Kayaking Mastery: Animated Guide to Advanced Whitewater Skills

Laugh and learn kayaking skills, from basic to advanced, through detailed text and more than 400 humorous illustrations!

If you want to learn how to paddle—and laugh out loud while doing so—William Nealy’s classic illustrated kayaking-skills manual remains dead-on hilarious. Kayak demonstrates important paddling techniques through humorous illustrations, along with detailed explanations from the renowned kayaker.

This book is perfect for beginners and more experienced paddlers, from hardcore hippy hairboaters who used to catch air in their block-long Dancers to insane youngsters clattering tiny plastic boats down steep creeks with more rocks than water. You’ll get to know everything from kayak and rapids anatomy to paddling techniques to river rescue methods.

Inside you’ll find

Over 400 illustrations that break down even the most complex kayaking skillsCarefully crafted information to reflect the latest in paddling technologyHow-to descriptions that make even difficult whitewater techniques understandable

William Nealy is back and more useful and entertaining than ever. You may break a rib laughing, but with him holding your hand, you’ll be less likely to break a bone while boofing an insane rapid or even an entire waterfall!

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Menasha Ridge Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 1, 2007
Edition ‏ : ‎ Second
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 180 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0897325893
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0897325899
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #247,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Whitewater Kayaking #6 in Sea Kayaking #288 in Hiking & Camping Instructional Guides
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