Kayaking category: 109 books
Kayaking with Eric Jackson
Strokes and Concepts
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
World-champion kayaker teaches basic paddling strokes and concepts
Four-time world champion kayaker, Eric Jackson teaches basic paddling strokes and concepts so that whatever water you choose to navigate you’ll be equipped to kayak efficiently and proficiently with control and speed. Each...
Fifty Places to Paddle Before You Die
Kayaking and Rafting Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
In Fifty Places to Paddle Before You Die, the newest addition to the Fifty Places series, Chris Santella explores the best destinations for the diverse sport of paddling. The book features the world’s top spots for kayaking, rafting, canoeing, and stand-up paddleboarding. Destinations include the...
Encounters from a Kayak
Native People, Sacred Places, and Hungry Polar Bears
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
What makes travel special? Perhaps the chill realization that a polar bear's eyes are fixed on you. Maybe it is the chance meeting with a man who buries sharks in a beach, only to dig them up months later, not out of morbid curiosity, but for food. Perhaps it is the undulating wing-beat of a dark...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Canoeing and Kayaking
Expert Advice on Buying a Canoe or a Kayak
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2004
Don't get caught without a paddle...
Filled with nearly 100 photos and illustrations, this must-have guide-written by the foremost paddlesports experts-gives the aspiring canoe or kayak adventurer everything he or she needs to know before taking the plunge. Inside, discover how to choose between...
Hell or High Water
Surviving Tibet's Tsango River
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
From the bestselling author of The Dog Stars, the true story of an elite kayaking team's heroic conquest of the world’s last great adventure prize: Tibet's Tsangpo River.
The Tsangpo Gorge in southeastern Tibet has lured explorers and adventurers since its discovery. Sacred to the Buddhists,...
A Paddler's Journey
Adventures on the water and wisdom gained along the way
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Through tales of adventure and misadventure, share the experiences of an avid kayaker on his journey from eager novice to seasoned expert and professional instructor.
From the swells and surf of the Pacific to the steep creeks of the Sierra Nevada, with jaunts to Amsterdam for the Kayak Polo...
by Shelley Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2011
"...Her writing is clear and concise, sprinkled with bits of humor and many tips gleamed from her years working as a kayak instructor, guide and outfitter."
--Sea Kayaker Magazine
The first edition of The Complete Sea Kayaker's Handbook received immediate acclaim with its selection...
Spirited Waters
Soloing South Through the Inside Passage
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2009
* Mixes adventure travel with natural history in this solo kayaking adventure * Includes the author's hand-drawn illustrations In this insightful account of her solo voyage in a sixteen-foot kayak, Jennifer Hahn vividly relates the ecstatic moments and terrifying predicaments of paddling against the...
Exploring East End Waters
A Natural History and Paddling Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2005
The most comprehensive guide to kayaking and canoeing on the East End of Long Island, Mike Bottini’s long-awaited Exploring East End Waters is based on his award-winning column in The Southampton Press. From the Peconic River to Block Island Sound Mike covers the extraordinary variety of East End...
Angler's Guide to Kayak Fishing Southwest Florida
Sarasota Bay to Pine Island
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2014
Many books have been written about kayaking and others about fishing but this book focuses on fishing from a kayak on freshwater and inshore saltwater in southwest Florida. It is a guide for visiting anglers who are new to kayak fishing, yet has useful information for those who are experienced and...
by Carol W. Hazelwood
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
This is a murder mystery that takes place in the northwest, and involves sea kayaking, rare book collecting and a beloved Newfoundland dog, who rides in the heroine's kayak. All the elements result in a harrowing rescue at sea.
by Doug Killpatrick
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Wrote and drew this book to help people in kayaks understand developing ocean situations. How people can react. Tried to relay the accumulation of twelve years experience. Have instructed thousands in kayaking. Wrote about what worked. What kept us afloat.
Instructions on how to interpret the...
by Nick Hinds
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Paddling Pacific Northwest Whitewater is the definitive guide to the best rivers and creeks for kayaking and rafting in Washington and Oregon—home to some of the most fun (and challenging) whitewater in the world. Including over 240 detailed run descriptions from local area paddlers who know these...
by Babs Malchow Smith
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Discover the most dramatic bluffs, hidden beaches, historic lighthouses, and mysterious shipwrecks in Wisconsin. Door County Peninsula is a premier kayaking destination with over 300 miles of shoreline vacillating between towering bluffs to pristine sandy beaches.
Be the explorer of "Deaths Door",...