics such as: Recreational kayaking * GearStorage * Launching & Landing Strokes * Rolling * SignalingNavigation * Rescues * Care & Repai

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Verlag
Falcon Guides
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0762792671
ISBN 13 
9780762792672
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
144
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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Verantwortliche Person
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV, GPSR Europäische Union
info@simonandschuster.nl

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