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Sea kayaker magazine's handbook of safety and rescue Doug Alderson, Michael Pardy.
Detalles de publicación: Camden, Me. Ragged Mountain Press/McGraw-Hill c2003.Descripción: vii, 199 p. ill. 24 cmISBN:- 0071388907
- Handbook of safety and rescue
- 797.12240289 A362s 21
- GV784.55 .A43 2003
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From two of Canada's premier sea kayaking instructors and the leading magazine of the sport comes the ideal book for any paddler wanting to venture safely beyond sheltered waters. This essential handbook shows how to understand weather, waves, and currents; use emergency communications; analyze risk; and perform a wide variety of kayak rescues.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-196) and index.
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- Preface(p. vi)
- Acknowledgments(p. vii)
- Introduction(p. 1)
- 1 Judgment and Safety(p. 3)
- Judgment
- Decision Making
- Safety and Risk
- Leadership
- 2 Health and Fitness(p. 18)
- Fueling a Human-Powered Craft
- Power and Endurance
- Medical Conditions
- 3 Environment(p. 28)
- Weather Systems
- Personalized Weather Forecast
- Local Weather Effects
- Waves
- Tides and Currents
- Local Wave Effects
- Forecasting Sea State
- Campsites
- 4 Safety and Rescue Gear(p. 54)
- How to Choose Gear
- Kayak Safety Features
- Paddling Gear
- Paddling Clothing
- Rescue Gear
- Communication Gear
- Additional Safety and Rescue Aids
- 5 Paddling Technique(p. 76)
- Adequate Reserves
- Skills
- Forward Stroke
- Brace Strokes
- Paddling in Wind and Waves
- Paddling in Tidal Current
- Paddling in Rough Seas
- 6 Navigation(p. 100)
- Tools for Navigation
- Publications
- Aids to Navigation
- Dead Reckoning
- Piloting
- Navigating through Tidal Currents
- Communicating Your Position
- 7 Tripping(p. 119)
- Paddler's Logbook
- Trip Planning
- The Trip
- Trip Reflection
- 8 Self Rescue(p. 133)
- Rolling
- The Wet Exit
- Solo Reentry
- Getting the Water Out
- 9 Assisted Rescue(p. 149)
- Bow Rescue
- Assisted Reentry
- Getting the Water Out
- Towing
- Keeping Together during a Rescue
- Damage to the Kayak
- 10 Guidelines for Effective Rescue(p. 168)
- Rescue Decisions
- Rescue Priorities
- Appendix(p. 178)
- Mental Shorthand for Decision Making
- Environment and Paddling Levels
- Float Plan
- Lines and Knots
- Kits for Kayaking
- Beaufort Scale
- Glossary
- Resources
- Index(p. 197)
Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics
Doug Alderson is a senior instructor-trainer for the Canadian Recreational Canoe and Kayaking Association and a senior instructor for the British Canoe Union. He is the author of Sea Kayaker's Savvy PaddlerMichael Pardy is the director of the sea kayaking school at Ocean River Sports and a director of SKILS (Sea Kayak Instruction and Leadership Systems) Ltd. He is also a senior instructor-trainer for the Canadian Recreational Canoe and Kayaking Association and a lead guide with the Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of British Columbia. Together they have more than forty years of paddling experience in a variety of conditions along Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic shores