Complete book sea kayaking

A complete guide to touring Northern California by kayak, with suggested ocean, bay, and lake trips. Includes all you need to know: regional weather and waters, navigation and rules of the road, trip ratings for difficulty and time, campsites, and much more. Maps and an excellent bibliography are also included.

High-energy, high-adrenaline sea kayaking in surf, along rocky shores, in extreme weather conditions, is like no other experience in the world. Two of the world's top extreme sea kayakers have written the only tell-all, how-to manual for this wild sport, complete with riveting anecdotes. Learn here how the pros handle the wildest conditions, and read their advice (complete with spectacular photographs) on The Mighty sea--judging surf conditions and hazards; Exposed coast and open sea navigation and voyaging; Paddling techniques for ocean whitewater; Special techniques for bracing, recovery, and rescue in adverse conditions.

This comprehensive volume is all you need to get the most out of kayaking. Includes advice on kayak strokes, maneuvers, navigation, equipment, and the newest technology.

If you're a sea kayaker who dreams of heading over the far horizon, this guide is a must. It is the comprehensive manual for planning the ideal sea kayaking expedition, covering everything from provisioning, gear, navigation, and bivouacking, to kayak sailing. Included: sidebars for fabulous destinations from Baja to Newfoundland.

Although books on strip building canoes abound, this is among the first to adapt the technique to crafting attractive, functional kayaks. Using high-quality, computer-generated illustrations and photographs to explain key techniques, the book provides complete plans and measurements for three different kayaks: 1) A simple solo craft for beginners, 2) A high-performance solo kayak for intermediate paddlers, and 3) A tandem design for two paddlers. With its easy-to-follow guidance and instructions, The Strip-Built Sea Kayak makes top-notch kayaks accessible to budget-minded paddlers.

Yachting: Start to Finish is a complete reference for every level of sailor whether you are a beginner and need a straightforward, easy-to-understand guide or are taking your sailing to the next level and looking for the professional tips and tricks that will get you sailing faster, better, safer and having more fun. Packed with 150 illustrations and 150 photographs, this is the way to learn, develop and refresh your skills. With its handy size and rugged covers it is the ideal book to keep on board or in your kit bag.Packed with expert advice from the professionals at UKSA, the book covers: Basic Principles * Parts of the boat - exploded illustrations of a keelboat and components * How a boat sails - Sailing theory explained * Points of sailing - Sailing a keelboat at different angles to the wind * Choosing a keelboat - Types of boat and their suitability including catamarans * Preparing to sail - Safety afloat, practical clothing, launching small keelboats, rigging * Reefing and roller furling * Knots and Ropes - Practical illustrations for basic knots and splices * Transporting - Towing and launching, to crane-in and -out * Sailing for the first time - Balance, sail trim, * Mooring and anchoring * Beaching * Rules of the road - Avoiding other boats, Rights of way, Basic racing rules. * Understanding tides and currents. * Weather forecasting - How to spot telltale signs of change in wind and weather. Reading a weather map, types of cloud, Sea breezes, Beaufort scale, sourcing weather information on the web.Basic Techniques * Tacking * Gybing * Beating to windward * Reaching * Running * Spinnaker handling * Setting out and returning to mooring or marina * Folding and stowing sails * Maintenance - Rig, winches & windlass, engine, shaft and propeller, drains and stopcocks Sailing Offshore * Buoyage and lights * Navigation - Charts and plotting, compass, tidal streams and leeway, passage making, estimating position, Course to steer, electronic navigation, passage planning and pilotage * Radio * Sailing at night and in restricted visibility * Asymmetric spinnakers - Setting, handling and gybing * Singlehanded sailing - keelboats and catamarans * Towing * Heavy weather sailing - keelboats and catamarans * Safety at sea - Skipper's responsibilities, radar reflectors, lifelines, lifejackets, life rafts, Summoning assistance, life-saving signals.* Man-overboard routines * Collision regulations The Basics of Racing * The start - Practical lessons and rules explained * First leg tactics - Practical lessons and rules explained * Reaching - Practical lessons and rules explained * Running - Practical lessons and rules explained Glossary of Terms