Basic River Canoeing
Title | Basic River Canoeing PDF eBook |
Author | Robert E. McNair |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 100 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN |
From its beginnings, river canoeing in the United States has grown enormously. New equipment, materials, and techniques have advanced the capabilities of boaters. This handbook explains the techniques of whitewater canoeing, with concise instructions and clear illustrations, for a safe introduction to the sport. Oriented to the open two-person canoe, the material presented in this book also is applicable to solo paddling and closed canoes. The chapter on equipment and clothing contains information on the latest types of canoes available and discusses the advantages and problems of each in whitewater canoeing. Different shapes for canoes are reviewed along with their implications for recreational and whitewater canoeing. Information is given for lifevests and helmets, knee straps, painters, and bailers. Floatation devices are covered, along with splash covers and carrying yokes. Other chapters cover effective paddle strokes, reading fast water, river maneuvering, rescue techniques, strategies, canoe slaloming, and wilderness whitewater canoeing. A special chapter on becoming a whitewater instructor is included. Appendices illustrate how to reinforce paddle blades; making a throw-line rescue bag; universal river signals; the English Gate; use of a flannel board for training; and the difficulty classifications of rivers. (ALL)
Basic Canoeing
Title | Basic Canoeing PDF eBook |
Author | Jon Rounds |
Publisher | Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | 106 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9780811726443 |
An introduction to canoeing that uses step-by-step photographs to demonstrate the essential strokes and maneuvers; includes safety tips and information on equipment.
Basic River Canoeing
Title | Basic River Canoeing PDF eBook |
Author | Robert E. McNair |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 97 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | |
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America's Great River Journeys
Title | America's Great River Journeys PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Palmer |
Publisher | Rizzoli Publications |
Total Pages | 322 |
Release | 2018-05-22 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 0847861732 |
An inspirational bucket list for anyone interested in rafting, kayaking, or canoeing—from armchair traveler to recreational paddler to hard-core white-water enthusiast. From the Penobscot to the Potomac, the New to the Suwannee, the Colorado to the Snake, America’s Great River Journeys entices people to experience America from its free-flowing waterways. Vivid descriptions of our nation’s fifty finest river trips are complete with stunning photos of each leg of each journey, an engaging narrative, and practical tips about the length of trips, seasonal preferences, difficulty of white water, joys of camping along the shores, availability of professional outfitters, and other details. Through beautiful photography and compelling writing, America’s Great River Journeys is a celebration of the best rivers for canoeing, kayaking, and rafting—from Alaska to Florida—along 7,000 miles of our nation’s spectacular waterways in twenty-eight states.
Canoeing Wild Rivers
Title | Canoeing Wild Rivers PDF eBook |
Author | Cliff Jacobson |
Publisher | Merrillville, Ind. : ICS Books |
Total Pages | 376 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN |
"Expanded by more than 50 pages and revised with over 200 updates, "Canoeing Wild Rivers" remains what experts recommend as: The first book you should obtain. With input from leading experts and anecdotal accounts to color the contents, Cliff covers everything to include covers, carriers, salvage, portaging, and transportation." --Outdoor Alaska
Rivers Running Free
Title | Rivers Running Free PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Niemi |
Publisher | Seal Press (CA) |
Total Pages | 288 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9781878067906 |
Collects journal entries, stories, and essays that record the adventures and camaraderie of women and their voyages through wilderness and urban wilds
Canoeing Michigan Rivers
Title | Canoeing Michigan Rivers PDF eBook |
Author | Jerry Dennis |
Publisher | Thunder Bay Press Michigan |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781933272337 |
Caution! You may want to paddle every river! Rapid by rapid, rock by rock descriptions of 1500 miles of canoeing opportunities on 45 blue-ribbon rivers by two experts who personally paddled every mile. A wealth of canoeing adventures from placid family floats to blood-curdling whitewater runs. Accurate, easy-to-follow maps show access sites, campgrounds, put-ins/take-outs, roads, bridges. . . and more. Concise, essential call-out data features gradient, rapids and falls, portages, skill required. . . and more. Clear, authoritative descriptions detail lengths, trip times, depth, current, bottom composition, widths, access information, parking facilities, fishing opportunities. . . and more.